<center>http://bloggingontheblock.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2.png</center> <br/><p>Simply put, SteemPress is a plugin for any WordPress blog that will allow you to cross-post and store your content to the steem blockchain.&nbsp; It also allows for a two-way integration of comments between your WordPress blog and the steem blockchain.</p>
<p>Being the mind reader that I am, your next question is going to be, ‘Paula, what is the steem blockchain?’ Right?&nbsp; Well, there is no need to reinvent the wheel to answer that question because I covered steem and the steem blockchain in this post:&nbsp; <a href="http://bloggingontheblock.com/what-is-steem-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency/">What is steem?</a></p>
<p>And I have also covered reasons why you as a WordPress user and blogger should be using SteemPress in this post:&nbsp; <a href="http://bloggingontheblock.com/7-amazing-benefits-of-steempress-for-wordpress-users/">7 Amazing Benefits of SteemPress for WordPress Users</a>.</p>
<p>So really, all we need to talk about is signing up,
installing the app and a few other small details.</p>
<h2>Signing up with SteemPress and Steem.</h2>
<p>To use SteemPress you need to have a steem account/wallet.&nbsp; Wallets can be obtained in a few ways.&nbsp; However, I would suggest you take the following route.</p>
<p><a href="https://steempress.io/signup?ref=theexcelclub">Use this link</a> to sign up directly.&nbsp; The SteemPress team will review your blog and if you meet their criteria, they will set you up with a free steem account.&nbsp; And they will send you a link to download the plugin for your website.</p>
<p>There are other ways to get a steem account and start using the SteemPress plugin, but I would suggest this as the preferred route. &nbsp;The team will help you get set up.&nbsp; And as if your content is good, they will engage with your publications and you might even earn upvotes from them.&nbsp; </p>
<p>If the team do not approve your blog, let me know and we can get you set up another way.</p>
<h3>SteemPress Plugin</h3>
<p>Once you have touched base with the team, and they approve your blog, they will send you a link to the SteemPress plugin.&nbsp;                                                  </p>
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<p>You will need to download the plugin and once downloaded you will need to activate it.</p>
<p>Upon activation, under settings,  you will now have SteemPress setting.</p>
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<p>The most important details in the SteemPress setting are the fields Steem Username and Posting Private Key.&nbsp; These are details from your wallet.&nbsp; Make sure you hit save when you enter them.&nbsp; Everything else relates to the user preference setting which we will cover in a different article.</p>
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<p>You will know you are connected to the blockchain by scroll
to the bottom of the SteemPress Options page where you will find details on the
connection.</p>
<h3>Costs Involved</h3>
<p>An account and a wallet issued by SteemPress will cost you nothing.&nbsp; However, <strong><em>if</em></strong> you’re publication earns steem rewards, there is a 15% fee.&nbsp; If you have no reward earning, its not a problem.&nbsp; You can still use SteemPress at no cost.</p>
<p>There are costs involved in using the blockchain for posting,
commenting and voting.&nbsp; However, these
are not money costs, and are covered by having like a ‘deposit’ of steem in
your wallet.&nbsp; The SteemPress team will
work with you to ensure there is a minimum deposit to transact on the block
when they set up your account.&nbsp; That
makes getting started simple and free.</p>
<p>If you blog a lot and engage with your followers in your comments often then you may have to increase this deposit.&nbsp; It's not really called a deposit either, but as you can get it back, I look at it in that way! On steem it's known as Steem Power, which is steem tokens you stake in the platform for a minimum of 13 weeks.&nbsp; These steem tokens you can buy, or you can earn on as rewards.&nbsp; </p>
<h3>Is SteemPress anything else?</h3>
<p>SteemPress is also a community, providing support, content, and opportunities for steemPress users.</p>
<p>Soon the <a href="https://steempress.io/">official website </a>will also be a content discovery platform, showcasing authors that have published with their app.&nbsp; The road map indicates an upcoming community, contests, gamification and much much more.&nbsp; SteemPress is a rather new product and blogging on the blockchain is innovative. This is the beginning of the future of the web and a community you can have a real stake in.</p>
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 <br /><center><hr/><em>Posted from my blog with <a href='https://wordpress.org/plugins/steempress/'>SteemPress</a> : http://bloggingontheblock.com/what-is-steempress-and-how-do-i-sign-up/ </em><hr/></center>