Welcome to steemit @aaaabagirl, you may read some blog regarding on how you to get your reputation higher, join in some groups with your same interest and join some contest to get rewards such as steem and sbd.
And as for the contest, I am hosting a little daily contest about food. You may visit and feel free to join here:
https://steemit.com/worldsdailyfood/@travelsbyblue/world-s-daily-food-photo-contest-winner-announcement-from-yesterday-s-pizza-and-004-today-s-theme-pasta. Just click this link.
Steem on! 😊😊