@ashr haha yea I'm not sure but if I had to guess I'd say I get most of my new followers from comments I make on other blogs. Building a community is time consuming but rewarding :)
And of course thanks for your tips on formatting, definitely a lot easier on the eyes now and I took some inspiration from @teamsteem 's formatting style.
Broader social media strategies to come too, I'll likely write a post where I show how/where you can promote your post if you've spent a good deal of time writing it.