"Asked And Answered" - Best Newbie Question Of The Month (January 2018)

Every month I am going to pick out a great question that a newbie asks so that I can answer it and share the responses with my followers. Sometimes we forget that we grow quick here and what we take for granted as easy, is in fact very hard for others. I see too many times people (including me) say "just go back through my blog and I have answers for you". The problem is, how many people are going to sift through 30 days of blog posts just to hopefully find answers to questions that all of us have had at one time or another?

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Simple Format And A Small Reward Too

So I will highlight the questions, and the post they came from, and reward the newbie author with at least a $1.00 upvote on her post. I also encourage anyone else to help give answers to the questions to this newbie directly (if they differ from mine or you just want to reinforce a point).

Remember you were a newbie steemian yourself at one time and don't forget how you felt as people gave you answers to your questions. I encourage all of you to also do what I am doing. Find a newbie and answer their questions and share the info and the habit with your own followers too!

SOME GREAT QUESTION TO STEEMIANS FOR NEWBIE STEEMIAN by @millerava

This is the best newbie question I have run across this month. I'm answering it simply because you took the time to ask such thoughtful questions @millerava.

1.) What is a steem? steem is a currency that you can trade for other currencies.

2.)how will I get a steem? You get it by either buying it or earning it from steemit.

3.) What is steem power? SP is when you "locK up" your steem for up to 13 weeks and they give you the "power" to do things like upvote others and earn money. You don't have to power up, but if you plan on staying here awhile you might want to do so.

4.) What the meaning of power up or power down vote? don't worry about that at this time. It will just confuse you.

5.)What is SBD? This is steem dollars which is another currency that you earn on steemit. You get half SBD paid out on your posts. The rest of the payout is in STEEM.

6.)How much will I make per post? You can make between $0 and $1000s... it just depends on the post. I see that you are active and you will find that ONE good post a day is better than 7 so-so posts. If you get people that like you and follow you, and they want to encourage and appreciate you, then you will get higher payout. Also affecting you is whether or not you get seen (ie how many followers you have). If you have 10 followers, then you will be seen less that if you have 1000 followers. To get followers, you need to "engage" in conversations with people. People will like you in the beginning because you have a pretty face, but you also need to have a good personality and engage people in conversations too. That will help you get many more followers and make more money.

7.)what is reputation on Steemit? Reputation is important because it is a ranking of who has credibility. If you have a 34 and I have a 53, people will believe me more than you. So your reputation score will go up when you interact more with people and it all adds up and grows over time. (unless you engage in bad behaviour, which people above you can ruin it and make it go down)

8.)Does reputation means something on Steemit? yes, see above... very important

9.)Is there any sites accepting steem or SBD apart from blocktrades and bittrex? I believe, I don't know because I haven't tried to sell any. I do know people that do, so no worries about that. There are ways to convert to cash.

10.)How is Steemit making money from its user? Steemit doesn't make money. Steemit is just a social platform. The creators of steemit are making lots of money simply because what they have created has gottten really valuable. But everyone makes the same on this, but making high quality posts that people like to see, OR by interacting with others and people liking what you say. (hint: I have made more money on my comments than on my posts)

11.)Who is the owner of Steemit? Is it ned or blocktrades or bittrex? I think ned... but don't know.

12.)Is it good to copy a post from another websites? no it is not good. You can post some pictures or text if you link to the source, but it should not be the whole post. In fact it will cause you problems as you get a higher ranking if you ever do it. People tend to overlook a newbie doing something wrong, but if you get bigger and do it they can knock you down hard quickly. So it is always best to use your own stuff and own words. And frankly people would rather see that anyways. We rather see a picture of you making dinner or working out, rather than a model on the internet that is just a nameless face. So be yourself, you will do well.

13.) What is steemcleaners and cheetahbot? They are just one of the things that are imbedded into the system to make sure you don't cheat. If you cheat, they will catch you. And you don't really want to see either of them, because that means you probably did something wrong.

14.)How will someone make a good content post by himself? I don't know what you mean exactly. To make a good post, you need to make it interesting to you. If you think something is good, then share it with us. If you think it is stupid or trivial then don't make a post about it. But if it interests you, then it might interest others. The best advice I can give is to go into others posts and see what they are posting, this will help you to understand what is good quality and what is not.

15.) Is Steemit all about crypto? Because crypto post on Steemit make more money than any other post.why No, it is not all about crypto... We earn 2 different crypto currencies so we tend to get a lot of crytocurrency traders here to discuss things because they have that in common. But the cryptospace is just one of the many ways you can "be social". As far as earning money, that is probably because many early adopters were also early to the cryptospace, thus they have larger influence due to their success both here and in the outside world. I welcome them just like I welcome all aspects of life to be here.

16.What is voting power? Voting power is gauge that runs down with every vote, but also continually recharges... you can always check your voting power here https://www.steemworld.org/@millerava. It will tell you where your voting power is and it also tells you how long it will take to recharge to 100% (if you leave your votes alone). Most people will get about 10 votes a day... so try to keep your meter between 80 and 100.

17.)How will I have a good voting power? only vote 10 times a day and monitor you meter often.

18.)Can I buy steem or steempower and SBD? certainly, there are places to do this.

19.) Can I boost my post? yes you can do this too... there are many ways to do so, my favorite is with @bumper because it gives you a fixed 3x return on your SBD. But their are many other ways you will learn too.

20.) How will I calculate my post payout? 75%Author and 25%Curator yes. that is right. and then take that number and you will get half in sbd and the other half paid in STEEM based on the US$ exchange rate

21.)Is it good to save SBD? It depends on your strategy. And it depends on whether you think it is high or low, and also depends on what alternatives you have to invest it in. Many variables, join my discord channel and I will explain more in DM.

22.) Is there a limit to post daily? I don't think there is a limit, but people generally do 1 or 2 max posts a day. More than that and it is sort of being a hog. Yesterday you put out a lot and nobody minds because you're new. But in a week somebody would tell you to slow it down a little. They are much more interested in quality and relationships than they are in quantity. So I would give you advice to be seen once or twice a day in posts and then spend the rest of you time in other people's posts talking to them and making comments to get known. Your pretty face will get you noticed, but you need to follow that up with making the connections to the people that notice you.

23.) How many post can be posted daily? answered above

24.)Is there a time to post in order to make more money? not really, but you will find that you will have followers that tend to be in certain time zones. Usually the ones in which you are awake. So that is when you will get the most attention in your own time of day.

1. What cryptocurrency is good for Steemit? none and all... they have no impact on the day to day activities here, but of course the movements and excitement that is created around crypto keep the need to chit chat and inform about it high. But the are all grouped together as far a sthe long term "good for steemit" question.

26.) I don't want to be left out on Steemit? Then you should realize that this is a very complex system that takes time and understanding. You can do really well here if you try hard and keep learning. Some things are easier than others, and each person has a set of skills or talents that gives them both weaknesses and strengths. I will be happy to help you and guide you, all you have to do is ask. ps.. there are also many others that will help you too, so while I am sincerely offering, you will find many that are like me. The key to success here is building good strong relationships and helping your own partners and followers to grow bigger. As that happens you gain strength and that strength is even better with stronger friends.

27.) Always give me latest update on steemit. lol... you will find out that this is up to you to learn where to go and who to listen to. There is no "centralized" dept called public relations or rules committee or anything like that. What happens is the bigger people (higher reputation) have a vested interest in keeping the community strong. So they reward those that improve it and punish those who destroy it. Part of the genius behind how this works is that anyone can say anything. It is up to the collective community to reward good information and punish bad information. So who you learn from makes all the difference in the world.

If I left out any info or gave an opinion that you disagree with, then I welcome you to correct me both in the comment box here and also in the post. I am not perfect and certainly have a lot to learn too. In fact today is only my 40th day. I do think it is important for steemians of all levels to engage, so I highly recommend encouraging the older members to meet the newer members (and vice-versa). We all say we want to develop the newbies, so this is just one way we can put actions behind the words!

As always be humble, and