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really?- I am so happy at being badly wrong then! woooohoo!

I think success on this platform depends on several factors @fitinfun, @raymondspeaks and @lucylin.

Quality of Post/Contribution - in terms of depths, skilfulness, difficulty, presentation.

Consistency of Posts - Once a week kinda dude or every day? I think at least once a day especially in the 25-60 range. Gotta keep the people interested.

Level of Community Interaction - Do you only comment on steemit native posts? Engage in dicussions or just write "nice one"?. Involvement in discord servers and community event is a plus methinks. Don't overdo it though, spreading yourself too thin is a real danger.

Willingness to Grind - Do you get discouraged if you are not rewarded after a short amount of time or are you willing to dig through the dirt for an unspecified amount of time to find a diamond? Gamers are at an advantage here.

Technical Boons - Using plugins, extensions, apps, stats and bots to augment and monitor your steemit activities? I think there is a huge difference in user proliferation here.

Luck - You never know who might see your contributions.

These are just a few of course but I digress.

Whaddya think?