Just in case you don't know, I created an online course called [Steem Markdown](https://steemskills.teachable.com/p/steemmarkdown).

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<h1>What is Steem Markdown?</h1>

[Steem Markdown](https://steemskills.teachable.com/p/steemmarkdown) teaches you how to format your Steemit posts with a simple-to-use format language.  

The course includes:
- Beginner Markdown Functionality
- Advance Markdown Functionality
- Tips and Tricks

There are a total of 19 lessons.  Anyone can view the first 3 lessons for **FREE** to see the structure of the course, my mentoring style, and some of the topics we will cover.

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<h1>Giveaway:  Starting With This Post</h1> 

For every post I write for the month of December, I will giveaway 1 **FREE** complete [Steem Markdown](https://steemskills.teachable.com/p/steemmarkdown) Course. 

1. **Who qualifies to enter the giveaway?**
Any one who writes an engaging comment related to the post topic.

2. **What makes a comment engaging?**
An engaging comment is a thoughtful reply that proves that the post was read.

    If I consider your comment to be engaging then I send you a reply and inform you of a number related to your comment.

3. **How will the winner be selected?**
I will use a random number generator tool to determine which comment will be selected for the giveaway.

4. **When will the winner be selected?**
A winner will be selected about 24 hours after the article was posted.  There may be circumstances outside of my control that do not allow me to select a winner at the 24 hour mark, but I will do my best to announce the winner at that time.

5. **How will the FREE Course be delivered?**
The **FREE** course will be delivered as an electronic coupon link.  I can deliver the giveaway winner's coupon code information on Discord or Steemit.chat.

<h1>Your Turn</h1>

Let's keep the conversation going!

- Was this the first time you heard about Markdown?
- Have you ever formatted your Steemit posts before?
- Have you seen someone else format a Steemit post and wondered how they did it?
- Do you use HTML to format your posts?
- Do you want to learn more about Markdown? (I hope the answer is YES!)

Thanks for reading this post!  And good luck as you enter the giveaway.
<h3>@sumatranate</h3>
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