Congrats to this post! Everything you wrote is so true and can be helpful for others:

Für Steemit habe ich mir also ein Zeitfenster von einem ganzen Jahr eingerichtet, um eine Basis aufzubauen.

Yes, patience is most important. And then only produce creative and worthful content!
In addition, accumulate steem to gain more and more influence! The more SP you have, the more sexy you are.