Thanks for the guide. The ideas need some time to germinate before the action happens. I have been doing some things - promoted first post yesterday (one does need to hold a few SteemDollars in handy to do this) - i.e., do not power up all the Steem you bring over.
This is how far I have got.
Now to get onto some good curation trails and do a little more promotion via my (large) Twitter followings.
Indeed it takes time but its really worth it!
Really from you experience, does promoting posts work?