Ok. I can be of great help to you if only you are ready to read.
Here is an article i did about a month ago

A DETAILED GUIDE TO HELP NEWBIE FROM MY ONE MONTH DEEP EXPERIENCE AND STUDY
At the end you will see a link to the second part.
I have been too busy to come up with the third part.

if after reading those two posts and you are still struggling on how to make progress on steemit then the platform is not meant for you