My advice: forget about the votes, rewards, minnowsupport, etc etc... and just do your thing. Pay attention to it all but not too much, because it can be very disheartening to spend ages on a post and get hardly any votes or money. Can start to seem like a waste of time. But honestly, in time as you build up a good reputation here and develop meaningful relationships, and people not only like but make and sometimes request your recipes, you'll feel part of something important, and you'll feel valued, and that your blog actually does affect lives to some extent. That's why Steemit is exciting, IMHO, not so much the money or status because that's unstable! Just rememeber - slow and steady wins the race :-) p.s. I hope not to sound patronising!