Thanks Deb. That's a good point that "there isn't any inbuilt fairness" in Steemit. It was the same with blogging when I started, it's the same with Twitter, Facebook etc.

I'm thinking about how to keep going on Steemit...maybe I'll try a completely different topic from tech. e.g. I do a low carb diet and that seems to be a topic of interest here. In any case, thanks for the tips and inspiration :)