Hey @ambdavid ! Welcome to Steemit!
It's good to hear that you've found this article of mine useful, and although it's about two months old now, it will still be true and have value in a year or so! (I've re-read it today myself, and the only thing that's changed - a bit - is the importance of interaction on Discord instead of over on Steemit.chat.)

Anyway, good luck on Steemit, and keep up the good writing! ;-)