Good to see new folks come in and learn about this wonderful place.
Just keep your expectations realistic and find your own niche youre good at.
Sometimes folks get a good start, sometimes they dont, but in the end its about being consistent and committed.
For me personally it took almost a year before i got any consistent engagement and votes.
Not saying youll be as bad as me at making friends but you just have to stick to it nonetheless.. :)
A good idea as a newcomer is to keep close to Acidyo and his projects and communities, hes one of the good guys here.
I'd say I have a had great start because you guys. I didnt expect to get so much comments, upvotes and reblogs. I'm taking every suggestions and advice I can get.
And yeah Acidyo is great, he seems to have very powerful influence here, super grateful to him. :)