My dear friend, I thank you for tagging me in your post. When somebody is first starting, the most important thing to do is get noticed. Throwing out a blog in the Internet, no matter where it is posted is like finding a specific needle in a pile of needles mixed in with piles and piles of hay. The probability of getting noticed is remote.

So the number one strategy is to build relationships. That can be done by finding people with common interests and voting power. Comment on their blogs, engage them in meaningful dialogue and befriend them. Having a supporter helps tremendously. The fact that you mentioned their names now has put them into my own awareness. Before this time I did not even know you had two daughters or that they were here on steemit.

If they can find a higher ranking minnow, dolphin, orca or whale that has common interests, they may find the support starts to come. Other people will see the interaction and follow them as well.

I would encourage at least a post a day and that way when people noticed the blog, they have something to read and follow. But if there has been no post for over a week, it makes it look like the abandoned steem and most people would just move on.

If they want to find people with similar interests, they can follow the posts based on tags, to help filter out the thousands upon thousands of posts that float by each day.

I hope this helps.