Great introduction and welcome to steemit @h3rmes. Here is a cool tip to get you going. You can track your upvotes and stats here on this page.
https://steemstats.com A fellow steemit user made it way back when it first started. Just open it in a separate tab while you are on steemit to see who is engaging and upvoting your content. Welcome again. Cheers! @runrudy