Welcome to Steemit! Here's a [user-friendly guide](https://steemit.com/steemit/@doule/the-user-friendly-guide-to-steemit-2-0-easy-to-use-updated-with-many-new-and-useful-links) to Steemit that I put together for new users especially that you may find helpful. As you start to participate at Steemit by posting, commenting, upvoting, and resteeming other people's posts, you're likely going to have more questions about how the site works. This guide will help you answer them. It's a very brief introduction to the most basic elements of Steemit, which include steem, steem dollars, steem power, voting power, followers, vests and witnesses. It also includes links to some very helpful external sites. Below is some of what it covers. Follow this [link](https://steemit.com/steemit/@doule/the-user-friendly-guide-to-steemit-2-0-easy-to-use-updated-with-many-new-and-useful-links) for much more! **User statistics.** Just put in your @name (external sites using the blockchain): * [Steemdb](https://steemdb.com/) - account stats. * [Steemd](https://steemd.com/@) - account stats. * [Steemstats](https://steemstats.com) * [Steem.supply](http://steem.supply/) - stats on possible payouts to your account. * [Steemnow](https://www.steemnow.com/) - more interesting account stats. * [Steemwhales](https://steemwhales.com/steemit) - various stats including user rankings. [H/t](https://steemit.com/steemit/@cryptowallet/steemit-tools-that-every-steemit-user-should-know-about) to @cryptowallet. * [SteemDollar: your vote's worth](http://www.steemdollar.com/vests.php) - find out how much your vote is worth, based on steem power. H/t to @rymlen. * [Steemitboard - Shows your awards](http://steemitboard.com/board.html?user=yourname) - by @steemitboard.

**Your wallet.** Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power (the first post/video are from months ago, so some of the information may have changed, but they are still a very helpful introduction): * [Steemit Vlog #4: Steemit 101 - Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power](https://steemit.com/steemit/@andrarchy/steemit-vlog-4-steemit-101-steem-steem-dollars-and-steem-power) - by @andrarchy. * [Steemit 101 - Steem, Steem Dollars, and Steem Power (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=g2TU6lyu90I) - by @andrarchy. * [Introduction to Steem Dollars (SBD)](https://steemit.com/steem/@dantheman/introduction-to-steem-dollars-sbd) -by @dantheman.

**For new users:** * [MinnowSupportProject](https://steemit.com/@minnowsupport) * [Randowhale tag](https://steemit.com/trending/randowhale) * [Booster](https://steemit.com/@booster) * [Minnowbooster](https://steemit.com/@minnowbooster) * [Whalepower tag](https://steemit.com/trending/whalepower) * [Exclusive #whalepower Free Membership Registration](https://steemit.com/whalepower/@bullionstackers/exclusive-whalepower-free-membership-registration) - Possibly get your content a whalevote. By @bullionstackers.
* [Introducing @yourhelper](https://steemit.com/steemit/@yourhelper/introducing-yourhelper) - "@yourhelper will be sniffing around for top quality contents that are greatly undervalued." * [@yourhelper Welcomes All Minnows And Newbies To Hard Fork 19 Era](https://steemit.com/steemit/@yourhelper/yourhelper-welcomes-all-minnows-and-newbies-to-hard-fork-19-era) - A recent change at the site has increased the voting power of newbies. * [Calling all Red fish and Minnows, get your blog voted by Randowhale!](https://steemit.com/randowhale/@abh12345/calling-all-red-fish-and-minnows-get-your-blog-voted-by-randowhale) - by @abh12345.
* [List of all contests/Giveaways - Participate To Win Free Steem/SBD](https://steemit.com/steem-help/@jznsamuel/list-of-all-contests-giveaways-participate-to-win-free-steem-sbd) - by @jznsamuel. * [Fifty-word post contest for new users](https://steemit.com/trending/fiftywords) - Weekly. Contestants must be reputation 55 and below. By @literature-trail.

Also: * [If you are new to steemit, join the Redfish Community](https://steemit.com/redfish/@albertvhons/if-you-are-new-to-steemit-join-the-redfish-community) - by @albertvhons. * [Newbies tag](https://steemit.com/trending/newbies) **Helpful Related sites** * [Steemit Chat](https://steemit.chat/) - popular chat site * [Chainbb.com](https://beta.chainbb.com/) - a new forum for Steemians
* [SteemDollar.com](http://www.steemdollar.com/) * [Steemithelp.net](https://www.steemithelp.net/) * [Steem.center Wiki](https://www.steem.center/index.php?title=Main_Page) - a Wikipedia for Steemit. Pays editors in SBD.

I hope Steemit works out very well for you! You can follow me at @doule.

* A User-Friendly Guide to Steemit - a quick and easy way to become familiar with how Steemit works. Many helpful links. * Daily Psalms and Proverbs