Hello and welcome to Steemit!
I highly recommend you visit The Welcome Page. There are lots of articles and links from your fellow Steemians sharing their wisdom.
To find a following I also recommend practicing The 3 Cs

Content - COMMENTS - Curation

Visit some posts. Leave comments to let people know you've read their stuff. Engage people. Don't be spammy. You'll do great if you stick with it. :) ALL BEST!