Hello David. I am Glad to welcome you to the community

And glad to make your acquaintance

I trust that you will enjoy your time here, It will take a while, but finally it will work out. Patience and perseverance are the keys.

Do you want some guidance? Any help? I will gladly offer.

Meanwhile, I suggest you look these articles up. I am sure they will be of great help to you. They were of good help to me while I started.

One of them is actually written by me, but was informed by the others.
Here, look them up.

1. https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@ebitularmbert/steemit-s-2017-five-5-bad-habits-you-should-avoid-in-2018-to-save-your-reputation
2. https://steemit.com/steemit/@miti/a-complete-guide-for-newcomers-and-minnows-to-avoid-a-possible-spam-and-to-write-good-comments
3. https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@okusarobert/is-your-reputation-still-at-25-or-thereabout-do-you-have-only-few-followers-this-post-will-help-them-grow
4. https://steemit.com/steemit/@miti/newcomers-minnows-and-spammers-this-post-will-save-your-reputation

Cheers!
And Glad again to make your acquaintance.

Larmbert