Welcome to SteemIt. The platform rewards quality content with STEEM. STEEM is real money that you can trade on a variety of exchanges.

The best way to start a steemit account is with a post using the tag #introduceyourself . The intro post might include info on your background and what you hope to accomplish on SteemIt.

Since the site rewards users with actual money, people are a bit hostile to marketing accounts and those with with affiliate links. You will be making money from your posts and not the marketing.

If you are with a giftcard company, there might be interest in creating paths to allow people to buy gift cards with STEEM. Straight up marketing posts don't work well.

I wish you success on SteemIt. I really think that you could create a better intro post.