This is very helpful especially to the newbies. Yet i wish to emphasize more on the commenting.
I can't find any better way of earning some bucks here on steemit than dropping relevant and genuine comments under people's posts:

• it annouces you — for a newbie or someone with small number of followers, your exposure is limited. You will not have many readers on your blog but when you comment on posts, maybe a whale's write-up, you may get his vote which worths a fortune, lure him to your blog and may end up getting him to follow you.

• You make friends when you comment on people's post. There's this feelings you leave on people when you drop genuine comments. You may end up turning them into friends, remember a friend on steemit is worth more than 3 friends outside steemit.

I've discovered the goldmine hidden away in the act of commenting, and so far it has really helped me so much. Thanks @wondersofnature for this great piece.