Steemit Guide for Dummies

in steem •  7 years ago  (edited)


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Welcome, everyone to Steemit, this is a guide to how to use Steemit and how it works. I titled it "steemit guide for dummies" because I have simplified it so that any person can understand it, just like the book series "Youtube for dummies, Facebook for dummies."

I have skipped the sign-up portion of this blog, in general, it is simple, and it won't be necessary to cover. Once you are on the front page of https://www.steemit.com/, click on the blue button that says "join" and follow through from there.

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Learn How to Use Steemit in 16 Easy Steps


You can watch the video I have uploaded to see a quick rundown of how to use Steemit!

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[1] - Your Profile Username


If you look at the very top, you will see your username. That username indicates whos profile you are looking at, if it is yours, it will say the name you choose, and if it is someone else it will state their name.

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[2] - Your Profile Reputation


The reputation is located to the right side of your username. The reputation indicates to other readers and authors how reputable you are as an author.

The higher the reputation the most trustworthy you are to the community, the lower, the more susceptible you are to having your content ignored.

Reputation gets higher by getting upvoted by other users on your posts, the more you get up-voted, the more your RP goes up. The opposite can also happen, if a user decides to flag your post, your reputation can drop lower and lower. In general, users who are high RP can affect your profile with flags, users who are low in RP and power cannot affect you.

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[3] - Profile Bio


The profile bio gives a quick synopsis of who you are, your interests, and what you will be posting. Keep these short and sweet and straight to the point!

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[4] - Followers, Posts, and Following


Right below your profile bio, you will see three sections that show how many people you are following, how many people are following you and how many times you have posted. You can click on each one individually and see the followers and those you are following.

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[5] - Location, Website, and Date Joined


The final portion of your profile is under the followers. You can see the location of the author and where they are posting. There is a website link usually posted to link you to their website of social media. The last one is what day you joined Steemit; it will state the day you had joined and others had joined.

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[6] - Your Blog Posts and Shares


When every you post a blog or resteem one, it will be displayed in the "blog" tab on your profile page. Here other users and your self can see all the posts you have done.

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[7] - All of your Comments


The comment tab will show you and other which posts you have commented on and how long ago at what time. This enables you to click back on any and check out the comment and the post again.

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[8] - Replies to your Comments


The tab on the right side of the comments tab is the "replies." In the responses tab, you will see all the replies to your previous comments that you had made any comments on your post will be shown here.

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[9] - Rewards


It's about time we start talking money! The rewards tab will show you how much money you have made from posting blogs and posting comments. Whenever you post a blog, it will accumulate SBD (Steem dollars) or SP (steem power) for seven days, after the seven days you will be paid your dues, and the post will no longer gain more money.

The seven-day limit encourages authors to posts regularly, so they do not depend on a few posts to keep making money. You also get paid for all your comments whenever users up-vote it, and when you upvote others posts, you get back 25% for curation reward.

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[10] - Your Wallet to Store all your Money


The tab all the way to the far right is the "wallet" tab, here all of your money will be stored safely. Whenever your seven days pass by you will see a green bar show up saying "claim your rewards." You will click on the blue button, and the rewards go straight into your wallet.

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[11] - Your Homepage Feed


The home page feed shows you all of the recent posts made by the authors you have followed. If you have followed someone and they resteem a post or post a new blog, it will be here on your home page.

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[12] - New Posts


Whenever you want to read new blogs that have been made recently, click on the new post tab and you will see posts that have been submitted within seconds. You can be the first to comment on the new "soon to be" viral blog.

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[13] - Hot Posts


Whenever a post is getting a lot of attention quickly, it goes to the "hot tab." In general, the blogs that get a lot of comments quickly and up-votes will end up being featured in the hot section.

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[14] - Trending Posts


We went over posts that are getting hot; those are usually newly posted blogs. The blogs that are viral will be published in the trending section; here people can see all of the posts that are popular in the last few days.

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[15] - How to Promote your Post


The promotion tool is very similar to the Facebook post boost device. You just allocate a certain amount of Steem Dollars to the post and the blog will be displayed in the promoted section. At the bottom of your blog, you will see a button saying "promote" and you just click on it and allocate the amount of SBD you would like.

Whenever a post is boosted with over $100 it will, in general, be near first place, this tool is used to get your name out in the community. Don't overuse it because the return on investment is quite small on promoting; it benefits the community by circulation the STEEM.

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[16] - How to Post a Blog


On the top right you will see in blue font saying "submit a post, " and this is the area you click whenever you want to post a blog. The first section indicates to type the title of your choice, and below that is the meat of everything, the actual blog itself will be written there.

The last thing to do before you publish your blog is it choose your tag; the tags should highlight your key topics about the blog. You can choose up to five different subjects, ensure you do not tag topics that have nothing to do with your post.

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That is all; it is straightforward to use, the interface will become more familiar as you utilize it more every day. Don't forget, always post original content that will intrigue users to read! Never plagiarize and always cite your sources.

If this post was helpful, please follow me for more content and give this an upvote!

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good gude. now in hebrew lol

Haha, I hope Google translate does a good job of translating it :)

Very clear, great post!!

Thank you :D

Fantastic job! Very detailed. Definitely a by the book version. Maybe do a more detailed look into some of the later points for beginners and even more experienced users. Great effort.
Next you have to give a "hitchhikers guide to daily steemit living" post explaining minnows, whales, dolphins, squids, bots, cheetahs, flags, flag teams, bot flag teams, counter bot flag teams, and all the crazy nonsense potholes you need to swerve away from.

I truly thank you for this comment! I will definitely cover those topics, anytime you have an idea just throw it into a comment and I will write about it :).

Your welcome. Your a better writer than me. I just think outloud sometimes.
I like the expression " take what you can use and leave the rest".

Yes, fractalfreedom is right. I am of the newbie/dummie people and when you start saying "minnows, whales, dolphins.." I was like..what the hell is he talking about! Perhaps a small glosarry would work? Thnx for the info @distress2success

Well I did make up squid, unless there is. I'm only here a few months and I start venturing out only to realize its a war here and steer clear. Like star wars or the game of thrones stuff, same stuff as ever, nothing new under the sun, battles and bot battles, bloodied corpses and betrayals.

Hahah yea stuff like that is happening.

Definitely, I will write one up today. A Steemit Vocab glossary. :)

Great information for newbies and minnows @distress2success 👍 fantastic post 👏😎

Thank you! Little posts like these really make a difference for new users it speeds up their "breaking in" process. :D

Seriously, if only i had this when i first got started! Thanks!

I only resteemed this post but you are welcome 😁 you should thank @distress2success 👍 take care

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Thanks to give us complete info about steemit and it ll help us to work well n upgrade....m

Your welcome! I hope it gives you a boost start.

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Well done. I have been on Steemit for about a year now. I am still pretty confused about many of its possibilities? However this post helped me clear up some of the missing information for a better understanding. I still have some more chugging along to maximize my Steemit experience. With posts like this it could only aid in achieving that goal. Thanks for the 411.

Very useful content, thank you so much for your effort to organize this post, I was wondering what does the number next to my name means, now I know.haha!🙂

Thank you! Im happy you found out :D.

Really well written, @distress2success :)

Thank you very much :).

Very helpful. Though I already have some idea on how Steemit works by watching videos on youtube, I'm still glad that there's someone like you who explained it in a NOT so technical way. I'll Resteem this and follow you for more information in the future. I've told my friends and colleagues about Steemit and your post would be very much helpful to them. Thank you.

Thank you very much, I appreciate the support! I hope this might help your friends to get into Steemit, I got my sister into it :D.

Great summary and guide my friend. Might I suggest a cover image for your profile that doesn't make it hard to read your bio? Just a thought from a fellow Steemer :)

Hahah, yea i have been planning on switching it, its too dark right now.

Happy to make one for you if you have a BG image :)

Done - get the full resolution image, not the one that Steemit embeds here:

Your post layout style looks minimalistic and professional. The sub-title and line, a good design I might emulate to my post soon.

Thank you! I appreciate it, copy the good stuff from me and ignore the bad ahah :).

Thank you for the guide!! Very useful for us, new members of the community! I am following you already! Cheers!

Your welcome :D Thanks for the follow, you will enjoy the future posts!

Thanks for the great and simple explanation, well worth our time to review it!

Thank you :)!

Another clear explanation, thank you

Thank you.

Great job! Resteeming

Thank you!

You are most welcome!