This is excellent, the reasons you listed above are the exact reason I joined. I've wanted to start blogging, but the whole process was so daunting when I'm working full time, raising a 10 month baby, and living life. It wouldn't have been impossible to slowly build something up on my own, but steemit has an already built platform and simple ways to gain followers or start making a few bucks with comments, which sure is a bigger push than having to pay to host your website, market your site, grow your reader list, etc, etc.
I'm excited to be a part of this community and do my best to create content and promote content I enjoy. And of course throw a few pennies people's way when I upvote :)
I really enjoyed this read and look forward to more articles from you
Another fantastic testimonial. Yes, I agree - why in the world would anyone bother to jump through so many hoops when it's already all set up right here on Steemit? And then, for the person who's already got a website and followers/readers/customers/etc., now we've got SMTs for practically instant integration! And none of this is to mention a mainly like minded, progressive and innovative community! No doubt about it, this is the place to be if you're interesting in sharing knowledge and experience about what really gets you excited. Thanks!