Getting Started on Steemit- A Complete Guide for Newcomers

We are seeing a surge of newbies make their way to the steemit community, most of them made their way here with zero guidance from an existing steemain and hence are bound to get confused and eventually do the wrong things here. Proper guidance is necessary so they do the right things and grow fast in the steemit community.

In this article I will provide a detailed guide for newcomers who make their way here and in need of assistance, I believe this post will clear a lot of questions from the mind of many users who are still new to the platform.

Lets Go

Log-in

I have received a lot of questions from my recruits about how they can log in, and the long strand of letters used as the authentication system, and which one to use for everyday log-in?. Let's see how it works

Posting key-Posting key for everyday logins
Active key-Active key when necessary for transfers, power-ups.
Owner key-Master password or owner key when changing the password

Logging in with your owner key or your Active key is highly unnecessary because they hold more transaction-related permissions. The posting key is used for day-to-day log-in, making posts, and Voting. This is how you log in with your posting key.

• Open https://steemit.com/ in your browser to get started.

• After opening this page on your computer or mobile phone, click on the Log In icon denoted using a red marker.

• Next step is the sign-up portal and your posting key is needed to continue.

• Copy your posting key from your downloaded Pdf which you received at account creation.

• Fill in your username and your posting key, the way it's shown in the image above.

• After that click on Log-in.

Setting up your Account

After successfully signing in, the next step is to set up your account, how to upload cover images, and other account settings.

• Immediately after signing in, an empty avatar will appear on the top right area of the page as shown in the image above.

• Click on the empty avatar to open the memo as shown in the image above.

• Click on profile to navigate to your page.

• This is your blog page where your posts appear, you can also navigate around using the following portals like-Posts,Notification,Replies,Communities, wallets and Settings.

• Click on Settings to make Profile and Account changes.

• You can make changes to the following.

• Click on upload image to upload your profile and cover images.

• You can use the same format used by @whitestallion.

• After making the changes, Click on Update to save changes.

You can also make your profile changes, you can update your preferences, this page can be found below public Account settings.

• Click on blog post rewards and set them to 100% power up.

This move will see all your post payout come as direct steempower. However, to leverage the price of SBD to earn more steem, users can select the 50% option and swap to steem and power up-This way they earn more steempower and faster while sacrificing their Trx rewards.

• Select your preferred options and leave the page, it updates automatically.

Making Your First Post as a Newbie

As a newbie, your first post should be your introduction post. Your introduction post or Achievement 1 is a post you make to introduce yourself to the steemit community. You basically have to write the basics about yourself, this post will be used to verify your identity.

You have to first subscribe to newcomers community https://steemit.com/trending/hive-172186 and post in the newcomers community.

• Subscribe and Post your achievement task on the newcomer's community.

Important Links that will aid you to make valid Achievement tasks.

Lists of Achievement Tasks, Resources & Materials: Newcomers Resources

• Achievement 1

• Achievement 2

• Achievement 3

• Achievement 4

It is important you complete your Achievement task to at least Achievement 4 for more understanding of the steemit blockchain.

Join an Active community

The steemit blockchain is nothing without its active communities bringing value to the blockchain. There are a lot of communities you can join as a newbie on the platform. The list below is a list of some of the most active communities on steemit.

• Campus Connect- A community for students around the world.

• Steemalive- A community for Nigerians.

• SteemitCryptoAcademy- Learn about crypto and earn at the same time.

• SteemFoods- A community for food lovers around the world.

• World Of Football- A community for football lovers.

• SteemWomen Club- A dedicated community for women in the steemit community.

Know and Follow your country Reps

Every country on steemit has an active country rep who works very hard to carry every steemain along and provide assistance when required. It's important you follow them and learn from them if you are a newbie on the steemit blockchain.

Nigerian Country Representatives

• @whitestallion
• @focusnow
• @bright-obias

It's important you follow your country rep and also follow @steemitblog for more information and updates.

I hope newcomers on the steemit blockchain find this article helpful and it helps them take the baby steps towards growth on the blockchain. If you have any questions or any confusion you may leave a comment below in the comment section.

We thank @steemcurator01 and @steemcurator02 for their solid support in the development of this community, we say a Big Thank You.

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