Help:Getting started: Difference between revisions

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If you're looking for how to get started with the Bitcoin-Qt client, this is the article you're looking for.

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 Here is a generic [[Bitcoin_Newbie_Guide|Getting Started guide]].
+* Start by watching [http://weusecoins.com/ this 2 minute vid].
+* Learn why it [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2834/what-are-the-perceived-advantages-of-bitcoin-as-a-store-of-value could be a good investment]
+* Learn why it's objectively [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/305/what-are-the-perceived-advantages-of-bitcoin-as-a-means-of-exchange better than as a means of exchange].
+* Get a [[Clients|client]] and try it out yourself (you can get a bit of free money from [[Bitcoin Faucet|The Bitcoin Faucet]]).
+* [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/ Ask questions]
+* [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/118/how-much-bitcoin-will-i-mine-right-now-with-hardware-x Can I generate Free Money on my computer?] - TL;DR - Not really.
+* [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ Read the FAQ]
+* [[Buying Bitcoins (the noob version)|Where can I buy bitcoins?]] (Hint: [http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/2293/how-can-i-buy-bitcoin-via-a-credit-card-or-paypal You can't buy them with Paypal or credit cards])
+* [[List_of_Community_Websites|Talk about Bitcoin]]
 If you're looking for how to get started with the Bitcoin-Qt client, [[Getting started installing bitcoin-qt|this is the article you're looking for]].