You've been a member of this forum for over four years now, though you have been inactive for sometime, but you have only earned 1 merit. Thus i think you should leave tips and guides like this for users who have earned a lot of merits and are somewhat reputable. Personally i don't think it makes sense for newbies to be giving tips/guides to other newbies.
I agree on this point because as an old member, I have not gained as much merits even by adhering to these tips and I know that it may seem easy to just read and digest, but in cases where ones account becomes like a ghost account, meaning no merit coming in as usual, should one then assume their post ain't quality enough or that they are posting on the wrong board?
The best tip I see that will be useful to you as a newbie or member that isn't ranking up, is to keep consistent effort even when others may say that you post as if it's a career of sort. Be serious in your business and others will key in and provide the merits for the next step of elevation.