I have only been on steemit about a month and I am still learning my way around the landscape so to speak. I am also a keynote speaker and a friend of mine, a hall of fame presenter, Terry Brock, told me about this site and how he was addicted to it. I decided to check it out and have been learning ever since then. The part I need to learn how to accomplish is how to get on the hot and trending pages. It appears you have very limited time to make a spark and gain traction.