Wow, thats easier than I thought :P

I've told many of my friends and collegues about steemit and I've also be confronted with the Bitcoin=drugs etc. assumption. I always keep it very simple and extremly positive with talking only about the chances for them. I think it helps me a lot to say that I'll not have any reward of their start at steemit.

Last night i told my one friend about Steemit community who live in Bangkok on phone call during call he sign up and i told him the instruction and now he is the active user of Steemit and hope will new whale soon.

@hisnameisolllie I don't have too much trouble explaining STEEMIT, there is alot to grasp for most at first though. I try to keep it simple and tell them not to worry too much about the money as much as to build a network of friends and readers and be a part of this new growing community, and that the rest will come in time. i do delve into it further but I do gradually explain unitl they get the main concepts anyway. I explained Bitcoin back in 2013 to alot of folks so that isn't a problem. I think most find it hard to believe that they will get "paid" for posting. And then most are also lazy, so who knows. But they sure play POKEMON.  
full $teem Ahead!
@streetstyle
ps @hisnameisolllie I will be posting an article on [My Blog](https://steemit.com/@streetstyle) shortly, stop by, thanks.

I did that here: 
https://steemit.com/steemit/@razvanelulmarin/why-none-of-your-friends-join-steemit-a-few-suggestions

nicely written. like it

That's awesome....Well, I tried explaining it to my friends and they asked me how I felt about it...and I responded like :
https://steemit.com/steemit/@sizil/life-of-an-average-steemer-are-you-one-of-them

I can relate to this. So many of my friends are sceptical. And my dad's first question was "Where does the money come from?"

I think enough to tell people that they can get paid for the posts, and they will not even ask questions, and will run to create the posts! :)
I think the problem is in the people. Many do not know what to write about, and start to do copy-paste, post pictures, and other meaningless things. We need to explain to people that they tell interesting stories, showing its achievements and interests.

I've told my cousin over the phone about steemit. His answer was, rly?! That's fantastic! And he didn't sign in. I guess people need time for this to sit in properly and then they could jump in.

Most  of the time,  I can explain it in the simpliest way. Usually, those interested in writings or  have real passion are interested. I have discovered that  women around me are more suspicious then men about Steemit and  ask very detailed questions.

I think it is important to tell the prospects what matters here, what could make up a successful post. I've read that your post must be interesting, unique, but most important is that it has to awaken feelings or emotions of yourself before you press the submit button...

I sometimes find it's the crypto savvy people that have the hardest time figuring it out...or at least that seems to be their excuse.

Yes. I agree with you. The simple explanation is the key. To overcome the natural man's fear of the unknown we should be patient and consistent. People are afraid of fraud and Scam. Very often they would rather do nothing than to risk. Now pltform still only gaining strength and can not meet the variety of information requests. It's like an island in the sea of Internet with their inhabitants and special atmosphere. And here people keep arriving. And now the locals feel that the immigrants start to pick up their work. It is not clear how it will develop. But the project grows and the relationship becomes more complicated. I have seen the posts about what early steemit was like a Paradise with friendly neighbors. Is there any chance to scale this value system?!
http://www.playcast.ru/uploads/work/266119.gif

It is very pleasant to read :)
I like it :) 
@foxkoit

I find it's much simpler to explain the usecases of steemit, compared to bitcoin for example. However I've gotten used to explaining both.

You only need to ask a few questions:
"Have you heard of bitcoin"
If "no": "oh, then never mind just join steemit and you'll understand as things go. But it's basicly the same as facebook only you get paid if you add stuff of value"
If "yes": "Good, it's a combo of facebook and bitcoin you could say. Just join and you understand it after a while. But it's basicly the same as facebook only you get paid if you add stuff of value"

this will come handy. thanks. need this link

I got a nice twist on where the money comes that I use to explain to friends of mine.  I say that money comes from drug lords that wash their money here and in order to do so, they give some to you. It works like a charm. When they ask for proof I say that @berniesanders and @nextgencrypto are ones them and show that they donate to almost every marijuana post. 
It's not the real explanation, but effective way of explaining.

"Uh.. it's like a place to make money by posting content." 

^ That hasn't worked well for me so far.

I do think having a general understanding of Steemit works is essential in helping get friends and family on board but at the same time, I'm just focused on my own actions / effort. The results will speak for themselves.

As far as my rebuttal to it being a "ponzi scheme" - I simply state you literally can make money by not putting a single cent in. There's no downside but the amount of effort you can put in.

Those who put in the work and build relationships are the ones who are going to be rewarded. If my friends don't want to take action so be it.

I have gotten a few of my friends to join which is an awesome feeling though. :)

I got my mom signed up on Steemit, and she's 60+, not some 25 year old guy who's too scared of 32 character passwords! BOOM!

Last Saturday, we did a Steemit meetup at Kathmandu and @norbu dai made a post yesterday about the event where we introduced people to steemit. And, the questions where does the money come from? How do we get it in our hands? Can I post my articles from the blog here? Will Steemit find out if I copied articles from others directly to Steemit? were some prevalent questions that day.

Like you said, keeping it simple is the key. Rest, they can explore the platform at their own pace.

This is the post I was talking about. 

https://steemit.com/steemit/@norbu/introducing-steemit-to-nepal-the-first-ever-steemit-meetup-in-kathmandu-13th-aug-2016-steemit-on-top-of-the-world-literally

Wow, thanks for that data, ambassador, saber q seize asylum at the embassy give me the victory, seri an honor for me, working under a good adviser Steemit ........
The main idea is to fly high like eagles and stop being with turkeys, whether Peacocks ,,,,,,,,
http://emersondiaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/rejuvenecer-aguila.jpg

I literally had the exact same conversation yesterday!