Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I figure that the lower times are the times to invest in a following, and to keep posting. After all, you can always rehash your own posts (especially in photography) for a later post when things are going better.

I have tried multiple times to keep blogs, but it never works because:

1. it's hard to stick to a single niche.
2. no one knows you're there without a lot of work
3. it's very hard to monetize a blog as a newbie
4. I also felt the need to hit a certain length to justify my blog.

Steemit is so different.

1. I can post what I like without worrying that something isn't in my usual niche.
2. It's easy to find followers and find people to follow.
3. It begins to monetize immediately.
4. Here, short to mid-length posts seem to work better, so easier to just post as you go.
5. I'm doing exactly what I would do on Facebook - and still do - commenting on people's posts, except here, I'm contributing to someone's post in a real sense - and people can contribute to me in the same way. So good!

So for all of Steemit's faults (and there are a few, since it's still in Beta mode), it's a great place to invest in our future.

Keep it up!