Trying to find specific information on Steemit is not easy, especially for new users. Figuring out how to do even simple things can quickly become a daunting and time consuming task. Although Steemit.com's navigation problems are temporary, and will likely be solved within a few months, there is an immediate need to make information about Steemit available to new users in an easy-to-understand format.

And as @sykochica brought up in a recent post, there is also an immediate need to develop a comprehensive Steemit Ambassadors Tool Kit that can be used to effectively explain all things Steemit at meetups and in various other kinds of grassroots marketing efforts.

One approach to organizing a complex network of ideas into something that is easy to make sense of at a glance is to create a "mind map".

By associating webpage urls with nodes on a mind map, it is easy to outline a subject, show how its ideas are connected, and make these connected ideas accessible.

My favorite software for mind mapping is yEd Graph by yWorks. This software is free for personal use and is very powerful.

Here's an outline of some of my Steemit posts in image form.

By creating an html image map using < map > tags, it is relatively simple to associate all the nodes on a mind map with links.

Hover effects can be added to provide additional information describing each link. yEd Graph can automate this process, as can a variety of free online tools. Unfortunately, the Steemit post editor does not allow me to share the html + css + js code that transforms my Steemit posts mind map into an intuitive navigation tool.

You can see this image map in action here.

(Due to a conflict with my art blog's page template, the link descriptions that appear on mouseover at the above image map have a screwy offset that I don't have time to troubleshoot today. But (hopefully) you get the idea. )

As you can imagine, a hyperlinked mind map could go a long way towards solving the current navigation problems we face - at least until something better comes along.

As a visual learner, I have personally found the combination of mind maps and image-mapped hyperlinks to be very useful, and hope you find this useful as well: )