The biggest tip I can give you so far is use your voting power, and upvote others' posts. I know your vote is worth little now but people notice. You don't need to do it with comments, as that's a personal preference., though I do.
When you get a little SBD, send 0.1 to @dustsweeper as it will stop some of your incoming votes from being wasted. There's a ton to learn but I will give you a hand if needed.
I was talking to @steevc this morning about a subject named 'Sponsor a Plankton'. I'm sure he's writing it now, he's a good guy to follow and helped me no end when I started.