@allenhr75 try reading the FAQ in your top right corner of your screen. And read the whitepaper and bluepaper to understand better how steemit work. Try following @sndbox they have a lot of tutorials for newbies.

https://steem.io/steem-bluepaper.pdf
https://steem.io/SteemWhitePaper.pdf

And SMT whitepaper
https://steem.io/SteemWhitePaper.pdf

Have fun steeming!!