• The rewards pool / curation

Huge learning curve when you first get started. How the pay outs work, who gets what and why....Once you 'get it' everything else became easier to understand for me.

• Lowering expectations

People are attracted to the potential of rewards but maybe that's looking at it backwards. The rewards should be a by product of delivering value every day. Through content, engagement and curation. Use this as a social media platform first...The rewards will come later.

• Don't give up after 1 week

The trick to all this stuff, no matter if it's on the blockchain or off...Is to stay in front of people and engage every single day. People literally introduce themselves and then disappear for months.....Having new Steemians understand that there is no overnight success here is paramount to the right attitude.