I came up with this idea of adding a "How Steem Wallet Works Link" on the Steemit Wallet page to help new visitors and people recently signup to understand how to use their Earned Rewards and make them understand how to secure funds on the steem wallet too.
I have seen several people on the platform asking or wondering what the wallet is all about. Also, if there are people on steemit that do not know this, and me personally when I signed up initially I saw wallet, but had no idea on how to use it, how to transfer funds from exchanges to the steem wallet. If it was not for a Basic training Post from "Jerry Banfield" I would not have learned it until later.
Here are possible locations for the link:
We have to take into consideration that many of this people that find steemit and see the site for the very first time, do not know much about crypto in general as of today (and they come from other social media platforms like facebook, twitter, instagram, and are used to their interface and usabilities).
Many have only heard the position of the main media on TV and newspapers, saying non-sense about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies (Adding this link is another small addition to the platform, that could even make a huge effect on the learning process of people about steem and crypto, and to help them see what is blockchain doing for the improvement of the world, making better each and every industry it is touching), so we need to show them what Steem, SBD, and steemit really are, so that they see a complete different view on what they have been listening.
2 Main Reasons for adding the "How Steem Wallet Works Link" on the Steemit Wallet Page:
Reason 1:
It will make it easier and increase the number of "new signups on steemit, that turn from being inactive, to start collaborating with the blockchain. This can motivate them start doing any of the following:
- Start blogging with more confidence, to help the community with their knowledge, and thus earn rewards. (Since they now know were the rewards go after 7 days, and they know how to transfer them to make them fiat currency (if they are doing this for a living or for any purposes they need it), and also know how to Powerup to Steem Power, and understand several other things that can be done with the wallet, this helps people to feel more confortable and understand how the platform/blockchain works.
2 )Investing some of their funds into Steem, and then Power up. (This is something "timcliff" emphasized that when people invest something of their money, they start to see things as a stakeholder, and start to look for ways to collaborate in making the platform better)
Reason 2:
It will make people that know a few or nothing about crypto (still did not signup to steemit), to learn about the power of the Steem Blockchain, and get a good panorama of how everything works on Steemit too.
When people click on the "How Steem Wallet Works Link", they will go to an explanation page. Here are the specific items that may be covered (We can also embed a series of videos, or 1 entire video compilation explaning all the wallet uses)
1- Transfer Steem, SBD
2- Go to the Market to exchange
3- Power Up Steem to SP
4- Sell or Buy Steem with Blocktrades
5- Convert SBD into Steem
6- And help people understand what each item of the Wallet is
Also, on this wallet explanation Page (in addition to the explanation of "How the Steem Wallet Works"), the post may describe briefly what we need to know about Steem, Steemit, Utopian-io, and how we can get involved, either by being a sponsor, or being part of the promo steem, or by helping spread the word, or any other activities that add value to the blockchain), and then link to different other pages that explain each of the items below with more detail:
This are some of the other items that can be covered:
1- What is steem (for potential users)
2- What is steemit(for potential users)
3- How is steemit adding value to the world by supporting communities around the globe?
4- How you earn rewards on steemit and utopian-io
5- How can utopian-io delegate or help facilitate sponsors to delegate SP to certain projects?
6- What is delegating SP and what are the community and earning benefits?
7- How you can convert steem or sbd rewards into bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin or other crypto, and finally into fiat
8- What is a steemit mentor? Do you need a mentor? (We can link the person with the promo-steem team or a steembassador)
9- Any other important features that will help people learn this is true, and that to get the real impression that the steem blockchain and steemit are an open and very helpful community, whose aim is to enpower people, return the control to them, leaving banks and governments on the side.
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Hope this idea is interesting for you as it is for me. And as always, your suggestions, thoughts, comments are welcome, to enrich the idea, and even get new ideas to make steem and steemit a better place every day.
What are your thoughts on this steemians/utopians?
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