I'm glad I was able to help a bit! :) I've been here almost 2 years so I kind of have an idea of how things work.

Bottom line is, if you believe in Steemit and think it will be even bigger in the future, try to accumulate as much Steem Power as you can. You could do this by risking some of your own money, but maybe it's more fun and less stress to just vote on posts and comments every day, along with posting and commenting yourself when you have something to say. :)