The key mistake you made was to not use use coinbase to buy bitcoin.
You could have then used the feature on steemit.com to buy steem directly with bitcoin.
But is is true buying bitcoin is difficult still.
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I used coinbase now. I'm actually really glad I fumbled through that first attempt.
:) But you are right, if I were advising a new user that is what I would recommend.