The journey to becoming a successful steemian and a whale is an interesting but definitely a challenging one as well, but steemit never stays the same, what makes it more encouraging is the load of tools and apps created by some talented programmers of this steemit community.
Just below I will share with you the top tools minnows can use to grow their steemit account.
SteeMVP
As you can see in the above image and according to this tool 
So as you grow your steemit account and build connections, you should be watchful of those who are taking their time and attention to render help to you in this community. This tool allows you to know your most valuable player and most loyal follower in the steemit community. A huge thanks to 
Steem.chat & Discord
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These apps makes it easy for steemians to connect, interact and build relationship with other steemians outside the steemit community. Contest and other steemit activities are also hosted there.
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You can join different channels that could boost your steemit account growth. One of the channels I found useful for minnows and newbies on discord is the Peace, Abundance, Liberty channel by 
Steem.cool
This tool was created for the purpose of calculating your reputation and knowing when your next rep target will be reached(for newbies who might be wondering), your reputation is the number after your username. Rep 25 is the default reputation for all steemians so all whales and successful steemians you see, all started from REP 25. This tool was created by no other person than 
Steem Supply
This tool created by 
Steem Whales
This tool was created so minnows like myself and others can find out about whales so as to follow them and learn from them. There are a lot of whales you can look up to, here are some that I followed and have helped me; 
