Welcome, Elijah! I am also a Libertarian so these decentralized products are the best :)
I'm writing a "7 Days to a Better Steemit Blog" that you might find useful! We're currently on Day 4: https://steemit.com/steemit-help/@stevecronin/7-days-to-a-better-steemit-blog-day-4-how-to-use-thumbnails-effectively
Thanks for sharing some tips with me I’ll check it out now.