Hey, welcome to Steemit! What games do you play? I saw that in your blurb you mentioned being an avid gamer. Thanks for all the verification images too. They really do help. I posted recently about how best to verify an account. It's definitely not an easy thing to do well. We are still trying to figure out the best way also since images can be faked. All of your images though? Nope. You're the real deal! haha
In addition to being a residential security expert, I'm also a private investigator. People watching is a passion of mine. One of the things I do is look through intro posts for new accounts that show promise. Yours does!
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site.
@finnian Thanks for the nice welcome and length comment! To answer your question about what games do I play... I mostly play World of Warcarft and I've played that since it came out and I've put the most time into it. I play with my 19 year old son and 14 year old daughter. Sometimes I joke around saying "a family that games together stays together." :) I also will play Smite, Dota2, League of Legends and I used to play Guild Wars, Warhammer, Diablo and pretty much whatever else my friends was playing. I pretty much always go back to WoW tho. Do you play any games yourself? Yeah I saw you had a post about verification so when I get home tomorrow I defiantly will take a bit more at your postings. I do know that a lot of images can be faked... Yeah I think I went a bit over board with my verification pictures. Haha! At first I was going to do just the first introduction post but then I was like I should really do a post about how many different pictures I had taken and different signs and the trouble I had with finally deciding on one. Thanks for saying I am the real deal. I defiantly strive to show who I am!
When you say you are a residential security expert do you mean in computer security or like security guard type of work? That is cool you are a PI. I am very skilled at researching people and things and finding tons of information. Sometimes people joke and say I do better research than the FBI. I am also really into genealogy so it really goes along with helping my research skills.
Thanks for the advice on the bots and checking account reputations. I will certainly follow your advice on that. I know everything is public on steemit as it is forever stored in the blockchain.
Yeah I know you can add pictures to a post directly from the built in steemit tool. I will have to use it some and figure it out. Also many thanks for the useful links you've provided me and I will check them out and bookmark them for future reference. :)
I've also followed you in return! Thanks for following me and telling me all this. When I can I will check out the chat site and look you up sometime. Is there a iOS client for it. I know there is eSteem.
Anyhow goodnight and I'll chat with you later!
The webpage for steemit.chat should work on an Apple product without any issue.
Residential security as in physical security for houses. Most people who study physical security do it for corporate customers since the pay is way higher (1K/Day). I'm not in this for the money those. My objective is to help people secure their homes and properties. Think barriers, lighting, cameras, alarms, etc. Some of my earlier posts begin to introduce the concepts.
Depending on what state you are in, you should consider becoming a PI. Many states make it difficult unless you are former LEO, but some states like Virginia allow anyone who takes a state controlled training course eligible.