Ok makes sense - I didn't actually look, until now, at his registration date. Thanks for explaining the process. I have been in touch with another blogger here who only joined last month: https://steemit.com/@nitesh9
His last two posts have done really well and much like @stevenomole I have watched him improve his effort and quality immensely.
I'm sure there are literally hundreds more examples like them, but hoping I can do a little something to help @stevenomole and @nitesh9 on their Steemit journeys. They've both shown a willingness to learn, improve and really dedicate themselves to putting out here quality content.
As Steemit gets more and more populated, it's going to get harder for the deserving authors to get noticed. Thanks for your time 🙂