The users were pretty casual. I find more people are starting to follow as the site is getting busy. I recommend checking out @curie when you're new they helped me a lot. Don't get discouraged if your posts don't get seen, it isn't personal, like any social media site things get buried. Also check out #growth-ideas if you have an idea to help steemit grow, this site likes posts on steemit atm. Maybe a little too much :p.