Being more of a scrambler, this was a bit above my pay grade. The conscious and deliberate act to write, and gathering my thoughts...

Lessons learnt

Building the base
I discovered steemit should be grown horizontally, then the vertical would take care of itself. One need to develop and work on content development rather than "how many followers got I". Overtime, when you are known for good content, you would be trusted enough to be followed by the community. Actually came across an account with over 100 followers but can't boast of $10 worth of curation, obviously he is in a race for followers rather than delivery. According to Hive account@fisteganos, you need not beg or ask for followers (https://steemit.com/newbie/@fisteganos/on-becoming-a-steemian-asking-for-followers-vs-attracting-followers), as steemit community doesn't work that way(unwritten law). Build your content and you would be followed.

Plagiarism
Of course its a big offense. Having being flagged for not referencing, obviously I need no lecture on it as the need to give credit to the originator can't be over emphasized, even if the article have your thoughts and a number of changes conforming to your believe.

Steemit is a great community and i'm telling all my friends to come on board even if its for the money, over time purpose and passion would be discovered.

Let's keep steem-in friends and shout out to all my followers for making this journey worthwhile. Special thanks to Hive account@fisteganos and the Nigeria community for having my back.