A big part of finding success here will be honestly just thoughtfully commenting on stuff folks put out there. It'll create a network of users who go 'oh I know that name!' and you'll find support and growth even if they and you don't necessarily share blogging interests.

Some folks think that bare-bones comment-spam is the same, as I'm sure you've seen or will see soon, and it's not. Real replies with real thoughts are a cheat-code here.

Best of luck!