If your Steemit account looks something like this, with zero followers, posts, followed and not much in your wallet, then I have a few suggestions for you
- Follow some people. Find people who share your interests. By all means follow the big players who appear on the Trending page, but you may want to have a feed that is actually interesting to read. Use tags and/or search to find topics you like and follow people who post about those. Some people may follow you back to start your own following.
- Comment on posts. Say what you really think and try to get a conversation going. If comments get voted up then the higher levels get paid based on what the replies get. Plus people really appreciate it when you respond to their posts. I've discovered a lot of people through their comments.
- Write a post. It's recommended that you at least do a introducemyself post that tells people something about you. It can include a selfie if you want, but you may want to be more anonymous. Having some sort of image on your post will help it get attention. Use your own images or look for those that allow re-use (option in Google image search).
- Write more posts. Try to find something to post at least a few times each week. That keeps you visible in the feeds. It can really be about anything. Take pictures in your local area, write a story (and post a chapter each day), do an exercise challenge with videos. It doesn't have to be in English. If there is an audience that speaks your language then you can form a community. You may want to tag posts with the name of the language.
- Invite people to Steemit. You don't get paid for doing this, but if you can get them to follow you then you have a community.
- Vote on posts and comments. This is unlikely to earn you anything when you only have a few Steem Power, but it shows you appreciate what is here and may win you friends. Once you have earned more then it can make you something.