I'll tell you how I did it. I'm pretty new here and I'm really new to crypto currencies but I did some quick research and jumped right in. I suggest searching on Steemit I found quite a few helpful articles here (unfortunately I couldn't tell you what articles and where to find them anymore).

I just bought my first crypto a few days ago. I tried to buy Steem through my wallet on Steemit. It took me to a page asking to pay with Ethereum to get Steem. I didn't know how to get Bitcoin yet and I certainly didn't know how to get Ethereum. From the research I did I found out I needed to get on an exchange to buy whatever crypto I wanted. In Canada Coinbase seemed like the best option for me.

Coinbase really got me everything I needed. It was easy to set up. Once I was done I was able to buy crypto with my credit card, including Ethereum. If you search articles on the internet you'll find people tell you not to store crypto on an exchange and to get a wallet and all of the ins and outs with exchanges and wallets. Just to get Steem you don't need all of that but should look into it at some point for sure.

After I bought Ethereum on Coinbase, I went to my wallet on Steemit and accessed the spot where you buy Steem with Ethereum. You can use coinbase directly to create the transfer to pay Ethereum for Steem. Coinbase allows you to create a deposit and you use that to transfer the Ethereum. Whatever amount of Ethereum you deposit is converted to Steem.

That is the fastest easiest method I could find that would work for me where I'm at. Hopefully I was able to tell you more than you already knew. You should research this stuff yourself too, definitely if you plan on putting a significant amount of money anywhere.

After, I bought the Steem, I went back to researching. I got an actual wallet to transfer my crypto to. Like I said earlier it's not a good idea to leave your money on an exchange. I also went back on Coinbase and decided to buy a couple other types of crypto. Better late than never.

Hope that helped. I think the simple answer was: no, there is no easy way to buy Steem directly, like simply entering your credit card info. I was hoping there was too.