Y esterday I sat with a small group of people here in Bali who needed my assistance & for 2 hours I did my best to cover the basics.
I provide a bunch of information, a few personal tips of my own and some slightly amusing interactions with my friends :)
I recorded it all and edited the film down to what I believe to be the most useful bits.
A problem was quickly established as something which needs a solution asap
It is not as easy to join this site as it should be!
Do you happen to know how the devs are getting on with this 
How is this film useful?
If you are new to Steemit this film is ESSENTIAL viewing.
Even if you are not, you may still find the discussion useful. I have been on Steemit for 8 months and picked up plenty of tricks.
Ultimately this is my job now! Though I will never stop making my beloved time-lapse films of course :)
Topics covered:
- creating a new account
- getting an account without a phone number (https://anon.steem.network)
- creating your identity - thumbnail, description, location, website...
- understanding rep number
- Steem/Steem Power/Steem Dollars explained
- how the upvote system works
- why is it important to upvote the work of others?
- the advantages of autovoting
- how to set up your steemvoter (https://steemvoter.com)
- understanding the bigger picture during the rise in steem value - Bittrex Marketplace
- how and why do we resteem posts?
- how to use twitter/facebook/linkedin to your advantage
- understanding the importance of comments
- how to search for certain subjects
- how to make a post
- tips on formatting
- optimising your tagging
- the effects of the latest hardfork
- understanding the NSFW filter
- how to get followers through post promotion
- using help sites like Steemit Help
- when is the best time to place your upvote
- understanding the different feeds available on Steemit
- how to find people to follow
- how to use multi-language posts to your advantage
- what is esteem?
My Facebook group I refer to can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281526168558106/
If you wish to join us please be patient with my moderator. There is a fast growing queue for membership and due to our system of introducing only small groups at a time, we will let you in soon as we can :)
If you enjoyed this film and found it useful, please let me know and I will consider producing further films of this kind, looking at more specific Steemit related topics.
Blessings to you all!
