Hi Zebu :)

You've done well explaining all that pretty clearly - it's the first one I've read so I've taken the time to correct your typos and spelling / grammar below in case that helps you with your English.

One other comment - I sometimes post those dog and cat pictures and jokes - but I think it is OK because with Steem you have to tag each post. In time I expect they will have it so you can filter out tags like 'funny' etc that you don't like, similar to how you can block subreddits on Reddit. (I have to block all the politics posts on Reddit for example because they mean nothing to me as an Australian).

I agree that all the jokes and cat pictures and memes makes "New" a very chaotic page - but it's also chaotic because it's multi lingual. But that can be fun too.

Sometimes I just click the tag 'funny' or 'joke' for a laugh.

Cheers, Mike.

Hi guys, here is Zebu, New and French !
I'm gonna explain you a little about what to know to improve your experience on steemit !

(This is a zebu)

I saw many people asking about steemit, "how do I get popular", "why do I lose my money over posts".
I saw many people wondering about the differences between steem power, steem dollars etc.
I saw many people answering to some of those questions. I bring to you a mix, the basics, the starter pack.

• What is the difference between steem power / steem dollar /and steem ?

STEEM is the basic crypto currency, based *on the blockchain, exchangeable *for other crypto currencies or USD.
So it's from this currency that you can remove what you earned over your own wallet.

STEEM POWER is a kind of index that indicated how much influential you are on steemit. The more you are, the more your votes and comments are influential, the more you earn steem. It is, in my opinion, the most important currency when you start over steemit, to get more and more influential. When you create a post, you can choose (bottom to the right) to earn 100% steem power, or 50% steem power / 50% steem.

STEEM DOLLARS is a currencyused to promote your publication, and make it more apparent to the others.

• How do I get influential over steemit ? How do I know it ?

First, you can see a number, close to your name over your own blog page, which is an index about your popularity. When you start over steemit, you are at 25, it progress with time. People around 70 are the most popular overs steemit. People who are under 25, get flag, meaning that they where maybe insulting, or that their contents were inappropriate, or that they copy from the contents of the others. You can be inspired from the others, but you really have to respect the others and their work !

Then, to get popular, there is no "start button". As every one, you have to create some interesting content, about the crypto world, about what you get passionate by, but I'm not sure that posting about your cat or you dog is here the appropriate place (facebook is better for that). I know that many people do it, but I'm personally against that, sorry !
So comment, post, and never leave comments from your post without any answers. You need to be daily active on steemit (okayif you miss one or two days, it's nothing, you have a life don't worry ;), but that doesn't mean that you should post 20 times per day, no. It means that your posts have to be reflected and constructive (with a really good ahead title, that what will lead people to read you) : intro, clear, with titles, pictures. You have to catch the reader, know to who you speak and be focus over you subject !

Also, don't forget that steemit is a social network, so the best way to be important over the platform, is to create connections and values by exchanging and being connected to others steemit users !

• Why upvoting contents ?

Steemit is a social network that rewards over people contents. People share their contents and share it when they like other's contents. We have to reward people for their work, and that's how you will also get reward back. But it doesn't mean that you have to like/upvote everything. No. You have to do it to people that merit it in your opinion. And to those that make steemit work! Also, you should not upvote to much contents per day. The more you do, the less your upvote will rewarded the others, so the less you are influential. (It is noted as a percentage, which goes back to 100% without upvoting during some hours).

• Why do my post losemoney ?

There are two possibilities, the first one is because Steem is a currency whose price evolves depending on its evolution over the market. The price that is shown over your publications is calculated over steem's price on the last 84 hours (3.5 days).

The second possibility is that you post get flag by people because of an inappropriate content !

To know more about the reason of why your post lose money, you should visit @sykochica post: https://steemit.com/steem-help/@sykochica/answering-common-questions-where-s-my-payout-going-it-s-going-down She explains that really better than me :)

Well, I hope my post helps you, and gives you some answers, I'm also for my English and all the mistakes I do, I recall you that I'am French and I try my best to be understandable!

Enjoy steemit, and good luck to your future!
ZEBU