Please do not confuse steem with steemit, @fucho80. There are so many other dApps running on steem that will help you and your friends grow here. I have not used steemit for over one year and do not suggest it for anyone. You too, should stop using it for much better results.

For browsing and wallet transactions, steempeak is far superior to steemit.

For posting, all of these dApps pay for your post with upvotes and work on a windows laptop. Some are good for mobile and apple too:

• esteem
• busy
• nTopaz - Photography
• travelfeed.io travel related
• tasteem - restaurant reviews
• dpoll

There are many more paying dApps - these are just the ones I use.

I also recommend your friends freewrite daily with @mariannewest to get started here and continue on as they like. This is a great place to learn you to work here and to get a daily post out.

I also have a current list of good contests to enter for visibility on STEEM. It is best not to post your work as is and hope people arrive. Posting to something established is a much better route:

https://steempeak.com/busy/@fitinfun/whale-tip-how-to-curate-contests-on-steem-and-help-small-bloggers-grow