Hey @thecryptoshaman,

mucho welcome to Steemit, great post. First I wanna say, I'm a real human, not one of those automated welcome bots. This place can be a bit overwhelming for new users, so to make it easier to find some important features I'm leaving you a link to a recent post that talks about blog safety and some other helpful things.
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@mushroomdreams/3-important-things-for-noobs-on-steemit-that-most-likely-nobody-tells-you-about
Hope you'll like it here, have fun!