Thank you for this helpful advice! I have been wondering as well how you can increase your reputation score, or how you managed to get so far. First of all, my respect to you for sticking to steemit since day 1 and being 100% honest and exposing yourself. You really poured your heart out and got rewwarded for that. 
I think in this anonymous cryptocurrency world we need more people like that, people who are just genuine and follow their passion. Too many people on here nowadays are just after the money and don't even love the content they're putting out (let alone plagiarism..)

Anyway, thanks again for helping newbies out with your knowledge and experience. You are such a valuable member of the steemit community. definitely keep it up! :)