A Contest All About Helping New Users
One of the most important jobs we can do is to help new users find their way on the Steem Blockchain. I invest every possible waking hour here in Steem, and many others have invested a lot of money. In order for any of us to benefit, in the long run, we all must benefit and continue to grow, as a community.
Helping new users is an critical task for anyone who wants Steem to Moon. Every user that learns how to get started and grow, will invest more time, money, and energy, here. This means that the more your investment grows, the more mine grows too. Isn't that beautiful?
This is the beginning of paradigm shift. For many years now, people have been in a competitive mindset. Some think that we must compete for customers, for distributors, for attention, for love. Competition is useful for many things, it can spur growth, and challenge us to be better. However, in this new paradigm, co-operation is key. So much better if we can help ourselves, while helping others. Some say it's better to help without concern for your own benefit. Others say that since we are all One, pure selfishness will also take care of it's community. Whatever you believe, it's good for us to help each other.
During this series of contests we will cover all aspects of greeting new users, in multiple rounds over the next few weeks..
With the proper knowledge, attention, and dedication, anyone can grow here.
A Big Shoutout to Our Sponsors and Originator
@reggaemuffin must take credit for originally inspiring this contest.
This contest has been shaped and molded over the course of the past 3 months, and it's now ready to roll out in 8 individual contest posts over the next month!!!! Each contest will have several rounds. Each round will award various prizes to the winners and there will also be extra prizes to be awarded by our judges.
If you go above, and beyond, there are extra prizes to be won!
Let's take a moment to thank our Sponsors, and Witnesses!!!!!
@Aggroed: 100 Steem
@Ausbitbank: 100 Steem
@Swelker101: 90 day delegation of 500sp
If you like what these witnesses are doing, make sure to VOTE FOR THEM :)
For this first round of:
"Welcoming New Users Contest"
We will share with each other the most useful posts that are available on the blockchain!
For example. This post @reggaemuffin created, during his 3rd Day on Steem, 6 months ago. It probably needs an update with new information but is still a strong example.
We hope everyone will read the FAQ, as well as the new Steemit Welcome Page, however, I am unsure if we all do this. These are certainly good directions to point new users. However, they are not enough. When joining Steem there is a case of information overload. As users spend more time Steeming, they quickly forget about those pages, and depend on us for learning the ropes.
Because I couldn't find one already written, I wrote a guide on to how to leave a comment, and what not to do. Since leaving a proper comment is so important, and commenting is the best way for a new user to get exposure, this is a very helpful guide for new users.
Please have a look at my Greeter Application for MSP.
In it there is a long list of helpful links, full of valuable information.
Helpful link and How-to Guides Contest
Please enter in the comments all of the most important posts for new users to see while they are just learning how to be here.
We are not looking for a long message, but as many helpful links as possible. If properly formatted so they are easy to read, even better!
This contest will be judged independently of comment upvotes or rewards. Winners will be announced after post payout. If you suggest a post that another user has already suggested, it will not be considered as a point for this contest, the first person who left the link will be counted. So read the comments carefully and make sure to not re-enter a post that has already been offered.
There will be a .500 steem prize for each Valid entry (as determined by us), up to $100 steem in total! Prizes to be awarded after post payout.
I look forward to seeing some guides I have not already read.
The link mentioned in this post, and the resources they link to will not be considered as valid submissions for this contest.
Additionally, do not submit multiple links of guides for the same type of information. Select the best guide. Multiple links on the same information will at best be counted as 1 entry
Ok, go get them links :)
Thank you for participating. This is going to be a very helpful project, and Steem requires each and every one of us to care!
References
- Complete Guide to What Is Steem(it)
- steemit.com/faq
- steemit.com/welcome
- Comments. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
- @inquiringtimes - MSP Greeter Application
P.S. This round of the contestis for ENGLISH language guides. Next round is for all of the other languages. <3
I am glad to be participating in this contest :)
Here are list of post that i think might be helpful
That's all i've got to share for now :D
I've been looking for #1, thanks!
Humbled to have been listed multiple times. More power to you and I hope you win! Need a guide? Ping me on discord.
The promote yourself guide says you should upvote yourself. Is this generally accepted? I would wonder if it was bad etiquette to self congratulate as it were.
Self upvoting posts is encouraged. Comments only if you think yours are extra valuable
Always new things to learn!
A more clear answer would be that excessive self voting to the exclusion of others is discouraged (sometimes by downvotes). Another example of bad self voting is if you posted 20x a day with only a picture and a few words and upvoted all of those posts. There is no clear rule, but the extremes can trigger response from the community.
I get what you mean. I’ve seen that if you do it after 30 mins, you don’t steal any of the curation amount. So basically adhering to that.
I couldn’t fire out 20 posts in a day if I tried! Takes me a couple of hours to make one as it is.
cool
wow a great bunch of useful stuff thanks
https://steemit.com/security/@noisy/how-to-set-an-own-password-which-is-not-generated-by-steemit
https://steemit.com/security/@noisy/public-and-private-keys-how-to-generate-all-steem-user-s-keys-from-master-password-without-a-steemit-website-being-offline
https://steemit.com/steemconnect/@noisy/how-to-configure-steemconnect-v2-and-use-it-with-your-application-how-it-works-and-how-it-is-different-from-v1
A handy collection of tools and advices:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@clixmoney/the-best-steemit-tools-for-my-dear-followers-and-all-steemit-users
https://steemit.com/busy/@tojukaka/what-steemit-means-to-me
https://steemit.com/education/@tojukaka/the-hidden-treasure-in-steemit
https://steemit.com/tutorial/@tojukaka/when-you-don-t-know-what-to-post-on-steemit
https://steemit.com/tutorial/@tojukaka/how-to-use-markdown-mobile-phone-tutorial-14
https://steemit.com/tutorial/@tojukaka/how-to-do-your-introduceyourself-post-mobile-phone-tutorial-12
https://steemit.com/tutorial/@tojukaka/how-to-properly-give-references-to-your-pictures-mobile-phone-tutorials-for-newbies-9
I have bookmarked the following posts as my steemit guidelines. Hope this can help other planktons/minnows like me.
I love the minnows! thank you for everything that you do to this wonderful community!
Tip to minnows:
Focus on yourself and not others. (based on my experience)
Help the community by sharing your original stories, blog about anything that you are passionate about, NEVER COMPARE YOURSELF WITH THE REST! You will be rewarded in the end!
P.S. Self upvoting is not an issue here, many Steemians like myself put money on Steemit. I actually invested everything I have in my bank account and transfered it here, I even sold some of my investments to buy some steem coins to get my Voting Power up. (yes am insane) am not saying you should do the same thing. I am now a full time Steemian! LOL
There's so much reading for you to do, just like when I started, sleepless nights but now I don't have to do all that too much because I have built myself a home base here ^_-
Another tip: Join some contests and go outside your page and make friends!
Btw, before you go and start asking some Steemians around about the basics, pls have the time to read the welcome page and FAQs:
https://steemit.com/welcome
https://steemit.com/faq.html
Happy Steeming everyone! Keep the energy alive!
Your loving Steemian,
-purepinay
THANKS ♥♥♥♥ i'm a minnow ^^
nice advice, thanks
This is awesome! I'm brand new to steemit and I really like that the mentality here is so inclusive and supportive, I'm a fan of the way the internet can connect us all but sometimes social media can seem a bit toxic. It's great to see something so positive!
Welcome to Steem 😊
If you have any questions, we will help you (and you probably will have some, the Blockchain is pretty complex 😅)
I only have one lonely link that I remembered. I was like, what the heck is this reputation thing? and Naruto is the best way to explain that to someone like me, and maybe someone like you :P
https://steemit.com/reputationchallenge/@quocvietle/steemit-reputation-explained-with-naruto-or-reputation-challenge-by-modernpastor
Loving the way steemit community is growing and encouraging other users to improve parallelly.
I am not getting my post visibility to the relevant audience, and hence it is demotivating for me to go for a new one. If you like, please engage and help me grow.
...AND...
But sad to say, gem posts like these are not getting the proper appearance, and thus the Author is not being pushed towards creating more and more. Whales are dominating the categories. These issues should seriously be reviewed.
Visibility is yet another problem area in steem. As an author you need to network to be able to get any rewards. And with this contest we can help new users learn the ropes faster 😊
@reggaemuffin do continue your kind support. I appreciate it. If you can, please show some engagement with the above-mentioned post with a reply & and a like-minded upvote. Though I do not like to ask for upvotes, it has become a thing to ask for when it comes to steemit.
Visibility is an issue on all platforms that I have used - selling platforms, and social media platforms, we just have to get around it by making genuine connections with users who will be here long term.
Would be nice if that was the case. Would be better for us all. But I don't see that happening unfortunately. There are always some, but they are so few they get either laughed at/denounced as leeches by a few and simply ignored by the most. If you never get above Gandhi-scale 2 then nothing changes.
That is why you have to continue to fight for it. This place can be something great and we have the opportunity to shape it (or fail trying) 😊
@regaemuffin If you had to start all over. What steps would you take to create your following/relationships on here?
I'd be myself. I would probably contribute to utopian more and stay being a witness.
I just followed Utopian. I've yet to look for topics that interest me. As you said in one of the comments above. This block chain is a little complex.
@raggaemuffin what's a witness?
Witnesses are the government of the blockchain and help secure everything.
Great! Tips below
Esteem App
https://steemit.com/esteemapp/@sweetestglo-eu/fun-facts-and-how-to-use-the-esteem-app-2017920t16412083z
Commenting
https://steemit.com/steemit/@eurogee/gratitude-to-my-fans-who-asked-after-me-to-all-newbies-take-commenting-more-serious-let-me-show-you-how-to-make-your-comments
Great idea and thanks to the contest sponsors!
Here's my link: https://steemit.com/comments/@commentwealth/a-minnow-s-guide-to-comment-curation
I recommend this post aswell. I read it when i joined Steem and it helped me alot!
thanks geke! There's a lot of good details about how to approach our comments section, there. :)
Heeey Great IDEA!
Help people to help people to help themselves ;D
This is one tutorial i ran into today :D Its a good one :D
https://steemit.com/fun/@meno/howto-fail-on-steemit-a-practical-guide-for-those-who-hate-success
I'm not sure if this one has been added because there are far too many to look through. This formatting tip from @arbitrarykitten was quite helpful to me in my first days.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@arbitrarykitten/steemit-how-to-place-images-to-the-sides-of-your-posts
This is a great initiative for both newbies and existing steemians
https://steemit.com/steemit/@alisonudeme/the-newbies-guide
this is a post i wrote on my own and am barely 2 months on steemit
Hey.. i wrote two guides that i think can be helpful for the community.
Here they are:-
https://steemit.com/steemit/@jbn/8-step-guide-on-how-to-properly-introduce-yourself-on-steemit-2017123t12150472z
https://steemit.com/steemit/@jbn/9-tips-to-create-engaging-and-trending-posts-on-steemit-20171125t17538783z
Hoping to win the grand prize.. ^_^
Guide To Steemit Witnesses And Witness Voting
Upvoted and resteemed. I am considering writing a guide to strategic curation, regardless of this contest. Could be cool.
Well what link can be better than this link itself !!
I am a new user and i have so much confidence in the community after seeing this post .. so here you go
https://steemit.com/minnowsupport/@inquiringtimes/the-welcoming-contest-round-1-usd50-in-prizes-how-to-links
Sneaky! 😂
Silly! I almost clicked on that 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing this post,am a new member here is my link https://steemit.com/introductory/@adigunabiola/my-introductory-post
The 2 things that are really helping me right now... Discord and knowing how to use markdown.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@swelker101/using-discord-to-enhance-your-steemit-experience-the-incomplete-list
https://steemit.com/steemit/@blevley/an-extensive-markdown-guide-with-tips-and-tricks-you-may-not-know-yet
I'm still new here so I am still not sure on which direction to go, but nonetheles, here's one of the links I found most useful until now! :)
It has a lot of good links inside it aswell!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@teamsteem/the-ultimate-guide-to-steemit
How I Achieved 200 Followers in My First Month on Steemit
How You Can Withdraw Your Steemit Earnings Into USD--And Why You Shound Only Do It if You're Truly Strapped for Cash
Please enter your submissions all in the same comment <3
Oops. I guess I will do that from now on. Sorry for link spamming (^_^;)>
No worries :)
"OMG My Posts Aren't Getting Voted On and Supported! Steemit Sucks! I Hate This Place!" - How to Effectively Grow As a Minnow
For posts: https://steemit.com/steemit/@ethandsmith/polishing-your-posts-tips-for-creating-high-quality-readable-and-engaging-articles-for-your-blog
Reward system: https://steemit.com/steemit/@ilyastarar/how-does-steemit-reward-system-work-complete-research-paper-on-steemit-economy-and-reward-system
All in one: https://steemit.com/guide/@jerrybanfield/introducing-steem-guide
Thanks for including my complete guide on Steemit reward system. I am a humble person and still say that you won't find anything better on the subject. Hope you win!
Thanks :)
I read this one about the reward system and learned lots. Lots of the jargon being thrown around makes more sense now. SBD = SteamBlockchainDollar. What still left me confused was the inflation part - inflation only works in traditional dollars because bankruptcy exists - there's no bankruptcy here so where does the interest come from?
How to Win Followers and Influence People on Steemit - Part 1
How to Set Up Your Steemit Profile (Profile Picture, Cover Image, Display Name, About, Location, and Website)
I need this one!
How to Use Tags to Maximize Visibility for Your Posts and Gain More Upvotes
How the Minnow Support Project Helps You Achieve Your Dreams on Steemit, and How to Join!
What about the old users??? :D may I get prize too?? :D
Guessing you know where some helpful guides are... Drop them here. There will be a number of rounds to this contest and multiple ways to win!
Okay ;)
Hello You Got Up Voted For $2.19 done By @imosco
@imosco pronto te comenzare a enviar unos sbd para trabajar muy interesante tu bot hoy te descubri
Here is my entry to help not only new users but even current users who still haven't made a profile picture. https://steemit.com/steemit/@isteemithard/6wybqv-how-to-upload-a-steemit-profile-picture-and-cover-image
I think this might be useful too https://steemit.com/steem/@reko/steemfollower-manual-curation-platform-earn-free-smts
Thank you for the help actually im new to steemit thnks for the various information :)
I'm a new user so I support totaly the mouvement x)
But yeah we must do what we can for growing the community
Very, very and very great message!!! I approve it.
Thanks
That is just awesome! Thank you guys very much for the support I would have never expected to find a kind community like on Steemit!
How exciting! I love this post I'm only 3/4 days in and have been searching posts to help get me started. This saves me a lot of time. One I don't believe I saw below but I found value in was how to see if posts has been resteemed.
Do you know to find out who have resteemed your post
Bookmarked for sure. But for now I'm off to do some reading.
Thank you for supporting minnows! I appreciate what you all are doing for us newbies! As a 15-day-old minnow I have pretty much spent every waking hour I can on steemit as well and the results I've gotten are a lot more then I expected! This was before I even used minnowsupport and after using minnowsupport the light at the end of the tunnel got much brighter. As someone already mentioned, and as someone [me] who literally just went through the process, if you don't read:
https://steemit.com/welcome
https://steemit.com/faq.html
You could end up lost and trying to ask questions that are already answered in great detail. Tag your posts properly and most importantly, have fun! If any minnows are reading this, you must read! Provoke thought and engage. Much love to minnow support!
That wasn't nice I tried. Sorry that my post was not to your standards.
looks to me like you copied this comment:
https://steemit.com/minnowsupport/@inquiringtimes/the-welcoming-contest-round-1-usd50-in-prizes-how-to-links#@purepinay/re-inquiringtimes-the-welcoming-contest-round-1-usd50-in-prizes-how-to-links-20171213t025634342z
copy pasting isn't trying.
The only thing I 'copied' was the links. The rest was my own thoughts, and thoughts agreeing with someone elses thoughts. I'm sorry that my thoughts were like someone elses. I also mentioned that someone else mentioned the links already.
In no way did I copy and paste someone elses post. I am however, guilty of using that post to quickly copy the faq and welcome links, simply because I saw them there, as opposed to opening two tabs to get the link, but to say I copied and pasted the whole post, that is quite the accusation that is obviously not true. At best, I should apologize for redundancy, since the links were already there. I was merely emphasizing that those links will get you well on your way, since I have noticed many newcomers completely ignore those pages. It's like you've punished me for literally copying an URL. Either way, I'm sorry, but URL's are copy paste jobs 95% of the time. Take care & thanks for explaining why you downvoted.
I'm sorry, I have had a rough couple of days in the real world, and I made the mistake of thinking you copied the same comment, because I obviously wasn't thinking straight. :( I'm going to check out your profile and see if I can't give you a good vote somewhere. <3
Hey thank you! I really appreciate this. I have gained much respect! It's okay -- we all have rough days. I've had a rough year, so I can understand where you're coming from. I am one happy Steemian right now!
nice and interesting post thanks for sharing
you think very good idea
Cool
Wonderful idea I wish to participate with you I need work
My tip is to basically follow @welcoming. The place really is more fun if you’ve got more real people to interact with rather than news aggregators or going over the 58th Bitcoin performance post.
That account looks fairly inactive, I see it resteems intro posts... But hard to tell who/what it is/does
It’s a brand new account. I forget who owns it but they are very prominent. It’s thing is it goes through the mess that is introduceryourself and finds actual users to highlight. It resteems them. I’ve been using it to find people to follow.
I’ll try to find who owns it...
Ah, it’s @theaustrianguy.
Thank you for this post
Adding cover photo's to yopur profile
https://mspsteem.com/steemit/@tarakki/cover-photo-steemit-2017815t55546304z