Hello @edumurphy
This is one of the best articles on Steemit personal branding I have read from a Minnow in a while.
All the points you listed above are solid but let me talk about the commenting and quality post.
Like you said saving your content will not do you any good, post quality content and build your reputation over time.
I always comment on posts while posting quality content and it has always gotten me more Author rewards.
Last month, I commented on a Whales post and she visited my blog and voted my most recent posts, giving me a total of $44. If my content was not of high quality then I would have not gotten any votes.
Thanks for posting this, it will be of great help to many.
That is immensely flattering coming from you 🙏😊
$44 eh? Choi, whales fall on me ooooooo - when will it be my turn oooooo 😁