I concur @steemitadventure. Steemit has been a sweet surprise. I had hopes, yes but this is beyond my hopes I tell you. There are times when I think on it and I laugh because I still can't believe it. Especially, considering how far I have come in just three plus months.
Some people have an issue with things going on in Steemit and I share many of those same concerns but overall after being here close to a year now I must say this place turned out way better than I thought it would. It has been a pleasure to see so many often posting their work for the first time on a steemit and evolving their niche and content.
It is really great especially as the regular everyday content creators, who have superb contents in their kitty, can't boast of the revenue their content is getting out there.
You can see the difference between the first post and this. Communities and relationships definitely makes it worth the while.