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Hey, I'm back :) I was going to post this last night but I figured I'd see if responses differ if I post early evening. So I've been stalking the community a bit and reading everything about everything. Still, I have some questions that I need a broader opinion on. So here goes...

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**What are the easiest and fastest ways to buy and sell Steem/SBD/SP?** As I [posted in my introduction](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@omitaylor/introduceyourself-i-m-omi-but-you-can-call-me-trouble-jk-maybe), my actual experience with alt-coins (while lucky) is limited. I originally started with desktop wallets. Later, I moved my BTC to Coinbase. Then I forgot about it until years later. That's about it. A lot has changed as I mentioned. I still have some LTC and USD in my Coinbase wallet. So am I correct in thinking to turn it into BTC then buy Steem on the Marketplace? Are there other ways you do this faster (Coinbase is talking about 2 weeks to make all the buys.) I'm gathering by now (2018) there are other options available. 

 🔶 **2** 🔶
**What tools and websites do *you* use most in conjunction with Steemit?** I've been using the [Busy.org](https://busy.org/i/@omitaylor) [afflink] beta for markup and for the interface. It seems to do the trick. But where do you store your graphics? Are there other tools you use to make awesome posts? I'm honestly a bit jealous of how really incredible some of your posts are with cool signatures and layouts. How can I be down? ;)
 
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**What groups and methods are best to meet other Steemians?** Do you use discord? Any groups on FB or other social networks? Do you use the chat site? Are there special ways of optimizing posts or the profile to be found by similar folks? How do you find others overall? How do you help others find you? Has anyone successfully created or attended a public meetup? How do you build your following on Steemit?

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**How do you personally promote your Steemit posts?** I was thinking of joining the MINNOW SUPPORT GROUP but I noticed that it requires a steem transfer. I don't have any yet ☹️ so I can't join.  Does anyone repost on the Reddit or on their social networks? What about the ChatBB forums? How do you get the word out about your posts?

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**What are the best ways to earn- especially as a minnow?** Per #4^, I would like to join some of these groups and stuff but they have various requirements: most requiring Steem to verify or something. Are there other ways to EARN Steem besides posting content? How long does it take for content to pay out that you've posted?

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**Do you use anything in particular to save posts?** Browser bookmarks won't work for me since I use different devices. I've been using 'resteems' to keep track of some posts I want to reference back to as there is no 'save' feature. I was told this is a bad idea.

That's all for now. I greatly appreciate anyone willing to answer any of my questions. xoxo

###### Other Post
* [My Introduction Post](https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@omitaylor/introduceyourself-i-m-omi-but-you-can-call-me-trouble-jk-maybe)