It's good to hear that you've found this article of mine useful, and although it's about two months old now, it will still be true and have value in a year or so! (I've re-read it today myself, and the only thing that's changed - a bit - is the importance of interaction on Discord instead of over on Steemit.chat.)Hey @ambdavid ! Welcome to Steemit!

Anyway, good luck on Steemit, and keep up the good writing! ;-)