Last night my video about Steemit went VIRAL on Facebook - and got Jon Cryer tweeting about Steemit!

benleemusic (62) in dtube • 7 years ago (edited)

I have spent the last week gently exploring Steemit, posting a few blogs, reading and commenting on others posts, and doing some tutorials. It has been a valuable investigation that has led to me believe that Steemit holds serious potential for myself as a content creator (I am a musician, speaker, music producer and essential oil educator), and also for my wide network of creative minds.

I take putting my energy behind things publicly very seriously. I have around 50k+ followers spread across my various social networks and another 40k+ on my mailing list. While this may not rank highly in the competition of “influencers” in the social landscape, my followers are generally highly engaged and open to new ideas.

So last night I decided to go public with my new found belief in the Steemit platform and record a video you can watch below as a rough intro. I posted it to FB with the heading “The ONE problem you should be thinking about with social media…and an invitation to do things differently”. You can watch the video below via dTUBE link…

To call the response I received overwhelmingly positive is an understatement.

Within hours the post had been shared over 30 times and had generated over 2k views. It is now about 10 hours later (I am in Panama City on a layover to Brazil where I will be starting a tour with my folk duo Radnor & Lee), and the video has been liked over 100 times, views are close to 4.5k and the post as been shared 36 times and still growing quickly.

But the comments are where the real evidence is that this platform is needed and in demand by those that didn’t even know of its existence:

Then things got interesting over on Twitter when the actor Jon Cryer watched my video and tweeted it out:

After that Justine Bateman, an actress who also studied computer science, chimed in too

And an Aussie actress Alicia Hannah, who has 4.5k+ followers on Twitter signed up!

I have received only supportive and grateful FB messages and tweets from people so excited that an alternative exists. Even those unfamiliar with crypto see the potential in connecting in this way.

So there you have it - the world is waiting for this opportunity and just need to be told it exists. Lets get out there and build this community!

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luzcypher (74) · 7 years ago

Hi @benleemusic. Welcome to Steemit!

I watched your video and it seems like you have a good understanding of the benefits of Steemit as opposed to other social media sites. Steemit and the other sites based on the Steem blockchain reward the content creators and those who give their attention to the platform.

That's where the real value is and what advertisers have been paying for all these years, our attention.

Well, the site certainly has my attention. I've been on it for 16-months now and earn enough to pay all my bills. It's crazy and goes to show you how much Facebook and YouTube have been making off of us for so long without sharing any of their profits.

The community here is amazing and we get rewarded for being part of it.

Since you're into music perhaps you would like to play for the Steemit Open Mic community here. We have 400 people a week playing music for us and growing. Would love to hear you play something.

Have a listen to the winners this week and if you want to join in here is this week's contest link

Here are some things you'll find helpful on your journey through the Steem-O-Sphere.

The Welcome Page

The Frequently Asked Questions

and SteemitHelp.net

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benleemusic (62) · 7 years ago

I will look it through. Thank you for the invitation. Great work you are doing by fostering new talent!

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luzcypher (74) · 7 years ago

Thanks. It's a labor of love that started with an idea and has grown into a thriving community. The Open Mic community never ceases to amaze me.

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jaybird (72) · 7 years ago

I would say that for musicians
specifically.. Steemit Open Mic is among, if not the best thing on Steemit.

It’s also probably one of the most receptive and supportive communities as well.

There are also a number of musicians who spearhead various other muwic projects within the community worth checking out and who r engaging with.

Welcome!
Jb

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easycome (41) · 7 years ago

It'll be nice to have a look.

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immarojas (68) · 7 years ago

Hear hear from the man @luzcypher.
A singer/actress also have joined from the Philippines @janmarini
Cheers! See u again in SF3!

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classical-music (53) · 7 years ago

Hi @benleemusic,

Thank you for sharing this video. I thought you had some great insights about the changing economics of social media for musicians.

We shared your video on the Steemit's Best Classical Music facebook page, and included it in our latest Roundup post.

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benleemusic (62) · 7 years ago

Thank you so much!

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walnut1 (62) · 7 years ago

Wow amazing! We need something like this to happen every day with steem to become the next social media platform.

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benleemusic (62) · 7 years ago

I think it will start happening more and more often

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soulsistashakti (62) · 7 years ago

Happy for you @benleemusic. I look forward to hearing your music and perhaps learning from you, I'm an established recording artist no longer wanting to work with record labels.