Most arrive feeling lost, by presenting good content, visiting others commenting, it all takes time before people start extending invitation/follow. Use tags to identify, many communities welcome folks, joining the small contests gives a good overall feel with certain communities really helping newbies.

Connect and chat in Discord where you get to know others a little better, perseverance definitely pays off. Not all, but some whales are there guiding and sharing, it is up to individual to find them on the system.