The More the Merrier – How Do I Explain Steem to My Partner? Simply, that’s how. And Steem is quite simple. We all like to earn money and if it comes in the way of points, we like that too. There are many ways to earn points or credits nowadays, which can convert into actual Dollars and Cents if correctly handled. When we buy our monthly groceries, we can earn points by swiping our frequent shopper cards. When we have that morning cuppa Java, we can earn rewards on a similar card system. The banks even, nowadays, reward us cyber cash or credits when either swiping our debit or credit cards; or when we purchase from their preferred suppliers. So, when you are presented with an opportunity to earn rewards just by participating in a social media site, then it makes sense to consider the options. We all are, whether we like to admit it or not, social media slaves. We post everything from our weird selfies to our recent birthday party, all the way to what we ate for breakfast. So, if I told you, you could earn rewards by pretty much doing the same thing, would you be interested? I'm quite sure you would. And here is a point by point how-to on explaining the next best thing for this purpose, to your partner. Steem is a blockchain-based social media platform. Now what does that mean? Let us explain what blockchain means first.
What is Blockchain?
Like you would have a ledger of transactions for your business or even personal account, Blockchain is exactly that. The difference is that blockchain allows you to share this ledger of transactions amongst an interconnected structure of computers. By means of encrypted software, it allows each user on the system to manipulate the data in a safe and secure manner.
What is Steem?
Much like Facebook and similar social media platforms, with Steem you post content, however in order to receive rewards you must do the following: - · The content must be valued by others in order for you to earn the rewards – so you must make sure you post top notch topics · Upvote other peoples content and earn STEEM (the currency of Steem.io) · Remain a loyal ‘Steemer’ and you will receive further rewards · Steem encourages saving, so save those rewards up · By joining the peer-to-peer network, you can earn further STEEM rewards · Trade with STEEM and you will earn as well Interestingly enough, the name Steem has some cool background meanings. The creators of Steem used the play on the word esteem, which means value or prize, which is what you are receiving by participating in Steem. Added to this, the word steam fuelled their creativity, which is used to express power and moving forward, such as with their analogy of steam-powered trains. All in all, participating in the Steem program makes perfect sense or cents, all round, depending on how you want to look at it. Take the plunge, and join up today as I and my partner have done to earn something good. Lesson learnt for us is: “The more the merrier”! This is how the platform is fuelled, by participation and your ‘steem’ of enthusiasm.