Steemit Reference guide...Tools at your Disposal

Have you ever been lost and found yourself surfing Google for tip and tricks or tools that can be used to make your posts stand out from the rest. Well I have designed this post to be a One stop shop of References and Tools that were designed specifically for this Platform, of course most of you will know of these tools already but a list is Helpful none the less. I have lost my way numerous times and have needed Members to remind me that there is help out there if you get stuck or discouraged, so below will be a list of these References with a description of what each is and how they can be used to help you on Steemit. Hope this Guide helps!

Keeping track of Stats and where you stand currently

www.steemstats.com - Brought to you by @jesta, this is the first live stats page to come along. This page can be used to track your posts and can show you live action for each post, this includes your most current Upvotes and Comments on each post. There is many other things you can do on this site but most use it to answer comments as soon as they are received. One of the best Live feed Tools out there.

www.steemanalytics.it - Brought to you by @mauritso, this is a pretty basic tool but can be helpful to track a members Vote distribution. This site has a few bugs, but can still be useful is used right.

steempayout.com/- Brought to you by @saulius, this neat little tool can give you a better understanding of what your overall post is worth. It breaks down your post and shows an in depth look at the posts Value.

www.steemstream.com - Brought to you by @roelandp, this is a wonderful tool that can be used to see all steemit users activity real time. This can help map out what people are up to and can give you an idea of what the popular flavor (type of posts) is at that time.

https://v2.steemviz.com - Brought to you by @ausbitbank, this is another great tool for real time visualization of what is currently going on on steemit. This site shows all current activity across the entire platform including all new posts, votes, comments, users, blocks and transfers.

www.steemb.com - Brought to you by @steven1980, this tool is a great way to keep track of your steemit rewards, it brings all of you reward statistics together on one site and also has a live stream of the current market value and trading of Steem. Just enter your user name and see where you stand in rewards.

www.steem.cool - Brought to you by @blueorgy, I have found this tool to be an excellent way to see real time Reputation stats, this includes where your reputation currently stands and how much until you hit your next level. Kind of a gamer type site that shows you how far you are from Leveling up, still an awesome tool to have at our disposal.

www.steemiq.me - Brought to you by @nphacker, this is tool can be vital in helping you understand where your writing stands from a graded level. This site shows you the IQ if you will of your writing style.

www.steemwhales.com - Brought to you by @heimindanger, this site basically gives you a statistical view of our big guys out there, where they stand among the Steemit Elite and the ranking of the Big dogs.

Technical tools for the Advanced User

www.npmjs.com/package/steem - Brought to you by @fabien, This is where it gets technical and can be useful for those who know code or have development skills. Steem.js the JavaScript API for Steem blockchain

www.github.com/xeroc/piston - Brought to you by @xeroc, This happens to be one of the most popular tools used for Bot creation and other open source GUI needs. Again a technical section that may be for the more advanced user but none the less very popular and very helpful.

www.github.com/xeroc/steem-paperwallet/releases/tag/0.3 - Brought to you by @xeroc, this is another major tool used for creating a paper wallet to secure your funds off line. This can be crucial if anything was to ever happen to Steemit. Keep your funds safe.

www.piston.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ - Brought to you by @xeroc, this tool can be used to learn, use and upgrade your Piston client and can explain not only how to use it but what you might need for it to run properly. Anoth great tool from Xeroc

Helpful and Fun tools

www.steemit.chat - Brought to you by @riverhead, this tool has become one of the most used and most recommended. This is a separate site dedicated to bringing Members together through a live chat platform. This site offers a number of rooms that can be very useful such as post promotion, General Discussion and Steemprentice. These are all major tools in getting help and communicating with your fellow Steemians.

www.steemspot.com - Brought to you by @originate, this can be a very fun tool and can be used to track how Steemit has become and is becoming a global power. It shows general location of members and gives you a better understanding of where everyone is from. Pretty cool tool.

www.steemitpond.com - Brought to you by @mynameisbrian, this is a really cool visual tool that can be used to monitor real time who is on currently. it shows all active users in a fun animated way.

www.steemboost.com - Brought to you by @steemboost, this is a wonderful site for outsourcing your posts and can help raise your post visibility. Free to use and a great way to push your stories across the web.

Well there is a list of Tools that I found very Useful

I hope this list helps those who might be having trouble making ends meet. There are many more tools available and they were all created and designed for a better experience on Steemit.

We must give thanks to all of you wonderful creators for bringing these tools to or disposal and I hope you can get some much needed help from what you may not have known is available to help.

Have a Great Day