I follow over 6000 people on STEEM, and it is really impossible to say who I like the best. These are three of the most helpful places I look to daily and learn a lot from.
@mariannewest and 
@freewritehouse
I have been freewriting with this project for over two years and find it to be one of the most helpful places for new people to start with on steem.
This initiative helps English, German and Spanish bloggers to learn how to post on steem when they first get here.
The daily prompt is always here and gives a good way to get a post out when you need to keep blogging and are looking for inspiration. There are many initiatives for interaction with other freewriters and I count them all as friends.
@team-ccc
This group is similar to freewriting and offers daily contests to blog on various themes. This is another place to help new people get started and also to help us find good topics to post about.
There are great prizes for these contests, all are multi-lingual, and also a lot of interaction comes to my posts.
@abh12345
Asher runs the Curation and Engagement Leagues and many of us rank here weekly. This is a great place to find the people who interact on steem and I follow most of the people involved here too.
Out of the other 6000 people I follow on steem, over 5000 are inactive now. I miss them all and hope they come back soon!
My post is for the Who Do I Follow on Steem & Why - Initiative by 
What I do on STEEM
@fitinfun- freewrite daily with
- Minnow Tips
- Photography
- Travel
@fitinfunfood- Food and ccc contest posts
- Tasteem restaurant reviews
@pifc contest entries
@bxlphabet- dApp, tokens/tribes and gaming review posts
- dpoll- STEEM and lifestyle questions
- BitcoinMalaysia playing card posts; coming soon!
My most recent summary of Minnow Tips is here:
These tips will help you if you are new and struggling on STEEM. Tag me in any comment, and I will help you if you ask me to.
Find me on Discord:
fitinfun#2249
Email me:
sjfrenchtosd at yahoo.com <<< NOT my paypal address
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