I appreciate your support and all the kind words you've shared here, @patrickulrich. And I actually think that's a great idea and something that's much needed in 2018. I ended up following about 3 different tutorials, lol. Some were from 2 years ago. The only issue is that you can't update Steemit posts after 7 days, so if something changes (and they will) then you would I guess need to leave a comment on the article and upvote it, which I could do.

Anyways, I would be happy to share the steps I took with everyone and encourage others (who have some experience) to create their own witness. It really feels good to have mine up!