Hello steemians and future steemians!
Today i would be talking about what exactly is steemit and its basics.
The purpose for making this post is to introduce steemit in my own words to other people whom i know in my life so that i would be able to bring them inside this great social media platform.
This post will be very basic and will not explain many technical terms like blockchain or what not.
So lets begin.
What is Steemit?
Steemit is basically another social media platform that functions similarly to facebook in certain aspects. You get to post whatever is happening in your life or what you are currently interested in and get upvotes/comments from people who has followed you. Though steemit is more focused on creating blogs and information sharing compared to just simple one line posts like "I am hungry....." that we mostly see in facebook.
Steemit is powered by blockchain technology and uses a new cryptocurrency to REWARD users who upload articles, images, commentary, etc.
Emphasis on the REWARD word there.
Why should you join steemit
Remember the word that was emphasized on top? REWARDS!
Yes! you read it right! Steemit is a social media platform that REWARDS you for all your posts IF it attracts enough interest for people to upvote you. No longer will your thoughts has no value when posted or gain nothing but likes or views.
With steemit, your thoughts now has the potential to earn you monetary rewards!
How do you earn rewards in steemit
Basically what i meant by rewards is you actually earn cryptocurrency when people upvotes your posts.
Steemit uses steem dollar as their main cryptocurrency.
Other than posts, if you are the stalker type rather than the type that creates content. Any comments you make in other peoples post also has the potential to be upvoted. Upvotes = $$$
When you earns steem dollars it can be converted to US dollars and then you can convert that to your origin currency.
The exact way to do that wont be explained here. Once your in steemit you will undoubtedly learn it anyway.
How to join steemit
Signing up for steemit is as easy as every social media out there. The catch is that steemit imposes a fee for every account creation. But have no fear, even if there is a fee. you can still sign up for free, is just that you have to WAIT for 1-2 weeks to be able to get your password for your account.( I had to wait for ONE freaking MONTH.......worth the wait though )
A reminder though, since steemit is using a cryptocurrency blockchain, steemit only allows ONE account per username AND password. The username is your choice and CANNOT be changed once it is submitted while the password is a freaky long mix and mash of numbers and letters that is special for that account. If you lose your password you can kiss your account goodbye.
By paying the fee you are able create your account instantly. The reason why they do it this way is so that steemit is free from bots and spammers.
For convenience sake here is the sign up link https://signup.steemit.com/
Well that's the end for my steemit basic introduction.
I tried to make it really simple so people who are not well versed in the cryptocurrency world would understand the beauty of steemit. I might have over simplified it a bit but hey, you can always drop a comment down if you would want to know more.(for non steemians you can just pm me in my facebook where you clicked the link to this post)
Thanks to the people who arrived to these last few sentences. Until the next post i will be seeing ya!
diddy89