How does one increase steem? I have been on steemit for a few days now, and I find myself constantly checking my steemify, steamnow, and those that I follow. Do I have any followers? Watching my voting power recharge and looking for pending rewards. My next post will hopefully be an update on my avatar. I discovered some blender tutorials, various discussions on steem, open mic, and life musings. I felt compelled to post something, anything as I continue my study of steemit and steem. I may be a wee plankton still, by I have the heart of a whale, I think this social experiment, this peer to peer crypto currency is worth spending some time with, if for no other reason, than to learn new things, improve my writing, and content creation abilities. It will be interesting to look back at this plankton, newbie post and see how I develop, will I have followers, what will happen to steem? I am still a plankton floating with the currents.