New To Steemit, even though I signed up in 2016
I am generally an early adopter, but it took me a minute to circle back around to Steemit. The platform seems pretty cool and I love the fact that it is based on the blockchain. Blockchain tech is the future and even though it took me a while to really get on the platform, I am going to see how this all works.
Looking to describe the feeling at this moment....
I feel like when I first signed up for Twitter but not. Twitter is way easier. Steemit is like a smorgasbord. Where do I start in this land of Steemit?
We will see soon.
Welcome to Steemit @nextworldleader! I know what you mean about the platform overall, I did the same thing. I opened my account in 2016 but didn't get active until over the last 8 months or so. Essentially once I had censorship issues with my Google acccount I knew it was time to go.
In case you haven't already seen Steemit is just one platform of the overall Steem community. If you haven't already seen you can replace many social networks by using Steem based platforms like this:
Replace Reddit for Steemit - www.steemit.com
Replace YouTube for D.tube - d.tube
Replace Twitter for Zappl - www.zappl.com
Replace Instagram for Steepshot - www.steepshot.io
Replace SoundCloud for DSound - www.dsound.audio
Replace Periscope for DLive - www.dlive.io
While each of these sites have a community built around their product offering for the Steem ecosystem, they all still post to the same Steem blockchain. So when you view on Steemit you will see all posts that go to the blockchain while viewing on the independent channels may restrict to just content that was created on their network.
Regardless of what platform you use to interact you still earn rewards based in Steem for participating. It just makes so much more sense than using the centralized platforms of the past. You can even earn rewards just for voting other people’s stuff up!
If you ever have leftover voting power you can use tools like smartsteem which allow you to sell your leftover daily voting power in return for extra SBD. It’s a great way to earn a few extra rewards whenever you’re too busy to vote for good content yourself.
I know I just laid a lot out there but if there's anything I can do to help please just ask! I’m more than happy to share what knowledge I’ve found using the platform.
@nextworldleader I know exactly how you feel, mastering the rules of engagement will take some time.