Great initiative and a couple of things spring to mind:
Why use Steem and not another platform (e.g. Whaleshares, Smoke, Weku, Trybe, Medium etc) - maybe a comparison table with the features and benefits vs them.
A roadmap of the platform and how it is looking to develop? Where is it going etc?
What are Resource Credits and Voting Power?
Bid bots (what are they, why are they used, ethics of them, trending page)
Steem on the go (mobile apps, Partiko, esteem etc)
Oh nice, the Steem on the go topic sounds great, thanks for the tips!
Definitely a guide on bid bots (and etiquette using them) will do wonders. We are aiming to onboard the users with a long term mindset and avoiding the get rich quick way of thinking, so we are at an advantage here; when they join the platform, they will already know that abusive practices are looked down into.
That's a great idea... it might be worth going into the math behind bidbots, and how most people probably don't realise that they're losing money in the transaction when you take into account the curation and price changes between the bid and the payout.
Also.. this is starting to feel more like an Intermediate course that should be available to people after they've been around for a month or two.
Yea I realised as I was writing that maybe bidbots would be a bit more advanced than beginner level but it won't take long for a newcomer to see bidbots in action I don't think.
To be honest, I have been on the platform around 10 months and still don't know what they are 😂
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You're welcome firstly, if I can think of anything else I will let you know. I have been writing a "Bluffer's Guide to Cryptocurrency" last year and did a little bit about Steemit so if you want me to do some writing for the welcome guide, let me know.
Long term mindset is key for sure. I think the emphasis needs to be on helping newcomers find communities of similar interest. For example, I like blogging, music and travel related things so I joined those discord communities.
But I didn't know that when I first joined. In fact it took 7 months to realise and, although I am very patient, I was getting pretty disheartened and desperate at that point. So definitely don't want someone new feeling that way!
Perhaps another point about how tags work can be included?
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