Thanks, don't worry about the upvote begging. I think I'm setting the record on Medium for slowest person to reach 100 followers :)
I use Ecency for the extra points to boost content, but not so impressed with the editing functions. Maybe I'll give Leo a try. Isn't it just finance related content over there? That's mainly why I stayed away as my content isn't purely financial.
you can use peakd as a frontend if you want better functionality. You can also put your financial themed articles on leofinance and other posts in other communities. That's why I meant by not being forced to commit to one community. Feel free to ask me stuff in the future when you feel stuck :)