Can Somebody with some experience help a newb

in #help7 years ago

I have some interest in crypto currencies although I have never partook in them, but i now want to learn a bit more about the steem currency that we earn on this platform. From my understanding if people upvote our post then we earn steem dollars, but what can you actually do with this money? Can you easily buy american dollars with steem dollars? Can you buy stuff directly with the steem currency? How do you convert steem dollars into other currencies or physical goods? Is the money automatically deposited into a steem account? Do i have to create a steem wallet?
Any help is apprieciated
Thank you

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Dorth has given a basic explanation but you should probably set aside a few hours, fire up your notepad and just look around steemit for the right content.
steemnow.com is worth a look
steemd.com also worth a look
steem and steem dollar prices are pretty ;ow at the moment

Hey @mattytripps nice one to have you on here on steemit. Your tutorials are quite valuable. To answer your questions,

  1. You will gradually learn about cryptocurencies while you are here. You can take your time and click the search icon on the top right corner and search for particular material key words you need.I'm sure you will get some useful results returned.
  2. After learning about cryptocurrencies, you will find out you can convert steem and sbd to bitcoin after which you can most easily convert bitcoin to dolllars. The quickest way I think for you would be owning a coinbase wallet account.
    3.Many platforms are working on using steem directly for purchases. I've heard of people exchanging steem for amazon gift cards.
    4.Immediately you have a steem account approved, you have a steem and sbd wallets too. You just click on the wallet feature on your homepage and you will find the information you need there.

For more info, you can take your time and read https://steemit.com/faq.html

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