Welcome to Steemit @adventurebuilder ! Steemit is a community based social media platform, when you post and earn upvotes you are bascially mining for STEEM, STEEM Power, and STEEM Dollars. Head over to @grail and check out the most recent post, about starting a community for minnows to grow there Steemit profiles together, we'd love to have your support and help the community grow as a whole. :)