Welcome to the forum. Many of us have a slow start, if you keep at it- most of us find things start coming together as we find the methods that work for us.
Here is a topic about petitions, and most of us who commented, see 50/50 or less results with petitions. It’s a good read, and might give you some ideas.
For sake of introductions and meeting the forums requirements, would you mind telling us roughly how old you are and roughly where you are from? Are their any particular systems of magic that intrigue you?