Yesterday I sat with a small group of people here in Bali who needed my assistance & for 2 hours I did my best to cover the basics.

I provide a bunch of information, a few personal tips of my own and some slightly amusing interactions with my friends :)

I recorded it all and edited the film down to what I believe to be the most useful bits.

A problem was quickly established as something which needs a solution asap

It is not as easy to join this site as it should be!

@michaelvagas was unable to join during this session despite following the guidelines. I believe many potential Steemers will be put off by this. There are no other sites I know of where you have to wait in a queue to become a member.

Do you happen to know how the devs are getting on with this @timcliff ?

How is this film useful?

If you are new to Steemit this film is ESSENTIAL viewing.

Even if you are not, you may still find the discussion useful. I have been on Steemit for 8 months and picked up plenty of tricks.

Ultimately this is my job now! Though I will never stop making my beloved time-lapse films of course :)

Topics covered:

• creating a new account
• getting an account without a phone number (https://anon.steem.network)
• creating your identity - thumbnail, description, location, website...
• understanding rep number
• Steem/Steem Power/Steem Dollars explained
• how the upvote system works
• why is it important to upvote the work of others?
• the advantages of autovoting
• how to set up your steemvoter (https://steemvoter.com)
• understanding the bigger picture during the rise in steem value - Bittrex Marketplace
• how and why do we resteem posts?
• how to use twitter/facebook/linkedin to your advantage
• understanding the importance of comments
• how to search for certain subjects
• how to make a post
• tips on formatting
• optimising your tagging
• the effects of the latest hardfork
• understanding the NSFW filter
• how to get followers through post promotion
• using help sites like Steemit Help
• when is the best time to place your upvote
• understanding the different feeds available on Steemit
• how to find people to follow
• how to use multi-language posts to your advantage
• what is esteem?

My Facebook group I refer to can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1281526168558106/

If you wish to join us please be patient with my moderator. There is a fast growing queue for membership and due to our system of introducing only small groups at a time, we will let you in soon as we can :)

If you enjoyed this film and found it useful, please let me know and I will consider producing further films of this kind, looking at more specific Steemit related topics.

Blessings to you all!