Welcome to Steem @kenistyles.
Do read A thumb rule for steemit minnows - 50:100:200:25 for starter tips.
Spend time reading Steem Blue Paper to know how Steem blockchain works and if you still have any queries ask them on our Ask me anything about Steemit post and we will try to answer that.
All the Best!!!
Thanks for the links and actually everything in your feed is super helpful and informative! What a service to the whole, I've marked a few for reading later already and I'm glad you're commenting on new posts with these tags! 👍