The Top 10 MUST-Read Posts To Supercharge Your Steemit Experience

The Top 10 MUST-Read Posts To Supercharge Your Steemit Experience

How to accelerate your Steemit learning curve and get rockin' & rollin' with ease and style?

My first two weeks on Steemit have been testing at times, as I've scrambled to catch up and navigate the how-to's, the system dynamics, and cultural subtleties & customs. It's been fun, challenging, frustrating, inspiring, and more. And having put in a fair amount of time, I hereby shall summarize some of the best posts found that could help a newbie shorten their learning curve...

While there's alot of great insight scattered through several posts and comment threads, this selection draws from a diversity of perspectives on different aspects of the Steemit philosophy, protocol, culture, and crypto-background.

For anyone newer on the site aiming to get up-to-speed and in-the-loop, these reading shall surely serve as excellent guides to fill in some knowledge gaps, create the foundational framework of understanding to come in and contribute to Steemit as a valuable content-producer, and inspire through powerful insight into what separates the wheat from the chaff in this blossming cyberspace.

Enjoy!! :-)

1. Steem For Noobs
   Written by @aem
   One of the top-voted, top-earning posts for good reason... The name of the post sums it up well. Speaking more to the cryptocurrency side of Steemit, this may help you get ahold of what Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power are and how they work.

2. The Secret To a Successful IntroduceYourself Post... And The #1 Mistake To Avoid
   Written by @cryptoctopus
   This one is an EXCELLENT perspective (as are most from @cryptoctopus) that applies not only to writing an intro post, but some key principles about the nature of this platform, the nature of reputation within it, and the winning approach to contributing to the community and ensuring long-term success.

His "Steemit.com - Strategy to Increase User Base #2 - The Personal Testimony" post also deserves a tie place for this. Both speaking to the same issue, following this advice is well-worth a test run.

1. Format Your Steemit Articles And Gain Steem Power!
   Written by @cryptogee
   Presentation matters. When posting articles on Steemit, the proper formatting can make a huge difference - making great writing stand out even further by looking better, reading easier, and consequently earning bigger rewards.

This is an excellent overview of how to best format your stories to stand out with straightforward, practical, applicable how-to tips. If you're not already a formatting pro, read this and follow the advice. No room for debate - just do it. The quality of content for everybody on this site will go up as a result. Win-win-win.

(*to note: such an example of proper formatting would be to have more space between these points/paragraphs - but the editor currently seems to not be accepting 100% of markdown code today)

1. No upvotes? No problem – YOU WILL be King makers!
   Written by @nanzo-scoop
   An absolutely foundational perspective on what exactly is the backbone of this platform: you producing consistent, quality content. Short and to the point, breaking down perhaps the most important point to remember and act upon when engaging on Steemit: "You are indeed the King maker and hold the keys to the Kingdom. You just need to realise it!!"

2. The Truth About Ridiculously High Steemit Payout
   Written by @cryptoctopus
   An excellent perspective from one of Steemit's top posters on how to maximize your earning potential if creating content on Steemit. There may not be a 100% duplicable formula for generative stories with massive payouts, but this article covers some of the best fundamental principles to integrate into your approach if you're interested in consistently generating quality, profitable content.

3. Steem: Where DOES the money come from?
   Written by @steemrollin
   This is a good one, if newer to the world of cryptocurrencies, to help wrap your head around the concepts of how all these Steem Dollars, Steem, and Steem Power are coming out of nowhere and can therefore have value in the market. A great overview & primer of some excellent points and the basics of virtual economies.

4. Voting Cheat Sheet: How to Follow Steemit’s All Star Posters
   Written by @steemship
   Voting on Steemit isn't exactly as straightforward as liking or disliking - there is strategy involved, especially if one is doing it as part of a strategy intented for producing profit. This spells out some of the key tips to implement into any voting strategy. However, as Steemit's algorithms are continually being upgraded, there may have been some changes the reward protocols for voting since the time of this writing that those wishing to use voting as a money-maker would be most wise to research the latest updates on - which could most likely be found scrolling through the Steemit, Steem, and/or Steemhelp categories.

As well as speaking to the subject of voting strategy, this post also offers a great look at some of Steemit's earliest top posters and their strategies - well-worth some research into how others have been rocking it here.

1. Ultimate Noob Guide to Get Rich on Steemit from Today's Top Self Help Gurus
   Written by @tuck-fheman
   This one may have been posted as satire, yet there may be some hidden wisdom in this. Let your mind get bent as some core principles of acheiving success in life seep through the wise cracks here - or simply have yourself a good laugh. Don't take too literally - but embrace the mystery of this post's hidden gems of guidance.

2. The "Steemit 101: Discover How to Make Money and Have Fun on the Social Media Site that Pays YOU to Post and Vote on Content " ebook
   This one's not actually a post here on Steemit, but...

A crowd-sourced project by @donkeypong, @cryptoctopus, @stellabelle, and @steemship - this perhaps the primer for newbies.

Reasonably short for an ebook, simple, and straightforward. HIGHLY-recommended for anyone interested in hopping onboard the Steemit train and wanting to accelerate their learning curve.

Pick up for free on the Kindle reader for a limited time, and help out by leaving a review of the book.

1. The Steemit Whitepaper
   This one's not exactly short or simple, but is the backbone of this venture. Articulating both the philosophy & values driving Steemit's inception and the model behind the cryptocurrency dynamics, this is a MUST-read for anyone serious about learning what this platform is about and how to maximize their contributions to and output from it - whether those contributions be time & energy posting & curating content, or as an investor.

*(and for a bonus that I read after making this first post that's a EXCELLENT read as well, here's a number 11...)

1. Building Character on Steemit: Six Pillars to Support Your Reputation
   Written by @steemship
   Reputation means ALOT on this platform. Richard Kaplan spells out the excellent pillars of establishing character in this piece, sharing key insight into a very important dimension of what it takes to create long-term success on a platform like Steemit (as well as life in general)

There you have it.

It may take you a few days to get through this all, but it'll be worth it. Learn from these leaders in this game, put their wisdom into practice, and you'll be rockin' it here on Steemit in no time... ;-)