I came for the money (#2) (and I got it), but I mainly stayed for the community (#1).
I am not using many of the "active" apps.
One thing I like to do on Steemit is to run contests.
For example, on the @adsactly society account, I am running the SteemShort contest, where writers and illustrators compete to create collaborative short stories.
The first SteemShort has been written and this week we will know its title and illustration: https://steemit.com/steemshorts/@adsactly/adsactly-contest-steemshort-1-post-4-request-for-an-illustration-and-the-title-of-the-story
That's quite interesting!
I believe it will be great for contests and engagement we also came for the community not the money so to speak a lot of us minnows do not know how to use the platform and to be hones there is vague information out there so we hope to find some profiles that actually explain how it works.