Not a problem, if we help each-other out I am sure we will be successful here Zoe.

1 There are a few things you can do with the revenue you make here. Once the payout hits you have to redeem your SBD (Steem Dollars) to your "wallet", you can either purchase STEEM and exchange it for whatever crypto you fancy, or keep it in your wallet where it will earn interest and you can buy products, services (i.e bot services), or send to other people. Lastly, you can buy STEEM power, which adds to your influence and increase the values of your upvotes.

Depending on how much you want to commit to this, and how much you want to influence the platform will dictate what you want to do. Personally, on my more random posts I "Power Up" meaning all of the rewards from that post goes to Steem Power so I gain more influence. My large posts "research papers and articles" go a 50/50 split, so I can use bots yo upvote and make more money on other posts, while enjoying the increased Steem Power.

Steem operates off the blockchain and totally secure ,and frankly with the explosive growth and a big launch coming, I think Steemit may be one of the best best in crypto besides Ethereum, which was personally one of my most profitable investments to this day.

2 Creating a following and networking is by far the first thing you need to do. Get the attraction of larger users and get their support. One large user has the voting power of tens of thousands of other users. Once you have this greater visibility, then spend your time creating quality content.