Welcome to Steemit!
This page is full of information to help you learn about the platform and become a successful Steemian. You can return to this page at any time by clicking on the "Welcome" link in the main menu. There is a table of contents below to help you navigate the page.
Included on the page is a "Quick Start Guide" with information on how the platform works, and a "To Do List" with recommended steps to get started with your account.
Below that is a section of "Helpful Posts from Steemit Users", which contains a collection of posts from users in the community that are helpful for new users getting started.
Below that is a list of recommended users to follow, a collection of other resources including the FAQ Page, and information on where to find live help.
Table of Contents
Quick Start Guide
No Cost to Participate
Upvotes
Comments
Creating Posts
Tags
Followers and Feeds
Resteem
Digital Currencies
Curation
Payments
Home, New, Hot, Trending, Promoted, and Active
Profile
Reputation
Cashing out or Spending SBD
Plagiarism
Password Security
Earning on Steemit
To Do List
Backup your password
Sign Up for Steemit Chat
Setup your Profile, Avatar, and Cover Image
Choose your "NSFW" (Not Safe for Work) Display Preference
Create your "introduceyourself" post
Helpful Posts from Steemit Users
Users to Follow
Other Resources
Live Help
Third Party References
Quick Start Guide
No Cost to Participate
It is free to post, comment, or upvote all content on Steemit.com. You might even get paid for it!
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Upvotes
Upvotes are Steemit's way of saying you like someone's post or comment.
To upvote, click on the Upvote icon at the bottom of the comment/post.
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Comments
When you are first starting out, commenting on other people's posts can be a great way to get involved and connect with people!
To comment on a post, or reply to an existing comment, click on the "Reply" link at the bottom of the post/comment.
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Creating Posts
To create a post, click on the "Post" link in the upper right corner.
Posts have three main parts: Title, Content, Tags.
You will want to make your title attention grabbing, and relevant to your content.
To create your content, you can either use "Editor" or "Markdown" mode.
There are several guides for creating posts in the "Helpful Posts from Steemit Users" section below.
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Tags
Tags will help people find your posts.
Each post can have up to five tags, separated by spaces.
The first tag in the list will be the main category that the post is in.
The tags should all be relevant to the content in the post.
You can browse content by tags, as well as see a list of popular tags that other users have used in their posts here.
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Followers and Feeds
To follow an author, click on their username and click the "Follow" button.
Once you follow someone, all of their posts will show up in your "Feed" on the homepage when you login.
As other Steemians come across your posts and comments, you will start to gain followers.
You can see all of your followers and the people you are following in your profile page.
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Resteem
If you want to share someone else's post with all of your followers, click on the resteem icon.
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Digital Currencies
STEEM, Steem Power and Steem Dollars are the three forms of digital currency used by the Steem Blockchain.
More information on the three types of tokens can be found in the Steemit FAQ.
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Curation
Up to 25% of the reward for posts goes to the people who voted on it. These people are called curators.
The more Steem Power you have in your account, the more your upvotes will be worth, and the more potential curation rewards you can earn!
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Payments
Payouts are made 7 days after the post/comment is created. You can claim your rewards in your wallet after 7 days.
The payments may fluctuate (up and down) until the final payment is reached.
Payments for posts are split between the author (at least 75%) and the curators (up to 25%).
The author reward is paid 50% in Steem Power, and 50% in liquid STEEM/SBD.
Authors also have the option to decline payout, or be paid in 100% Steem Power!
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Home, New, Hot, Trending, Promoted, and Active
These are various ways to sort blog posts.
Home - Most recent posts of the people you follow (your feed).
New - Posts are sorted by the time posted, newest first.
Hot - Popular posts at the moment.
Trending - Posts with the highest pending rewards currently.
Promoted - Listings that are boosted by Steem Dollar payments get "Promoted" for greater visibility.
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Profile
Feed - Here is where you go to see the most recent posts from the people you follow.
Blog - Here is where you go to see all of your posts and resteems.
Comments - Here is where you go to see all of the comments you have made to other's posts and comments.
Replies - Here is where you go to see all replies other users have made to your posts and comments.
Wallet - Here is where you go to see your wallet balances, make transfers, exchange STEEM/SBD, and Power Up.
Change Password - Here is where you go to change your password.
Settings - Here is where you go to update your settings.
Logout - Here is where you go to logout.