Helping Newbies and Other Steemians

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I am delighted to be a part of this community and share a little of my activities with you.

From the point I had signed up on Steemit and found how amazing this platform was, I have gone on to recommend some close friends and associates to sign up as well. Many thanks to @utibeoeffiongart who has introduced this platform to me. It has been a really interesting experience.

I have always tried to assist the newcomers I introduce as well as those I meet here in any way possible. For those I recommend, I first help them sign up. We all know how some difficulties may arise especially with getting the verification codes.

Once they have signed up, I direct them on how to set up their account and how to proceed to interact. I always make it a point to suggest some progressive communities to them and @steemghana is usually among the first I mention.

Sadly, the newcomers community doesn't seem to be working for a long time now. But even at that, I still direct newcomers to some posts there that would guide them on how to be able to make quality posts and also learn some rules.

I usually love giving a kind of orientation to newcomers because of some of the questions they love asking. Some are usually worried about how to get upvotes.

To these, I just advise them to keep making quality and interesting posts that the votes will come ultimately. I ask them to concentrate on having more interaction and growing their reputation as these will make them more successful.

Some who ask about where to make posts, I advise them to make it in a functional community of interest and also be on the lookout for contests and other programs that are taking place. I just try to give them realistic answers taken from my months of experience here.

[Source](WhatsApp Messenger) Telling a newbie about a contest.

Some of my friends that I have recently introduced to the platform include @ennyedo and @edidiongjnr who have gotten started on their Steemit journey.

Whenever I come across a post by a newcomer, I make out time to curate it, give an upvote and also drop a review in the comment section which I believe would be helpful to the user.

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Curating a newbie post and giving an upvote.

I equally try to ensure that new users understand the need to build their Steem power rather than being in a hurry to cash out their earnings. I relate the importance of not powering down to them but engaging in frequent power ups.

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Guiding a newbie on powering up.

For already established Steemians, the ways I have worked together with them is basically about sharing information and updates I find useful. We also discuss difficult issues we face like in solving tasks in some communities. I also look out for errors in their posts and notify them accordingly.

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I am interested in the growth of Steemit and encourage everyone to keep working to make this platform the best there is.