Welcome to steemit! This is a great platform to showcase your skills. There are wide variety of interests here and you will find those in line of your interests. Take time to learn about steemit and be read to be motivated NO MATTER WHAT. Always find what works for you.

Be original and always include your sources to avoid being tagged as plagiarist or scammer.

Visit @steemgigs and @steemsecrets and @ulogs. Learn from the best. You may want to check @newbieresteemday and @newbiegames.

Join as many contests as you can.

Be engaging and avoid the follow-you-follow-me mentality as well as upvote-you-upvote-me practice. Give well thought of comments about the post instead.

Good luck!