Sounds like you want us to your research for you. There is plenty of material, you just have to search steemit, or search google, and you'll find it.
(If you don't know how to search, click the little magnifying glass at the top of the steemit screen)
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Can+I+really+earn+real+money+with+Steemit%3F
No intelliguy but thanks for that dummies guide on how to search in Google LOL
I get the gist of it mate. Well the basics but we all had to start somewhere or at some level of understanding about how Steemit works. I'm all up for doing research of course and have been but some people are at different levels of understanding and I was more giving other people a chance to answer my questions for me in a way that would also help them to learn more about it as well at the same time as me as that's how it goes with things like this you learn more by asking and answering questions! And since the premise is that you get paid to post and the better the posts, the more value they and you have as a Steemit user right?
I mean sure, I can do more research on those questions and on Steemit and I have, and think I could probably explain what it is to someone now in one or two sentences. But other people might want to know these questions too or might want to test their own knowledge by answering them also. I mean, they're fair questions right? So it makes sense to answer each question or leave them open to answering.
If I was interviewing you about Steemit and I asked you those questions, what would you say?