Idiots Guide to Steemit

Okay you guys.. Steemit is still in its infancy and this is an exciting place for all of us right now. To those of you who have just arrived I have put together a how too on beginner tips to get you started.

What is Steemit?
-Steemit is a beta social media and blogging platform website that integrates rewards to content creators via cryptocurrency. They use Steem/Steem Dollars. The appearance of the site is a lot like reddit, however steemit pays the content creators when their work gets upvoted,

How much you can earn from Steemit?
-Depending on the quality of content, users usually see $.04 to upwards of $100

What is an upvote?
-An upvote is basically a "like" button which returns you with steem dollars. The more upvotes and views the more steem dollars.

Is the money i'm making real?
-Absolutely. You can withdraw any steem dollars into a crypto currencywallet.

What is a cryptocurrency wallet?
-This is a secure digital wallet used to store, send, and receive digital currency like Bitcoin. (Bittrex or Openledger)

What is steem?
-Steem are the units that are bought and sold for actual money on the open markets. This can be sold or traded just like stock in a company.

What is steem dollars?
-Tokens which equivalent to about $1.00 each. Posting and voting generaties SD. You can sell or transfer them into Steem, Bitcoin, or other currencies.

What is steem power?
-The long term investment. Converting to steem power is and investment which you can not sell for 2 years. This is for the long term gain.

How to post an image?
-You will need a url for any image to show up in your posts. You can upload to certain sites which will give you a url to use. Simply copy the url and paste in your blog. The image will show up if you scroll down to the preview box.

How to BOLD words
-Use the * key. Two *s in front and after a word. ** BOLD ** No spaces. My example has spaces in order to show the setup.

How to italicise words
-Use the * key. One * in front and after a word. * Italics * No Spaces. My example has spaces in order to show the setup.

What do I write about?
-The opportunities are limitless! Find and research anything and everything that you are interested. Just start writing! You can develop as you go if you are in need of getting use to writing. The only way you will get better is by practice! I found looking at others posts and reading things I was interested really got me moving.

There really is no loss it seems when it comes to steemit. If you enjoy blogging or sharing information, why not get compensated for it! This is a revolutionary platform and we all should utilize this before this blows up completely. I honestly believe that investment now is like investing in apple or google if they were just starting out. It will be very worth it in the future.