Steemit is a social network and content rewards platform that makes the crowd the beneficiaries of the attention economy. It does this be rewarding users with STEEM. Steemit is redefined social media by building a living, breathing and growing economy; a community where users are getting rewarded for sharing their voice.
It is free to post, comment, resteem or upvote all content on Steemit.com and you might get paid for it. If we say upvote it means in Facebook a like and resteem is to repost or reblog.
So upvotes are steemit's way of saying you like someone's post or comment. To upvote click on the upvote icon at the buttom of the comment or post.
When you are first starting out, commenting on other people's posts can be a great way to get involved and connect with fellow steemit users! To comment on a post or reply to an existing comment, click on the "Reply" word at the buttom of the post or comment.
To create a post. Click on the "Post" button in the upper right corner. Posts have three main part; Title,Content, Tags. You would want your title to grab the attentions of the reader, and especially a relevant to your content. You can either use "Editor" or "Markdown" mode.
Tags will help people find your posts. Tag means to categorized your post according to its content. Each post can have up to 5 tags, separated by spaces and wirtten in a small letters. The first tag will be the main category that the post is in.
To follow an author. Click on their username and click "Follow" button. Once you follow that someone, all of his/her post will be shown in your "Feed". As other steemians come across your posts and comments, you will start to gain followers. You can see all your followers and the users you are following in your profile page.
If you want to share some user's post to all of your followers, then just click on the resteem icon.
Very Important to know, payouts are made 7 days after the post and comment was created. You can claim your rewards on your wallet after 7 days. Payments for posts are split between the author around 75% and the curators will have up to 25%. The payments may fluctuate up and down until the final payment is reached. The author reward is paid 50% in Steem Power and 50% in SBD. But authors have the option to decline payout, or be paid in 100% Steem Power.
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