That has to be just about the best article of its kind (helping people understand Steemit) that I've read, anywhere. And I went through a 10-day #dolphinschool so I've read many! ;P
I've been trying almost everything you suggest with moderate success so far... Joining communities, networking with like-minded people and posting what I have a passion for... And just not giving up!
My entry into your contest is this: Perhaps doing a post on all of Steemit's sister sites and how they work might be very useful to newbies =) (steepshot, dmania, dtube, dsound, busy.org, etc)
Congratulations for being chosen by @asapers by the way =)
Thank you for the nice comment. I'm getting a lot of good suggestions in the comments of this post. Keep it up. I love that there are more comments than views ATM. =]