Taking pics from the web didn't work out for a few post of mine, then simply asked to someone in a reply. I had confirmation that it was why the pics didn't show up.

Center with the command: < center>text/pic< /center>

As a beginner, I can say my opinion. I'm not from the crypto background or reddit. In other media, I was always in readonly. Therefore, I do not know much subtlety posting.
When I came to Steemit it was not very difficult for me. Fortunately, I quickly found the necessary information in the posts of other community members. Although I realize that still do not know much.
At the same time, I agree that some beginners would be helpful to use Help.
A lot of information is already in the steamit posts. Therefore, I think that anyone from the community members could gather it in one document. I hope that the founders could make a good reward  for him.
They can even arrange a competition for the best HELP. This may help some authors to get a head start on the platform. (Sorry for my bad english)

We should ask for @wang back!

Hit up [SteemBlubber](https://steemit.com/steemit/@tralawar/the-upvote-black-market-steemblubber-com) get it going dude.

Hardest  thing for me was figuring out how to upload pictures, then I googled it,  stumbled a bit more, tried the computer..then back to the iPad. Still learning and getting tips along the way!

i figured out how to use steemit just by experimenting around the site.

First mistake I made was: I didn't know how to use the tags properly, at the end of the post, and I couldn't post. But I figured it out. 

Then I couldn't figure out how to put an image into the post, made search, and figured it out.

Now I cannot figure out how to use the new WYSIWYG feature of the editor. Whenever I push a button, it applies the button to the full post. Not just a specific selection. I don't want ALL the post to be headline, obviously. :D

The simpler the better, drag and drop image would be perfect.

I wrote a post about tipping you can read here https://steemit.com/steem/@snowflake/let-s-tip-eachother-to-strenghten-community because I think attrition rate is also due to discouraged people earning 0$ on their first few posts.

I recently build STEEM.CENTER for this purpose exactly. I'm technically minded, but the instructions/documentation are awful. If anyone wants to help improve that, check out my post:

https://steemit.com/steemit/@someguy123/steem-center-center-of-all-things-steem

I write [simple tutorial](https://steemd.com/steem/@steem-id/tutorial-how-to-use-cliwallet-without-downloading-complete-blockchain-on-windows-x64) about using cli_wallet for Windows.

I explored Steemit for a couple of days before I joined. During that time, I read tons of articles on all kinds of different subjects, and learned a lot about how the site works. For example, if I hadn't been reading articles with titles that appealed to me, I wouldn't have known you're expected to do an #introduceyourself post, and include a photo with a verification of your identity in it. I wouldn't have known about categories. I wouldn't have an idea of who the big players were or what types of articles tended to trend on the front page. I wouldn't have gotten motivated to actually get on here and join in the fun.

I started out making comments, then made my first post yesterday. It was my introduction post, and I admit, figuring out how to get pictures into my post was a bitch. I couldn't get the image insertion button to work for me at all, and I couldn't find any helpful instructions with a search of the site.

I ended up putting WordPress on an unused domain of mine, and uploaded images to the file library. That gave me a URL for each photo. I then took those URLs, switched my post screen here to show me the raw HTML, and inserted the URLs where I wanted the images. That worked for me, and I was able to get images in my post.

I still have no idea what curation rewards and author rewards are, or how to earn them. But, I'm learning as I go, and I'm sure I'll stumble across it at some point. Someone has to have written about it somewhere, right?

Yes, posting on the site isn't very user-friendly for people who have ZERO coding or website-building experience. At least a basic knowledge of HTML is helpful. Those who don't have it will probably move on quickly, unless they just want to read articles and write comments.

I actually enjoy reading many of the articles here, and commenting is fun, productive, and a good way to be a part of the community if you aren't posting. But, most people probably sign up to post, and may get discouraged when it is more complex to put a post here than on other sites they're used to. 

Maybe if there was a Guide to Posting on Steemit in the dropdown menu, it would help people who really do want to post here, but get discouraged and move on when it isn't as simple as they thought it would be. Most people want something easy. The vast majority aren't going to take the time to explore and learn on their own.