Hello @musiccitymoms and welcome to Steemit! It's a great platform and it will be what you make of it. Some quick recommendations: Learn a little markdown to make your posts pretty.
Try to get yourself verified. The easiest way is to post a picture of yourself with the date and Steemit written somewhere on it. It might also help to create a Steemit template with a signature created which includes some of your social media links. Best wishes to you!