Hello @merlincognito! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome!
No worries about being a bit lost on how the Hive ecosystem works - I joined as a normie blogger who'd never invested in anything, let alone crypto. If I can figure things out, there's hope for everyone! 😂
And while I'm a witch, not a wizard, I do still know of someone (who may or may not be a crypto mage...lol) who might help you get sorted. @ryzeonline is relatively new to the community too, but he managed to magically conjure some wicked awesomesauce guides which you might find helpful -
https://peakd.com/hive-189306/@ryzeonline/hive-a-complete-beginners-guide-with-fun-doodles-pt-1
https://peakd.com/hive-189306/@ryzeonline/hive-a-complete-beginners-guide-with-fun-doodles-pt-2
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities
Also since you're new, you may run into an RC (Resource Credits) error when trying to comment/post because you don't yet have enough Hive in your account yet. For assistance with a temporary delegation to get you started, be sure to check out the Gift Giver site.
If you have any questions, please feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
Your welcome posts keep getting better and better, this is epic and I'm sure this will help @merlincognito (whether I'm a crypto-mage or not, lol!)
And I'm quite proud my guides have been able to help other newbies like myself, but again, I would've likely left Hive without even writing them if it wasn't for people like you.
I deeply appreciate all the good people on Hive like yourself @traciyork . Thank you.
P.S. Hope to see you around @merlincognito ! Wishing you and Traci a great day! 🙏