Hello and welcome! Please consider adding a photo to your post. You'll get a lot more attention with one. Is Shanelle a native New Zealand name? It does not sound like it. I'm interested in New Zeland as a possible place to relocate, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to share! How's the winter there?
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site.
Hi Finnian, Thank you for the points I will doing some reading up on the websites you have listed. You will love New Zealand so many great places to see.
How cold does it get in the winter? Is there a "rainy" season? Sure, I could Google it, but it's better to get the info straight from the source! haha