So, I had two friends join steemit and I wanted to help them figure it out in less time than it took me. This post is for them...and any of you who also want some help with some of the quirks of the site.

Go to https://imgsafe.org/ and upload your profile pic. Go to settings in your account. Click the pic, go to the page it sends you to and put the .jpeg link (not the address at the top of the page) under the pic you uploaded to the steemit site in the correct location. Do the same with a background and fill in the rest of the info. Use the really long password that they provide for you if you haven’t changed it to save all the information.

To write a post, click on Submit a Story and start writing. Add tags at the bottom with # and in lower case. You can do anything like #help, #friends, etc. There are some frequently used ones which you can find by pushing the home button and looking at the right hand side where the tags are listed. You can use anything though to help people find your post.

When writing a story, either use the editor or Markdown which is like html programming. The editor has a place to upload the photo, but it has to be downloaded to imgsafe first and then put the link to the jpeg in there. Click on Markdown Styling Guide if you need help with this – bold, italics, headers, etc.

To search for someone or something, click on the little search icon and type in what you are looking for. It isn’t the best search engine, but it works good enough to get you to where you want to go if it is there. If you’re looking for a person, search for their account name. Click on the link and it will take you to the post. After the title, you will see the account name. Click on it and you can click follow or click on the name and go to their main blog page to see all of their posts.

To write your intro post, tell a little about yourself and include a pic of yourself with steemit and the date written on a paper by your face (or covering part of your face)! Then tag it with #introduceyourself and whatever else you talked about. People love to read these, so make it entertaining and it's your chance to make a great first impression. Some people wait to write these for a few days or so.

To see comments you've made on other posts, click on comments on your main page. To see replies people have left on your posts or comments, click replies. You can respond to their replies there. This might seem obvious, but it took me a few days to figure out what was what! Feed/Home takes you to the posts by the people you follow.

It takes a few days or weeks to get the hang of things. Comment on other posts that interest you by clicking reply at the end of the post. Push the up arrow next to the price on the post to “upvote” it. Have fun and take a look around!

You can do it!!