You are going to be patient with me, I hope. Figuring out how to optimize crypto and earnings...that is beyond me. I'm basically a blogger and Steem tourist. However, I love the fact that crypto gives people the opportunity to be free of a fiat economy. That's never going to be me, because I'm too easily confused :)
I'm glad to support your blogging here. A lot of people are enthusiastic about Steempeak. For my science articles I use SteemSTEM.io. This is a platform populated by interesting, supportive people. Check out some of the articles with a SteemSTEM tag. You'll probably find many of them interesting.
Good luck on your journey here, and in pursuing your fiat-free lifestyle :)