Welcome to Bumble!
This page is full of information to help you learn about the platform and become a successful Steemian. You can return to this page at any time by clicking on the "Welcome" link in the main menu. There is a table of contents below to help you navigate the page.

Included on the page is a "To Do List" with recommended steps to get started with your account, and a "Quick Start Guide" with information on how the platform works.

To Do List

1. Backup Your Password
Unlike centralized web services, it is not possible to recover lost passwords on the Bumble blockchain.

You are entirely responsible for saving your password, backing it up, and keeping it secure.

It is strongly recommended that you store an offline copy of your password somewhere safe in case of a hard drive failure or other calamity. Consider digital offline storage (such as a flash drive or burned CD), secure private cloud-based storage, as well as printed paper. Use multiple methods of storage for best redundancy.

If your account is valuable, value it!

2. Setup your Profile, Avatar, and Cover Image
You can update your profile through the Settings page. This includes your display name, location, information, and website.

To set your avatar image, enter a link to where the image is located into the "Profile Picture URL" field or use the "Upload an image" feature.

To set your cover image, enter a link to where the image is located into the "Cover Image URL" field or use the "Upload an image" feature.

Once you have made all your changes, click the "Update" button to save your profile.

3. Choose your Language, and Rewards
You can select the language you wish to display the website in. Currently, English, Spanish, Russian, French, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Polish and Chinese are available to choose from.

You can also choose how you will receive your Blog post rewards and Comment post rewards. It is recommended that you read the Digital Currencies section first.

4. Create your "Introduce yourself" Post
While not required, the tradition for new users is to create an "introduce yourself" post in order to let the community get to know you.

You can see some examples of what other people have done here. Many users like to take a picture of themselves holding up a piece of paper that says "Bumble" with the current date.

If you have other social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) you can help the community verify that you are who you say you are by sharing the link to your Bumble profile on them. If you are claiming to be someone famous, this is pretty much expected.

5. Learn More
The Other Resources section of this Welcome page contains helpful links to learn more about the platform. The FAQ page contains answers to the most commonly asked questions and the Whitepaper explains how the platform works.

Quick Start Guide
Free to Participate
It is free to post, comment, or vote on all content on Bumble.network. You might even get paid for it!

Votes
Upvotes are Bumble's way of saying you like someone's post or comment.
To upvote, click on the Upvote icon at the bottom of the post/comment.
Downvotes (flags) are Bumble's way of saying you disapprove of someone's post or comment.

Comments
When you are new, commenting on other people's posts can be a great way to get involved in the community and to connect with people!
To comment on a post, or reply to an existing comment, click on the "Reply" link at the bottom of the post/comment.

Creating Posts
To create a post, click on the "Post" link in the upper right corner.
Posts have three main parts: Title, Content, and Tags.
You will want to make your title attractive and relevant to your content. The first image that you use will become the thumbnail image.
You can insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them.
Tags will help people find your posts. Each post can have up to five tags, separated by spaces. The tags should all be relevant to the content in the post. You can browse content by tags, as well as see a list of popular tags that other users have used in their posts here. The first tag becomes the post's category and cannot be changed later.

Followers and Feeds
To follow an author, click on their username and click the "Follow" button.
Once you follow someone, all of their posts will show up in your "Feed" on the homepage when you login.
As other Bumble members come across your posts and comments, you will start to gain followers.
You can see all of your followers and the people you are following on your profile page.

Reblog
If you want to share someone else's post with all of your followers, click on the reblog icon. Reblog cannot be undone.

Payment
Posts and comments can accrue votes over a period of 7 days. Projected payouts will fluctuate (up and down) and no payout is guaranteed.
Payments for posts are split between the author (at least 50%) and the curators (up to 50%).
The author reward is paid 100% BUMBLE Power by default.
Authors also have the option to decline payout!

Reputation
A reputation score is one way that Bumble measures the amount of value you have brought to the community.
The higher the reputation, the more upvotes the account received. All new users start at 25.
Your reputation will go up as you earn upvotes for your posts and comments, but it can come down if they are downvoted