I have been doing account creation for a couple of months now and this is just a post to offer more clear and up to date information on it.
Steemit.inc allow only one free account so if you want another then you have to pay. Steemit.inc does not allow basic users to pay for one themselves unfortunately, so you need to either pay a premium or know about coding. This disadvantages many users.
Enter my account creation service. You pick the username, making sure its not taken by searching for https://steemit.com/@accountnameyouwant but changing 'accountnameyouwant'. If it is not taken than it will say 'Sorry! This page doesn't exist' and you can request that account.
You send me 4 STEEM or the SBD equivalent of 4 STEEM and request the name. You can also pay the equivalent in other crypto (BTC, BCH, LTC, ETH, BTS, DASH or Dogecoin) but you would need to ask me the price before hand. Then I would create the account and give you the password though email (steemcreate@gmail.com) or steemchat (
I am not the only service for this, I am however the cheapest and in the interest of fair consumer knowledge I will summarise the top two services and me below.
| Pandasquad | Blocktrades | Anonsteem | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | 1 STEEM | 4 STEEM | 2 STEEM | All services accept the same fee in a few alternative crypto |
| Speed | 24 hours maximum but I will aim for much, much less | A few minutes | A few minutes | |
| Trust | I will hold your passowrd for a short period but you can change it as soon when you receive it | Password stored but you can change it | Password stored but you can change it or delete it | You should change your password after using any of these services as if my email/steemchat is hacked or their servers get hacked your account can be as well |
| Ease of use | Send a transaction with payment and mention the account name in steemchat/email/memo and wait for response | Store password, then send a memo transaction and wait for password | Store password, the send a memo transaction and wait for response | Process is basically the same for all and using alternative crypto as payment can make the process truly anonymous |
| Perks | Supporting someone who isn't already a millionaire and service isn't run by a robot. Also the service is the cheapest and I'm open to negotiation on terms*. | Fast | Fast and slightly less trust involved |
*Feel free to approach me with offers on alternative arrangements via email (steemcreate@gmail.com) or other methods and we can have a haggling session or something.
Some examples on negotiated terms:
- Paying 2.5 STEEM for account creation but I make it with a delegation of 14.9 STEEMPOWER and 0.1 in STEEMPOWER for the account, then I take back my delegation after a week. After this point you should have 2.9 extra of your own SP otherwise your account could be unusable so only ask for this option if you know about bandwidth and it's ins and outs.
- If your a whale you could pay with a large upvote
- Pay with some STEEM and some SBD and some other crypto's to make up the amount from many sources
- Pay with buying services on my behalf e.g. steembasicincome subscription
If you have any questions just ask, I will probably reply via email fastest (steemcreate@gmail.com) but steemchat or steemit comments/memos also work.