Thanks for the encouragement. As someone who recently joined and doesn't see much result from my voting power (because it's so low), this makes me feel empowered that I can "move up the ranks" and actually help contribute towards making this, what I think is going so be, an amazing community with the best content on the internet right at your fingertips.
Welcome. It's still early; I've only been using Steemit for a few weeks myself. Getting in now is like being invited to join Google with stock options on Day 3 or something. And it's a project with much greater potential to help the world. I look forward to working with you and reading your posts!