Sage advice. Good rules to remember, and I have joined @asapers. I find it a very congenial group. I think that's the key, for me. I want to make money, and I know I lose a lot by not negotiating Steemit skillfully. But I like voting for people who have no votes, if they are known to me. It seems, a boost like that is encouraging, even if there is no payout. As for blogging, I spend a lot of time on each blog.

Probably not a profit-oriented thing to do, but I feel my time is well-spent because I enjoy it. And sometimes, it reaps rewards. Sometimes it doesn't at all. Maybe I'm influenced by my age (not young) and by a recent brush with health difficulties. Time is important to me, every moment of it. So, I will try to network with congenial groups like @asapers ( I can't recommend them strongly enough), and I'm going to check out the other groups you recommend. Thanks for the good advice. Steemit is confusing, and the rules still obscure to me after more than a 100 days here. I know you do good work, and I appreciate that.

I just noticed this was posted last month--threw away a vote. That was a waste.