Thanks for the read. Not everyone who joins longer is active too. Many been away for months same with me. If you do not invest time in reading and reading and reading, are not willing to join contests and comment to engage with others you will never have the contacts who help you grow. I delegate SP and invest a lit of SBI in people plus write all kind of tips and hist two contest (paying for joining) but people generally speaking are lazy, feel insulted if you give them tips or leave from one day to another. I no longer invest SBI in steemians who are not active and the SP I take back if they do not post.
giftgiver.me is still there if you are a newbie and low on SBI, @fitinfun writes tips, there is steem terminal and @steem-aide and you can always freewrite with @mariannewest to improve your skills.
It did help me and the community is supportive.
I agree Steemit (Steem) is not an easy platform to join,many rules and even more exceptions why you cannot post, comment and will not earn and most does not make sense to a newbie.
I wish you a great Saturday.