welcome buddy ..
here is something to chew on while starting off in steemit
https://steemit.com/help/@reggaemuffin/complete-guide-to-what-is-steem-it

tip: when upvoting always check who u r upvoting and the number in brackets .. if it's under 25 then that means they got crushed by a whale because of potential scams...scams are on the rise so are the resistance
if you find any extensive wallet movements like from user to another user or users, plagiarism, etc please report to @spaminator, @sherlockholmes
thank you!!

also if you like you can follow and check older posts of

@stellabelle, (she is awesome)
@cem, (for following new interesting steemians, he is awesome too)
@ocd (he looks for gems...how awesome is that?)
@dwinblood, (he got awesome locked in)
@sammosk, (awesome helper and contest creator)
@marketreport, (awesome voice for stocks and economy guidelines)

and these are just on top of my head to get u started
also to your friends and family that would like to join make sure to pass this message on them and them on others so new comers won't have to start on the wrong foot and be victims of spammers...

feel free to share this

solid yus