RE: Addressing Steemit's Social Confusion
I signed up thinking it was both.I am terrible at facebook.Never caught my fancy. In fact I felt spied on at times for gossip.I think I have logged in about 20 times this year.I have also been thinking the last fews years to do a memoir and when I saw a video on youtube about Steemit,I thought now was my time. So I have about 3 hours on this site. I search here and there,learn a few things to do and so on.I am no closer to my goal. I see I have a lot to learn. About the"chain",promoting,following,how to make this site useful to me with intentions of the owners of this site. I mean of course the lure of making extra cash is there. But, the task to comprehend is daunting. This is not a site for novice people who,for the most part give up as culture is bent that way.Maybe I just not have the person to follow to learn Steemit yet. I will stick with it. I want to do my writings that I have thought about this last 30 years or so.But, like I say I am not sure what to do,I will try and vote you up and and give ya a penny,I think and follow ya. I pretty sure I got some of this right.Earl
Hi Earl,
Thanks for adding your voice to this debate, it is good to get another new user putting their feelings, and experiences across.
It's interesting that you say that you don't feel Steemit is for the novice; I'm wondering is this because of a lack of FAQs, a help section, or more familiar social media tools?
I would advise, if you haven't done it already, to join Steemit chat; you can access it by clicking on the 3 horizontal bars in the top right of your screen. There you can get to know some more members of the community and also promote your posts.
Please stick at it, it feels daunting at first, but after a few weeks you'll be coaching novices on how to get a start on Steemit! :-)
Cg
Thanks cryptogee,
Of Course I will hang there.The novice thing is just a true statement. Heck I visit my face book page about 0 to 6 times a month at (earlbenjaminlee). I talk to faces. I have been in sales 35 years. Just saying with out me telling you I am a newbie. You would tell. And the other side of that I do want to learn,I know it's like tying my shoelace and eventually I will get my hooks in deep enough/. So of course this a good place to be for the novice. Just doesn't take away the newbie feeling.
I will join Steemit chat. If I can't do it ...I'll be baaaaauck.
Peace Earl
Ha Ha ..did not know you could down on those 3 little bars. Cheers. Another lesson learned.
Peace
Earl
Steemit is NOT accessible to the masses or normal social media users. If Steemit is to have any chance whatsoever of being "mainstream" then it needs a much easier to use interface and MUCH MORE importantly much better PR and communications as to how the site actually works. It seems like the HQ doesn't even know what steemit is...