I have been on Steemit for just under 3 months so I am relatively new to it. However, there are some great unmissable aspects of Steemit I have learnt about that I'd like to share with you, as a new user. I'd like to share with you the best things that I have learnt about the Steemit community that can really help YOU as a new member make the best use of your time here on this platform and in being of real value to others. I hope this post helps you to get acknowledged for writing about the things you love and helps you earn your way through the Steemit-crypto universe!
WRITE ORIGINAL CONTENT
The Steemit community LOVE to read about something that you have written about, created, or a subject that you can shed some light on. Even if it is about something else that has been written, give your own views, get the reader thinking.
INTEND GIVING
I mean this in the context of writing. What can the community learn from your posts, from your own views? Can an experience that you have had be completely individual to you? Yes, it can! Write about it. Share your experiences and views with the confidence that people will see the genuine nature in you.
WRITE WITH PASSION, FOLLOW YOUR PASSION
It can get very boring to follow people just for the sake of following them if all you will read in your 'feed' are posts on subjects that do not interest you. It can really pay back to find people who inspire you and/or write about things that you enjoy reading about. Doing this will help you develop your own method of writing and get your mind working on future post ideas.
ALWAYS ASK EACH OTHER FOR HELP
We can all agree that getting to grips with how Steemit works can be a daunting task. There cannot be enough sharing of information about Steemit's parameters and I encourage everyone to interact with others. Steemit is a self-help platform and sometimes sticking your hand up and asking for help from people who know more, can really go a long way.
UPVOTE AND COMMENT
Commenting is the most important here, as it backs up your vote. A vote alone is great but it doesn't connect you with the person who wrote 'that amazing article' you just read. Introduce yourself by commenting on their post. Be genuine and positive in your approach. Give them an incentive to reply back and take interest in your posts.
CREATE A NETWORK
Great minds think alike. Find people who share an interest in the same or similar subjects as you and build a network to help each other grow. Communicate with these people regularly and share ideas about subjects that you all can write about. This post is one example of this. ecoTrain, as a group, collectively propose ideas about questions that we can write about. This can really speed up your account value also, as you all can help upvote, resteem and share each other's posts and help find new content to learn about something from all topics on Steemit.
INTEND TO MAKE A POSITIVE CHANGE
With all of the posts that I have read on Steemit, making a positive impact is one of the key aspects that I have noticed that exists within all the best posts and it is by far one of the most important to me. Make a positive change. It rings out true for Steemit itself, but it is a message that can add so much personality to your posts and the greater community at large.
STEEM ON!
Great answer Mr. FunkyMonk!
I think your point about asking for help is BIG! People are so helpful around here, and I think Steemit rewards us for being helpful too.
So don't forget to ask and/or look for help when you need it!
Cheers @ecoinstant. I’ll be sure to ask you for help next time. Have been thinking about post formatting and adding split lines between paragraphs and centering the body of words. Any advice for me and new Steemit users?
Yes! I personally use tags, which are like secret codes so it looks like what you want. Tags go inside < these symbols > , without the spaces.
I'll use spaces here so you can see them, tags disappear when used properly, they just do their jobs!
< br >
This guy adds extra line breaks! He doesn't have to be 'closed' like other tags, use him and forget him.
< center > and < /center >
These guys will center anything in between them! The tag with a / says, 'stop here'; this is called 'closing the tag'.
Here's an example I use frequently to separate sections:
< br >
< center > -------------------------------< /center >
< br >
Bonus tag!
The anchor tag can be used, among a few other things, to add a link to an image! When the image is clicked, it activates the anchor link.
< a href='link.com' >
Image code
< /a >
Remember to remove the spaces so they dissapear and do their job ;p
This is so helpful dude!
nice one @mrfunkymonk .. some SOUND advice you have here!
Thanks @eco-alex. Really enjoyed reading your post. Couldnt quite get Changelly to work for me though to send money to Steem. I couldn't add my bank details outside of a QCR code, which I cannot use with my bank for international payments. Any expreience on how to bypass this process?
You may need to use another service, I have used coinbase, jerry banfield recommended bitstamp and also uses coinbase.
You could also use a broker. Like in this article with fitinfun, sometimes the answer is a person.
I serve as a broker here in Colombia, maybe let me know in private exactly what you want to do. Too large and I won't be able to help, but there is someone out there who can!
There are sites like localbitcoins or applications like abra can help you find brokers close by, but now we are buying bitcoin and will have to transfer and convert it.
good to know! i usually use my bittrex account so im not sure about this.. it might just be that you have to be inside of a QCR code, whatever that is!?
All the advice given here is so helpful and authentic. Plus, it really works too. I agree with @ecoinstant that the Steemit community does help you when u ask for help so your point on asking for help is totally legit. :) Also, I 100% agree with the writing with passion point because if you try to write on just a popular topic or something you think the people will like but isn't something you feel connected to, you'll fall short of ideas and will end up writing something dreary. However, if you are passionate about something, you're likely to bring out something amazing in each post. Good article btw :)
Thank you @sharoonyasir. I can advise anyone reading this to check out your associated post. It spoke out to me and I think it is genuinly helpful to new users.
You are too kind :)
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Thank you much appreciated. I should apologise for my lack of posts of recent. I aim to get back onto steemit as time goes by.
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