Where To Find Answers To Questions About Steemit

Since joining Steemit do you have more questions than answers? This post has the answers to questions like:

Where does the money come from?
How to I post images and videos?
What is the difference between Steem Dollars and Steem?
How do I turn Steem/SBD into cash?
What is the difference between posting and curating?
How do I get noticed on Steemit?
What is the proper etiquette on Steemit?

These questions and many more are answered on a site called SteemitHelp.net. If you're new or experienced on the Steemit platform I highly recommend you spend some time reading through it's pages. There is a wealth of useful information there and helpful tips for getting Steemit to work for you.

I want to thank Hive account@thecryptofiend for putting this great website together for all of us Steemians. Great body of work and so useful.

How To Behave On Steemit

The first thing you should read is the section on etiquette. I mention this first because it is so important when joining a new community that you have a good reputation. This is very is very important in this social context where people get an impression of you only by how you conduct yourself online. You may unknowingly be hurting yourself if you're unaware of the guidelines we follow here.

Here are a few key things listed in that section of the site.

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DO NOT

DON'T POST AND RUN
DON'T OVER-POST
DON'T POST NUDITY OR GRAPHIC IMAGERY UNLESS YOU TAG IT WITH NSFW (Not Safe For Work)
DON'T BE A FAKE, PLAGIARISE OR PASS OFF OTHERS' WORK AS YOUR OWN
DON'T ENGAGE IN TAG SPAMMING
DON'T RE-STEEM EVERYTHING YOU SEE
DON'T POST UNRELATED LINKS IN COMMENTS
DON'T DIRECTLY ASK FOR VOTES
DON'T EXPECT RECIPROCAL VOTES
DON'T BRIBE PEOPLE FOR VOTES, RE-STEEMS, FOLLOWS OR ASK DIRECTLY FOR MONEY
DON'T USE THE WALLET TO GET ATTENTION
DON'T EVER USE @ALL IN THE CHAT (or Hive account@everyone on Discord)
DON'T DIRECT MESSAGE PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW IN THE CHAT
DON'T FLAG CONTENT JUST BECAUSE YOU DISAGREE OR DON'T LIKE IT
DON'T BE A STALKER OR A TROLL (That's just creepy)
KEEP THE ADOLESCENT REMARKS TO YOURSELF
DON'T BE A DRAMA QUEEN
DON'T GO ON WITCH-HUNTS
DON'T MAKE IT PERSONAL/DON'T MAKE ARGUMENTATIVE POSTS
DON'T CRITIQUE PEOPLE'S WORK UNLESS THEY HAVE ASKED YOU TO

DO

DO ADMIT WHEN YOU ARE WRONG /DO APOLOGISE
DO FORGIVE PEOPLE
DO TAKE A STEP BACK
DO ANSWER YOUR COMMENTS
DO HELP OTHERS OUT AND DO THANK PEOPLE
DO SHARE GREAT POSTS.
DO CHECK OUT NEW POSTS AND CURATE
DO ALWAYS COMMENT WHEN YOU FLAG A POST AND GO BACK AND CHECK IT (I have never flagged a post)
DO PROVIDE VERIFICATION
DO ALWAYS READ THE RULES FOR THE CHAT CHANNEL YOU ARE POSTING IN credit

If you're guilty of any of these mistakes then you owe it to yourself and the Steemit community to go read more about them. You can discover more details of about each of these points by reading the whole section on Steemit etiquette.