I think for those who are willing to try this new thing, a lack of effective on boarding and tutoring is the biggest barrier right now. Many curious new users get lost and frustrated, and they give up.
For more experienced users, it can be hard to find the time to help with onboarding. I suspect, though, that doing this at a community level would be very helpful-actually meet and blog together.
For those people who aren’t willing to take a chance and try something like this, no amount of explaining will help. They’re just not ready.
Exactly my opinion as well... some people just need the masses to test the waters first. Once they hear everyone raving at it, they'll come.
And you, thanks for coming too :D
It’s happening. People just have to figure out how to appropriate the technology and the various platforms for themselves (businesses and communities too). I find another big challenge is labeling Steemit. Is it a blogging platform? Is it social media? Is it for investors? Is it for artists? Does it promote quality content? Does it tolerate and reward short, crappy posts?
The answer, of course, is Yes, Yes, Yes, but that answer isn’t particularly helpful to new users who want to be able to quickly conceptualize and understand what they are getting into.