the one thing i have learned on steemit is that i never stop learning, making mistakes and learning the hard way has cost me money, but if i don't repeat these same mistakes that's the important part. Everyone must work together for steemit to be successful, nobody likes spam and i don't believe it to be an effective way to build an audience that engages users, and this is the way to be successful on steemit in my opinion. So learn from your mistakes and make friends and engage, this will lead to people checking out your blog and you seeing a positive effect in your wallet i hope.