First of all, It is good to have you on here friend. But I do not think using zappl or any other platforms on the steemit blockchain is bad idea. However, I feel that it's a personal thing and I see it as a way of spreading tentacles. Their are other users using the same tool so I do not see it as a way of losing or not gathering followers, truth is I think you will have more followers if you are versatile and use their tags.
More people are keying in to not only zappl but others, you can check out how it works on their blogs @zappl, @busy, @dsound, @dtube, @utopian-io, @dlive, @dmania and the rest. Welcome on board once again.
Thanks for all those suggestions! Looks like I have even more to check out! I feel like I learn ten new things about steemit a day! 😊