warm welome to the platform of steemit...yes ofcourse your friend was right its really a good social media than any others as it pays for the interesting and original content of yours...which no others facebook, insta use to give...thats what makes it different and interesting from others to get connected with steem it community...best ever platform...if you will write good content you will get upvoted...and followed by the steemit bloggers...may you get success and feel comfortable here...:)