To all you new Steemians, I just have a few words of advice:
- Don't beg for follows, votes etc. Earn them with good posts and comments. You are unlikely to get votes from anyone who has real voting power anyway.
- Don't follow too many people. You will not be able to keep up with your feed. I know some people do this in hope that they will follow back, but even if they do they probably won't bother to read your posts. Find people who are interesting to you and follow them.
- Do not spam the comments. Cut and paste comments are likely to get flagged. You really don't want that to happen.
- Do not plagiarise. Why should you get paid for copying someone else's work? You are very likely to get caught out and you will get flagged.
- Do not mis-use tags. It will be tempting to keep using the most popular tags, but this can also get you flagged I see lots of posts under 'introduceyourself' that are not introductions. I've warned a few people about this. I will only flag those who ignore warnings.
- Do post good comments. Stay on topic and add to the conversation. This is one of the best ways to earn something early on.
- Do vote. Your vote may not be worth much, but people appreciate it anyway. Don't worry about using up your voting power to start with. It doesn't matter too much if you don't have much Steem Power.
- Do read the FAQ and Quick Start Guide. These are in the menu in the top right of the page. There are lots people posting helpful tips. Seek them out.
- Don't worry about the money. It will come in time. Just do what is fun and it won't feel like work anyway.
Steem on!
I'm Steve, the geeky guitarist.
I'll buy guitar picks for Steem Dollars
