Here's a FAQ page to help Steemit newbies get up to speed more quickly. Most of these pages are very helpful posts written by other Steemians.
1. User statistics. Just put in your 
- Steemdb (stats)
- Steemd (stats)
- Steemstats
- SteemDollar: your vote's worth - find out how much your vote is worth, based on steem power. H/t to
- Steemnow
- Steemitboard - Shows your awards - by
2. Steemit tags and topics. The tags that are most popular/have some of the highest payouts.
3. Your wallet. Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power (the first post/video are from months ago, so some of the information may have changed, but they are still a very helpful introduction):
- Steemit Vlog #4: Steemit 101 - Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power - by
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- Steemit 101 - Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power (YouTube) - by
- Introduction to Steem Dollars (SBD) -by
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Also:
- Understanding post payouts - a video explanation from papa-pepper - by
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- ❓Answering Common Questions: How do I spend money from my Steemit wallet? by
- Steem-price
4. Account Keys/Passwords and Security.
- A Quick Guide To How Keys and Passwords Work on Steem and Steemit - by
- A User's Guide to the Different Steem Keys or Passwords - by
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- Everything you need to know about Steemit's Permission Keys - Explains why you should use your Posting or Active keys instead of your Owner key most of the time. By
And note a security flaw was recently found:
- We just hacked 11 accounts on Steemit! ~$21 749 in STEEM and SBD is under our control. But we are good guys So... - by
5. Gaining followers and getting started:
- The many ways to gain a following on Steemit. The good, the bad and the ugly. - by
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- How To Gain STEEMIT Followers Fast || "Use This One Weird Trick!" :D - by
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- If you're new to steem or steemit and you aren't making HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS yet -- let me explain why... - by
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6. Voting Power:
7. Levels/Vests and Reputation:
- On Redfish, Minnows, Dolphins, Orcas and Whales - by
- Beware of the dead fish - keeping active on Steemit. "If you become inactive for more than 7 days, SteemitBoard will transform you immediately into the dead fish, regardless of your current level!...Fortunately, this condition is not irreversible, and SteemitBoard can bring you back to life instantly." - by
- Ultimate Guide for Minnows - what are VESTS? - by
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- What is Reputation and how does it work? - by
8. Witnesses:
9. For new users:
- Introducing @yourhelper - "
will be sniffing around for top quality contents that are greatly undervalued."
- Your helper tag
- Calling all Red fish and Minnows, get your blog voted by Randowhale! - by
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- List of all contests/Giveaways - Participate To Win Free Steem/SBD - by
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- Fifty-word post contest for new users - Weekly. Contestants must be reputation 55 and below. By
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- Meme challenge contest tag.
- Whaleshares tag - Also has some contests.
- If you are new to steemit, join the Redfish Community - by
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- Newbies tag
- Randowhale tag
10. Brief Introductions to Steemit:
- Complete Guide To What is Steem(it) - by
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- What is Steemit? (for Reddit users) - by
- Steemit Explained - from tonyherman.com (a helpful page, but I don't know much about the whole site and the books it promotes so I'm not sure if I'd recommend any of them or not).
Miscellaneous:
Also:
- Steem.center - wiki for Steemit.
- Steemit Chat
- Chainbb.com - a new forum for Steemians.
- SteemDollar.com
- Steemithelp.net
Welcome to all newbies, and thank you for visiting this page. Please upvote, resteem, and follow me at