Hi and welcome from a fellow newbie!
The FAQs section in the top right has some quite useful information for when you're starting out.
There's also a fair sized list of helpful posts for questions that might not have made it to the FAQ.
https://steemit.com/welcome#Helpful_Posts_from_Steemit_Users
Good luck and have fun!
Thank you duck, I am thankful for the heads up on the link. I am going to check it out , and see if I can use this to best advantage.