There is no need to be a technical expert to help others and earn merits as rewards for your help.
There are lots of different ways to help other members in the forum.
I barely know anything technical about Bitcoin, and even I managed to get some merits here and there.
Sounds well! You should keep up your good attitude to help others!
Try to be constructive, try to help, do not ignore conversation that's been going on in threads, and don't spam when there is nothing else to say. You will see, at some point you will get merits if you resonate with what people are thinking, it is not that difficult. Don't get discouraged! =)