It's a big place for such a small place but it's best you treat it like a real place. It's not all gold that smiles and there's both good and nasty people here :) The rewards are not what they promise on the frontpage but don't let that discourage you. There's plenty of beauty if you dive a little deeper below the surface, Faith ... if you go by phone you should check Partiko for android and if you like contests you might want to pass by Hive account@steembasicincome , plenty of that there, mostly friendly peeps too hahah. I don't know if busy.org still gives up small votes for using their tag for newbies but it can't hurt to check ...

I think the best one could possibly do is simply be oneself, that way one doesn't end up surrounded by people you don't connect with. Welcome to the new world hah haaa !