Have fun on your journey, and keep up voting posts and comments you like. The more, the better. You’re not loosing anything and you’re a help to others.

For the start here a few sites you might find interesting:

• https://steemitboard.com/welcome.html
• https://steemstats.com/
• https://steemd.com/@tboanprods
• https://steemdb.com/@tboanprods
• http://steemtools.com

And last not least, a nice explanation of the complicated reward system:

• https://steemit.com/steemit/@samuelcole90/new-users-how-to-make-money-on-steemit