You are welcome @coolmoniker, Its my sincere pleasure to welcome you.

You should find steemit to be an enjoyable experience.

Start posting quality content. Make thought comments. Join chat rooms and get to meet other stemiters.

And slowly, your following will grow, you will start to get noticed, and then the earning will increase.

I write poems and short stories, and will gladly share with you some.

Meanwhile, I suggest you look up these articles, they will help guide you on how to succeed here, they will show you which mistakes to avoid and how to progress fast.

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

They were of great help to me while I was starting, and will be of help to you.

Cheers!
Glad to make your acquaintance.

Larmbert