I believe that if you are a native blogger, and not a vote hunter you have the very best chance to evolve and also thrive in steem community. I know how I started:
It all started with the Steemit 101- the Amazon book review and gained 200 STEEM.
So, I have started to learn from the best ( in this case from you) and it seems that is amazing what a community like steem can do for you.Then, the strato initiative: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@gabi-dumitriu/hello-steem-community