The Missing Steemit FAQs & Beginners Guide - Part 1

When I go through the comments on any post the first thing that strikes me is the large amount of questions that newbies seem to have. Unfortunately it is not so easy to find answers very easily on Steemit, except by launching an extensive search and spending time sifting through posts and comments.

I know how frustrating it can be to have so many unable unanswered questions. In an attempt to provide help I will be writing FAQ posts that will give clarity with respect to nagging doubts that may prevent newcomers from enjoying the Steemit experience.

In the first part, I will attempt to provide answers to some of the most common questions. Some of the answers may be very brief and I will take up those topics in more detailed posts in the days ahead.

Is there a Steemit tutorial?

Yes, there is an official Steemit FAQ page which addresses some common questions

Another page of Steemithelp is here.

Besides, there are some great posts made by members that act as good guides. The way to find them is to type "Steemit guide" in Google search and choose a time period from the top of the page on order to get recent results instead of outdated or old articles. This is important as there may be changes to certain features of Steemit time and again.

How Do I Earn Steem?

Of you're new it is better to participate in discussions that you will find on the blog page below the article, rather than create new blog posts. The reason being that if no one knows you you will not get upvotes and hence you will not have any earnings.

Your earnings are divided between Steem Backed Dollars(SBD) and Steem. If you would like to get your entire earnings as Steem you can set your posts to earn 100% Steem, as pictured in the image above.

How Do I Get Whale Votes?

Firstly, whales need to notice you and there is no better way to achieve that than make useful and noteworthy comments on their posts. If you have been making comments for a few weeks you can start blogging with unique useful content. Create blog posts consisting of issues that Steemit users face and you are sure to catch the attention of whales.

How Do I Improve Consistently?

The key word as in the question is consistency. Many users get busy in the beginning only to slack off after a few days and even stop posting. Then they complain about less earnings. If you don;t put out regular content you will not earn much.

Learn Steemit thoroughly by spending some time here and observing what successful people do. Go through Steemit-specific posts(like this one) and try and figure out the best niche for yourself. Make friends on Steemit as well as on Discord and Steemit Chat.

When you have questions or doubts get help and ask until you get answers - hope the gif above helps!. Participate extensively not only by commenting and chatting but by entering contests on Steemit as they give you a high visibility.

You will find that by doing these things you will keep moving forward consistently.

How Do I Increase My Voting Power?

As your Steem Power grows your voting power increases. If you want a quick increase in voting power the best thing to do is to buy Steem. For example, if you power up with 10000 Steem your vote will be worth about 1.11 SBD. A lesser amount like 200 SP will give you a vote worth 0.02 SBD - as calculated according to the current price of Steem.

You can see your own voting power and of others as well as play around to see how much voting power you can get by purchasing Steem by using this calculator, seen in the image above.

How To Make The Best Out Of Upvoting?

The best time to vote on popular posts is 30 minutes after the post is published. However there are several factors that go into deciding how much your upvote on a post is going to earn for you. It gets divided between all the people who upvote the post and the amount depends on the time of upvote, the voting power and how many people have upvoted the post.

How Can I Promote My Post To Maximize Visibility?

The more followers you have the more your post will be visible in their feeds. There are periods of high traffic when posts may be seen by more people like the morning and evening times on the US - or the same in China if you are writing in Chinese, and so on.

When you share your posts in social media your connections will see it and also follow you here. You can also create your own blog where you can also publish your posts but you will have to link both to each other in order to avoid being considered as plagiarism.

Remember, your followers give you the maximum visibility by reading your posts and by upvoting your post so that it starts trending.

Within Steemit itself you can start commenting on popular posts after you publish a blog post here. The result will be that people reading the comments will come and check out your blog and also upvote if they like what they see.

You can also use free and paid bots that will give you upvotes which in turn will boost your post a bit. This will increase visibility as a post that earns nothing or just a few cents has little visibility.

Is There Any Official Support For Newbies?

Yes there is. Minnowsupport(@minnowsupport) is officially recognized as the support group for newbies. It is a group formed by veteran Steemit members who are helping the community. You can check out their profile page on Steemit and also their channel on Discord.

How Do I Get A Voting Slider?

When your SP increases to 500 you will get a slider as you see in the image below. The slider will allow you to choose the percentage and value of your vote. You can vote with full strength and also lower the strength as you please depending how much you want to give out on your vote.

I hope that these tips will help. If you follow all or even a few of them you are sure to be on the path to success. Wish you best of luck!

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Thanks for reading :-).