@flipstar, this is a kind gesture. With my first few posts 2 years ago I got lucky and did quite well. I merged my animation work and my craft skills together. After moving to China for work I dropped off for a little while until I settled in. When I came back many of my followers I believe aren't active anymore. I'd try many things to get back in the game over the past 6 months but I'm not really getting the views I recieved before. I have noticed there are a hell of a lot more bots than before which is depressing because they aren't really seing your work. My influence is higher than some but from 2 years ago, not in recent times. This system is always going to be somewhat a circle jerk but I'm interested in seeing more interesting, thoughtful content on Steemit. There is a lot out there but you have to sift through to get to it. upvoted and resteemed