hooking up with a great group like TeamAus is a wonderful way to start! You can be in it for all the things if you're not a dick about it, it the way I approach it; I love getting rewarded, but I also don't want to break trust with the people voting for my stuff by posting some low effort crap so they feel obligated to support me because we're friends. Having a group to bounce ideas off of, to share with, and to learn from is the best way to grow quickly, but also to have a great time.
I also invade Aus from time to time with #teamcanada, so there's that