Hi Chris .. I've been following you in the group on FB and glad to have you here on Steemit. A bit of advice: Write an intro post and make it a good one, with photos, and authenticity. Then use the #introduceyourself tag as the first tag. Quite often, that post will do well because many big fish watch the #introduceyourself section for good Steemit users and will upvote you if they think you'll be adding value to the platform.
Best of luck to ya!
@mandelsage
thanks for the info. Will definitely look into everything u mentioned