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**Is anyone else so excited by Steemit that you want to tell all your friends about it?** I told my friend @jesskneale about it and now she is here *(so go say hi to her!!)*. I also told my mum about it last night (haha, anyone else told their mum yet?) and even my dog wants a Steemit account now! &#128054; 

*On that note*, in talking to my friend @jesskneale, I have been reminded of how genuinely confusing it is to set up a Steemit account and know how to create your posts. So I wanted to put together a little guide on how to create the best quality post possible when you first join Steemit. 


<center>1. **Be Yourself:** Everyone is different. Tell us about who you are: *What made you join Steemit?* What do you want to do here? What makes you happy? &#128587;</center>

<center>2. **Use Pictures**: &#127752; Posts with pictures always more appealing *(to me at least)* than posts that are just text. If you are writing an **IntroduceYourself**, definitely include a picture of yourself. I use imgur to add the links for my images, however you can also use others like imgsafe.org. If you need a step by step on how to add [this is a great post](https://steemit.com/steem/@billbutler/adding-images-to-your-steem-posts) by @billbutler</center>

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<center>If you are writing a post about a different topic, it always looks nice when people include a stock photo for an **eye-catching thumbnail.** You can get stock photos from a wesbite like www.pexels.com </center> 

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<center>3. **Format The Text:** &#10071; By centering images and text, using **bolds**, *italics*, making text larger and presently your links attractively. For a comprehensive guide of formatting in markdown check out this post by @cryptofiend on [Markdown for Beginners](https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/markdown-basics-for-beginners)

<center>4. **Use Emojis:** Not important for everyone - but I &#128149; love &#128149; communicating through Emoji's, [here is the list that I use](https://steemit.com/emojis/@blueorgy/steemit-emojis-master-list), created by @blueorgy 

<center>5. **Tag Smarter:** Steemit is great because you can post about whatever you like. Be mindful that what you tag will impact who sees your post. &#127919;



*Here are the trending tags that receive the highest* **payout amounts:**

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*Here are the trending tags that receive the highest amount of* **comments:**

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<center>6. **Reply to Comments:** I love checking back on the comments after I posted to see who is commenting and what they are saying &#127757;

<center>Writing your posts should be **fun**, and it should be something that you look forward to sharing. Get in **Steemitchat** once you've made a post so you can share it! You can meet some fun people in chat and make new Steemian friends</center>

# Happy Steeming! Love hearing from you guys in the comments. Say hi to my friend @jesskneale and welcome her to Steemit, and if you are new like Jess (and myself) and have any questions, please reach out to me! &#128516; If you like my post, please follow, upvote and resteem! &#128525; #