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Welcome

Yesterday I read post, but that was more sort of a question or ask for help, it sounded something like *“what are the rules of steemit”*. Newbie posted it, 25 reputation. Since I am trying to promote **Steemit**, and many friends keep asking me the same, I came to conclusion that this post is pretty **wanted**. ### Okay, you log in. You have 0 followers, 0 posts, 0 following. What should you do? *** ![image.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSEQ2JxSe1kGC6syFgGribQrmL2kYnLEYeFAVhoiHsBuS/image.jpg)

1. Introduceyourself

Maybe, someone will tell you that it’s better to *look around collect followers, friends etc…* And that’s true you should firstly look around, and see what’s going on. But, it is always **easier** to build **friendships** if you firstly introduce yourself, same as in **real life**. You need to understand one thing. You must *“sell”* yourself. So be **innovative**, be funny, you don’t have to start with *“hello steemians”* or *“hi, my dear friends”*. Try something **new**. If you don’t have Inspiration, just do it later, tommorow, or whatever there is no need for rush, and you can still look around and collect followers. 😉 ![image(1).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQq5KKSR67kobVJEBT3Q3hyeVoQ9Rjf1yzFbuqyzeKUoe/image(1).jpg) Choose your pictures **wisely**. My advice is to use **funny** ones, and it will go well. This is more for us, men. Girls usually **don’t have** problem in choosing pictures. 😄 This is your chance! **USE IT!** Don’t make same mistake like I did, my introduce was so damn **awfull.** ***

2. Be part of community

I strongly suggest you to join some of discord groups. * **Peace, ambundace, liberty** – Discord group chat: https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw All information, about how to join, what is it all about… etc you will find [HERE](https://steemit.com/minnowsupportproject/@minnowsupport/minnow-support-project-problem-statement-vision-statement-mission-statement-and-plan-to-help-you-grow-from-minnow-to-whale-with). As you can see that is Minnowsupport project. It is made to **support you**, I mean ... **US**. 😂 * **SlavChat** – If you are from **Balkan**, there is no need to wait. Just imagine speaking your mother language. Discord groupchat: https://discord.gg/kStC5AH **In those groups, you will find great support. Follows, voteups, advices, Technical stuff, whatever you need. Belive me, you won’t regret!** ![image(2).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmd7XLms8snRTfMdY9ePLpMjbAWH1qzNkMhtZV8mDAYREN/image(2).jpg) ***

3. “Rules” (refering to post I read yesterday...)

This is totally **free** community, you can do whatever you want. So there are no rules like law or... I don’t know… ( We are against governements and law 😈 ). But, these are some advices that will help you to be a better part of **community**: * **Don’t spam** – There is no need to post every 2 mins. * **Be friendly** – If you read some of the posts, you will conclude. There is no negativity. * **Don’t use Follow for follow tactics** – I should’ve put this in *don’t spam*. But, this is a little different. You can try it, but it won’t give you much benefit. * **Learn about Crypto** – Just some basics. Most of the Steemit Nation speaks about it. So it would be kinda rude if you don’t know anything. And of course, how will you Redeem your rewards? * **Don’t copy paste** – It’s okay to steal some sentence, but don’t just copy paste. * **Have a good time** – If you are not enjoying this, you shouldn’t do this. ![image(3).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmb7vgDo4BxJQqNsDXmNnJqbcUSzmq4XAKChXqZ4uywcEX/image(3).jpg) ***

4. Posting and voting

I will repeat myself. *If you don’t have inspiration, do it later, tomorrow or whatever*. Don’t just post because you feel like you should. I made those mistakes, so I know. When you write, put some effort in it. It will repay, belive me. And one more thing, write about themes you like, don’t write about theme you heard that is *“selling”* well. I made this mistake to. Learn some basics about **markdown** or **html**, it will make your post look more **atractive**. It is hard **only** first time. You should vote 10-15 times a day *(voteup just things you really like)*. Each time you vote, you decrease your **votepower**. You can check your votepower and value of your vote [HERE](http://www.steemdollar.com/dollar_per_vote.php). If you really put effort in your post. You should check if someone with high voting value is online. Those are good people, when they see quality they will vote. You can check it [HERE](http://catchawhale.com/). There is one more thing, you can pay randowhale or booster to voteup your post. It can really promote your post. Research how to do it [HERE](https://steemit.com/steemit/@randowhale/introducing-randowhale-will-you-get-the-100-vote-give-it-a-shot)(randowhale) and [HERE](https://steemit.com/booster/@booster/if-your-post-needs-a-boost-use-booster-this-is-how-it-works-beta-0-1-0-0-this-is-what-you-need-to-know)(booster). ![image(4).jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmaaRLZuKb6pbvnQPqTiHJGFt9hkKVFqk62nkEZh5MkTnB/image(4).jpg)

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I am steemit user for about 10 days and I am prety satisfied with payouts. I am still learning about cryptos, writing, community and english, of course. I met wonderful people here. And, I really enjoy using Steemit. You should invest some time and effort.

I hope that I helped you somehow.

Thank you for reading 🙂