The answer to your question is FUCK YES! I've been here a little less longer than you. I got nothing against Tim, he seems like a decent guy, but he doesn't do what I do. or, from what you've described what you do.
I never buy courses, sorry, but I could teach that shit.
Sure, I only have 3400+ followers, but the difference is, my followers read my shit. It's not enough to pay all my bills, but it's enough to cover some. It's enough to draw attention to my novel and to have be published and republished in countless journals and websites. And it's enough for something I can't discuss yet.
Do you. Write authentically. I don't know fuck all about spaces or title styles. I write human stories, written by a human. And guess what...humans read them.
You just earned a follow.