Yeah, it's rough. It's one of the things that is causing people to not stay, but once you figure it out and start to make some traction it gets better.
Do you know about Discord? It is an online thing where you can talk directly to people; it's mainly an app so people can talk during gaming session but we Steemians use it to dig deeper into the community. I am part of the Steem Terminal there and we help with real time questions and answers. Here's the link: https://discord.gg/XZGPGpz
If you go there, look for us. @thekittygirl and @brittandjosie can help too.
Good luck.
ren