These insights will be really helpful for me going forward. I've been on here less than a week but have been learning quickly, mainly due to spending hours a day reading and commenting on the fantastic content that is created here. Steemit can be quite addictive! I created a post yesterday which I thought was good and was a little disappointed that it didn't get much attention, but I realise I need to be patient and I can't expect too much with just 60 followers. As you say here it has taken you 1 year to get to where you're at now.
The platform's only 1 year old. Plenty more space for growth :)