Welcome to Steem @brett9980. I was reasonably new to cryptocurrency before I joined Steem. This is a great place to start. The community is growing rapidly, now is a great time to get in.

There is a lot to learn in steemit.

Here are a few links you might find useful.

Use the link below for information about your account.
https://steemd.com/@brett9980

If you want to know when to bid on bots, you can use this link.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/yabapmatt/bottracker/bottracker.html

To find out who just followed you or just unfollowed you, you can use this link.
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/@brett9980/followers/1

For information on Steemit and Steemit services check out the following link.
http://www.steemreports.com/

Steemauto offers several services that you can access using the following link.
https://steemauto.com/

As you are from Australia you can join @teamaustralia. I recommend that you contact @choogirl for help in this. Good luck and enjoy your time here.