Hi Hazel! Starting at steemit is hard but it gets better day by day. Just engage yourself to comment a lot to let people see you actually read there posts. I am already using that technique since yesterday myself because someone told me to do so and it really works. On a 12 hour range, i'm already having great results. Keep steeming, with your motivation and writing skills, you can make it here on steemit. The only things you need to work on now is being noticed. Then you will do just fine. Good luck on your journy here on steemit. I keep following you to see how it goes ;)