Steem Orientation
So, there's a lot of new people joining the platform. I'm doing my best to put out some educational content that will help them get started here and learn about this place. Frankly, Steem is tricky. Steem, steem power, SBD, vests, markdown, voting bots, blockchain, Discord, reward pool, and a million other buzzwords, vocab, and dynamics make this place hard. I haven't figured out a great way to fix it other than releasing some orientation posts every so often. I'm shooting for one a month.
Process
So, it's relatively simple. I start by announcing the orientation, and then treating it like any other broadcast out of msp-waves. I start by going through what the different buttons on the website do, and trying to talk through some of the terms they are going to see and interact with. After I've done that for literally 30-45 min I start taking questions.
The Video
So, here is my orientation from last Saturday the 17th of Feb. It's a pretty standard approach to explaining all this stuff. I think it's best for a brand new Steemian. "Hey I like art and photography... what the hell is this place?!?" If they say that kind of stuff they are the target audience!
It' a lot of fun. Just write about stuff you like and say it the way you want to say it and often people go for it. I have a serious Wordpress blog for professional stuff and a Steemit about nerdy gamer things. Guess which gets more views and engaging comment threads?
I’ve been on MSP for a little while now I really love what you’re doing for the community here, just caught your waves last night at the end but I’m gonna try tune in more often. Still kind of curious how this whole active Up vote thing works?
I guess maybe I was answered with votes?
Very useful info in the orientation. Best part was thinking about how to allocate time on the platform as a newbie Steemian (i.e. comments vs. blog posts vs. upvotes).
Thanks that you take your time and explain the basics. It can be very confusing in the beginning, so your post is more than welcome. With such a help it is easier to stay focused on my own goals on steemit.
The best platform got ever. The place is full of wonders. Just follow some rules and the platform is yours. You can everything you have in mind. Really lucky to get such a place. And thank you @aggroed.
You are doing excellent job by teaching newbies as they are the most deserved members to learn about this amazing platform.
Everyone who comes here experiences a very different environment than other social media. Here we can learn new things and improve ourselves to our own advantage. We grow together for good.
Your work is really great and helpful for many people who are flocking to steemit. They can learn a lot to make their lives better.
Great idea.
Really so many funny terms here, difficult for a minnow to understand. When I joined too, few weeks ago.. I always ask questions like seriously. Even my mentor was just always laughing. This is why the various steemian meet-ups are very essential for more knowledge and insight on the platform
Your blogs are always very informational and helpful. Thanks.
very informative post...thanks sir..upvt @restm sir