Be of help versus be helpful

web996his360

Dear all,
Just found that a sentence goes like..

'..., Following a few steps can be of help'

Does the meaning of be of help used here same as be helpful?

Thanks a lot!

avontube

"Can be of help" is a suggestive way to say, "you can try these steps, but they may or may not really solve your problem".  This does not imply these steps are definitely helpful, but they are worth to try.

samonlinesuper

I think it is the same implication.
Actually, it would be better that you can share the sentence that saw so it would be easier to explain forom the statement.

hbgf12344

Can be of help很少見，但感覺跟can be of assistant很類似

shutup21

It's more about formality in my opinion. "Be of help" is used in a more formal context.