Complete updated guide to get started on utopian.io

in #utopian-io7 years ago (edited)

A complete tutorial for getting started,understanding and contributing in minutes or less.

I’m creating a series of Creative-Commons-licensed long-form posts that use clear, simple language to help new people understand how to make the most of utopian-io, so they’ll sign up, participate, be able to speak to others intelligently about it and, ultimately, stick around. Please share your feedback.

Be rewarded by a platform that value originality, passion and ideas.

When you post on social media, such as facebook, instagram, and twitter, you are not rewarded or paid. But when you join social media like Steemit, reddith, etc, your paid but most time your content receives less rewards than it should because the site does not take time to go through each post or due to the amount of content posted per time, your vote maybe hidden. But that is about to change because with utopian.io it is different.

Utopian.io is a open source platform, a site that is connected with Steemit blockchain and recently have been linked with reddith. But unlike Steemit it has content category and rules governing each category. Each contribution is strictly scrutinize by a set of moderator to make sure it devoid of plagiarism and that the contribution is rewarded according as it should be for it originality, ideas and passion.

Also, the moderators make sure that each contribution follow the rules of each categories before allowing it to be shown on the utopian.io feed.

Utopian.io is not a platform where you post invaluable content and expect to be rewarded for it. It is not a fly-by-night ponzi scheme. It is build on quality content.

There are opportunities for developers, graphic designers, copywriters, analyst and a lot more.

Do you want to work with intelligent people, who are building something meaningful for the future? Then utopian.io is for you.

What can utopian.io do for me?

I have been researching about utopian.io ever since I join Steemit and this question was my drive and am very sure it is one of the questions running through your mind. If it is, then your not alone. Permit me to put you through:

According to @markhalen in his "why utopian.io will revolutionize the way we develop technology ", utopian.io is important in that:

  • it provides an open communication- that is, Utopian users don't have to struggle for others to see their post
  • it allow users to continuously developed on their project
  • it award bonus and allow users to be rewarded based on their contribution (whether you have more followers or not)
  • it allow content owner to have alot of contribution from almost everyone around the world.
  • it allow translation of content or software to any language and at a fast pace.
  • with it large followers, it allow contributors to have more audience.

How utopian.io works

Utopian.io is a complex regulated system with lot of important part. In the post, I will give an overview of the most important ones.

Your first window into utopian.io is http://utopian.io a website reminiscent of Steemit.com

Create your account

Visit utopian.io and click on "signup" to register an account (as of now the "signup" page does not exist. So you can only login using your "Steemit username and password or masterkey". Hence it important for you to have a Steemit account.

After logging in, you will be asked to authorized. Then you will be directed to your blog page. After that your good to go.

** Contribution**

Contribution are your content that your willing to post. It is your reason for being here. Your password to getting rewards.

You are now sign-in to utopian.io (and therefore, the open source platform). At the top left corner, you will see the the word "project" and a down arrow. Click that and you will see there are 14 different views you can select from to filter new contributions. Each view is denoted by a particular colour.

Next to the project button is the "search" - this allows you to search other contribution by typing keywords

After the search box is the "contribution" button. This is found at the right corner of your utopian.io page clicking on it direct you to a page I called "about contribution page" - here you will be asked to choose what type of contribution you want to make? There are 12 in number

*suggestions: Suggestions are minor features/enhancements that you would like to have in an Open Source project.
*development: in the development category you can submit Bug Fixes, New Features and your Own Projects.
*bug hunting: In this category you can submit Bug Reports for actively maintained Open Source projects on GitHub.

  • translation: This category is meant only for translations you have created or updated for an Open Source project.
  • graphics: This category is meant only for graphics/videos/motion graphics that you have realised for an open source project.
    *analysis:This category is meant only for providing a data analysis you have generated for an Open Source project.
  • visibility: This category is meant only for providing results of online social engagement, ads and similar for an Open Source project.
    Promotions done on chats (e.g. Whatsapp, Telegram and similar) is not accepted as valid contribution.
  • documentation: This category is meant only when working on the Official documentation of an Open Source project.
  • tutorial: Tutorials must be technical instructions that teach non-trivial aspects of an Open Source project.
    *it also have category for video tutorials
    Utopian-io recently develop an announcement page and also have a diversity platform. As of now they are the first witness for Steemit and they also have their own sub-reddith platform.

If your not on utopian.io, you have not started blogging. Thank you

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