# Help out a n00b

**URL:** <https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-out-a-n00b/5040>\
**Category:** General Chat\
**Created:** [July 31, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-out-a-n00b/5040 "2023-07-31T07:11:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![anomanderp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@anomanderp](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/anomanderp)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-out-a-n00b/5040/1 "2023-07-31T07:11:30Z")

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Hi there! I’ve just started my journey into DeFi and would like some help. I’ve participated in a liquidity pool on Balancer. Can someone help me understand how would I get my share of fees from the pool? For example are they paid in BAL tokens? If so, is there a frequency to distribution/ should I claim these from a specific place?

Apologies if the questions are basic. TIA.

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**Author:** ![Xeonus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.balancer.fi/xeonus/32/3621_2.png) [@Xeonus](https://forum.balancer.fi/u/Xeonus)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.balancer.fi/t/help-out-a-n00b/5040/2 "2023-07-31T19:20:27Z")

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Hi there

Great you made your first big step into DeFi by deploying liquidity into a pool at Balancer - great choice!

You earn trading fees directly on your position. After investing into a pool you receive BPTs (Balancer Pool Tokens) which are like a receipt to your investment.  
Make sure you stake those BPTs if the option for the pool you invested on exists (check on the pool page if there is a stake button).

Also this older but still valuable video might help you get into how to better understand the concepts behind Balancer: [What is Balancer? Crypto Index Funds and BAL Explained with Animations - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX6rUhNC8uA)