Disclaimer : This post contains compilation guide of steemit for new users which is very helpful in order to have a good experience while using this platform. Seeing so many clueless user like I used to be, I feel responsible to compile several articles I've found around the steemit including my own opinion.
Let's be honest, How many of you really care to read the agreement terms before clicking the accept button?
Let's get started
Think about Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Wordpress, Google blog all at once. Now, what makes it special? Steemit , runs a blogging and social networking website on top of a blockchain database. Familiar with bitcoin?Ethereum?
Now, If you're not crypto enthusiast and just a simple user like I used to be. Let's pretend it's the Compilation of all social media but way better shall we?
Okay now, I don't really know how you heard about steemit before, but did someone tell you that you'll get reward for posting meme? writing your recipes? or post your cute cat?
Or simply because you're a crypto enthusiast looking to socialize with alike minded people? Well despite all of those reasons, here are several basic guidelines in order to help you survive in the ocean of steemit.
Several Basic guidelines to get your started :
Although steemit has its official steemit.chat. There are so many community you can find around discord channel which supports the growth of minnow. Anyhow, it's really advisable to join these community below because they're nice and welcoming to new users. They won't bite, that's for sure. Also, Keep in mind, always find a community which suits you the most. Finally, don't forget to create a discord account. It's pretty simple.
1.The Be Awesome
Very advisable for people who likes to engage in conversation, sharing ideas, and learning languages without disruption of bots. Currently, The be awesome supports Japanese, Spanish, and French for language learning.
2.Home of the Minnow Support Project
Advisable for minnow to join this community to meet people and to get more exposure of steemit in general while also promoting the content. PAL will also introduce you to the world of Bots.
In order to join those community, simply click on the link above and become a part of an awesome community. I hope you will follow kindly the community guidelines in each group and be respectable and responsbile.
Here are several experience and tips all around the steemit in order to help you becoming more than just a basic minnow.
Curation serves a purpose to pick awesome underrated content from new users in order to gain more recognition. In my understanding, It's like a magazine you should read daily for a great content and I assure you that it's more than just a cat and meme picture.
O.C.D
This is my favourite curation to find something to read in the morning aside from my own home feeds. They do an excellent job with all of underrated content. I love their carefully handpicked content. This project is led by 
FreezePeach
I found this to be a cool new project in order helping users who has an issue with flagging. Trust me, flagging can get real bad and I suggest you to have a look at this awesome project. When you find your account is getting flagged, You'll definitely know where to go.
Cheetah
Beware of this bot as it recognize your plagiarized content all over the internet. I myself have witness the power of cheetah who was once linked me to my own website. If you're trying to post your own article, I suggest to delete your main article or citing your own article in the steemit.
Final note: I hope you find this article to be useful and I am more than glad if you could re-steem so a lot of new users might take consideration in reading, engaging and joining the awesome community listed above. For minnows, Don't get discouraged by a small amount you get, what matters is that keep providing a great content for the community. Also, don't forget to hangout with awesome people around steemit, who knows, you'll get a new friend like myself but always,
" Be careful with people you meet here" G-eazy
Merci de m'avoir écouté !