So I've been listening to the Steemit Talk Podcast, and there was a discussion regarding how Steemit can be marketed more effectively to the non-crypto community. One of the things I said and weren't discussed in the talk is using viral sharing to promote the platform, and how easy it can be. 
Dear developers, Gods of Steemit, please
ADD SHARE BUTTONS!
It's not hard, and by letting creators share their content super-easily with a single button click people can bring in more traffic and content consumers rather than just creators.
Other ideas for improving steemit as a content platform (because I've just been wanting to dump this in a post so it stops swimming around my head):
- User onboarding process / Tutorial
- Mentoring rewards - you help a newbie out, and if they succeed to any degree, you get rewarded beyond the curation rewards.
- More tools in the editor menu - integration with image hosting websites would be helpful.
- Bookmarking - letting people read posts they found interesting in the feed but rather read later (and not lose in the feed).
- User Profiles - Intro posts just don't cut it.
Tell me what you think Steemit is missing as a platform to serve your needs.