I'm glad you found it helpful! To be successful on Steemit, I think the 2 most important things are:
- Building a loyal following
- Increasing Steem Power as much as possible
Write quality posts and you'll likely gain a few followers with each one, even if they make little to no money. Followers will see your posts in their feed, so the more followers you have, the more likely your future posts will gain traction. As someone who's new to Steemit myself, my goal is to get 100 followers within 1 month.