Thank you for those words @cheema1.
It is my experience on here. I started back in August, about 6 months ago, put in the time and effort which netted me results. While I did buy some STEEM, which helped, a great deal of my account is from doing what steemit was designed to do...post, comment, and upvote.
Each day I post, consistently post while leaving a ton of comments. In the end, it all adds up.
And the most important thing, I powered up every chance I can....
Thank you for such a kind reply. I am happy that you considered my comment worth replying. You have a lot knowledge of which I can get benefit.:)