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First off, "I'm just a minnow, I can't do ...." is just a cop out! You figured out how to get on Steemit, you know more about Steemit than 99.9% of the human race, and your upvote is infinitely more powerful than 100% of the Facebook thumbs in the world.
So go out, fertilize some roe, and let's make lots of minnows! That is the best way to make yourself into an aquatic mammal someday. (another comment to follow, look for it :)

exactly!!!!! Getting .03 is better than zero! plus you can comment on people's posts!

I love your posts! You have such great content and a creative mind! Thanks for teaching me about steemit! I am following you and glad we are connected! @iot-corp

Creative mind, that is an understatement!

You are putting in so much effort in this campaign. I really like your idea of creating clay coins. The posters are awesome too.

Unfortunately, as a minnow just 9 says old, I do not have too much steem power. However, I will keep track of the campaign and join in when I earn sufficient steem dollars. Thanks for inspiring me.

Upvoted.

I have posted a funny blog about giraffes and a blog on tigers with pictures taken by me. If you are interested and have some free time, please do take a look. Your comments and encouragement is eagerly awaited. Thanks

your comment was good and i am happy that you feel inspired. Sometimes comments can earn more than a giraffe post.

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Wow. I am overwhelmed. Thank you for your precious upvote. It makes me proud. It is true that a good comment can earn more than a giraffe post. That is the strength of Steemit platform and it is the nature of Steemians to encourage newcomers.

However, it is also inherent in Steemit platform that new, interesting and original topics that anyone is passionate about, can be freely shared. This is the reason that I dare to share my passion for wildlife & photography, adorned with some of my musings. I know I am not a great writer or photographer but I trust Steemit community to encourage people following their own passions. Thanks again Stellabelle. You rock!!

Remember, comments posted here (on Steemit) can be just as valuable in terms of content as the post because they provide the basis for discussion and communication on a given topic. That is what drives the community system here, that's what makes it more valuable than selfies and likes on other "websites".

I have met many great people here through secondary discussions in the comments.

PS: I had no idea you could tell the gender of a giraffe by the tufts of hair on their horns. I do now because of your post. Thank you.

I understand and appreciate your point. The lively discussion and diverse viewpoints really work to enrich my experience on Steemit. I have had basic exposure to other social media like Facebook and Whatsapp but they could never hold my interest. Steemit, on the other hand has taught me something every day and is able to fully engage my interest. The discussion that followed my post 'Solitude.. NOT Lonelines - A BOON - not a BANE' really demonstrated how powerful a medium Steemit is. Something that started as a chain of thought from one photo taken by me evolved into a full blown discussion with many people from different walks of life contributing their views and sharing their experience.
Thank you for your kind encouragement and words of advice.

smashing idea keep go for it.

the way you provide information and divide your post into paragraphs is the most thing that adds value to your work and that's why I follow you and like your posts

thanks, glad to hear the specific reason you follow me.

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Damn, homie. How much have you made just by posting that image? This is like the fifth time I've seen this comment in less than a week...

Well I have creating that meme more than 14 hours so ... :D everything is deserved! Cheers!

Great improvements @stellabelle! I added my email to the coin-blockchain, too! It's only worth a dime right now, but I can't think of a better way to pay it forward! #Steemward and #upword! IMG_20170627_120407.jpg On the back of the note I wrote:
Follow the instructions on the reverse, cc the following earlier coin recipients for their full strength upvote, too. (optional)
6/26 @reedracer reedracer@gmail

Awesome gift!!! Great idea!! Loving all the memes!!!! :)

Very cool idea!
I also love the old school white board blockchain you created as a tracking system :D

I am very excited to see how long the chain goes.................will it die? Will it make it to Africa?

That was actually my first thought - will one of these coins ever make it over here? :)
You could bring some to Steemfest! We could distribute them on the street, to outsiders :)

And by "over here" I of course mean Europe, not Africa... :)

it all depends on my government.

yeah, i want to do another coin drop here....it works well with friends...

We have friends across the 'pond' so hopefully ours will make their way there soon!! #getyourassonsteemit

hey anja, just caught up with this wonderfully mad #getyourassonsteemit
yes old school is good for having a break from the digital world. nice

Very nice and funny :D, here i made a little one for you ^^

It's a brilliant idea! I'm so happy to be a part of it and receive a coin! Thank you again so much!

Wonder why the tight fitting outfits from the 60s look so good again?

The MadMen effect?

Awesome, Stellabella! I like this idea... I especially like the retro images that you have pimped :D Let's try!

Here one more image :P

Or this one :D

That's one way of getting people to to this platform, however I highly doubt my $0.03 upvote will be incentive to someone to join us here. You can also make a coin that has some special mark on the back, and it will always give upvote from original creator. That way, 1 coin made by you could get dosens of new users to platform.
I found a way to contribute to your idea, here are 2 memes I generated. Anyone feel free to use them and dont forget the #getyourasstosteemit tag.

Brilliant campaign. I feel like edible Steem coins on top of a cupcake could be enticing...

I like how this campaign takes things offline. Explaining something--if you aren't here or aren't into crypto--electronically would be less persuasive and possibly confusing. I find when I sit down to talk to a friend and tell them what I've been up to (Steeming the days away), they ask questions and are interested versus when I've just shared my steem posts to show them.

This place has been transformative for me. I'm home on leave with a newborn. Steem campaign cupcakes to celebrate? I think yes!

Great idea. I have a "hookup" for metal and plastic tokens like these that would cost less than a dollar each, much cheaper when you get over 100, and could lay out the money to make them for you if you want. You could serial number them and even QR code them to track their history. Love the idea let me know if you wanted to create a more durable limited run of metal or plastic coins. In the USMC we have "challenge coins". They would be very similar to those

I will start on my steem tokens now... to the MOON 🚀 💯
Your the bomb, 💣 💯 💢 #getyourassonsteemit

Thank you for this very helpful post and thank you for your way of working! The steemit community needs something like this. Big upvote and resteem 👍🔝

Step 1: I need to get the Steemit Logo and the words STEEMIT tattoo'd on my nutsack.

Step 2! Break into the porn industry with the nickname Snatchy McAnderson.

Step 3: Flash my ballbag everywhere so that people can see Steemit and then the awareness about the wonders of Steemit are achieved thusly.

Ladies and genglemen this plan is bullet-proof!

tmi

great campaign.. I know first hand :) Be careful and don't wash your button like I did. It looks a little different...working with clay is fun. I may make a few and promise people my full 3 cents upvote once it goes back up. Right now it is hanging at 2 cents. Very creative > UPVOTED... .just had to put my 2 cents in (pun intended) upvoted for 2 cents...great work as usual @stellabelle Really I may just promise them some funds once in and transfer to their account.

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I have a token from @stellabelle and think this is a fantastic idea because we can pass them on.

hey this is good to know.. ..wow... how much.. isn't it free otherwise?

This campaign is a very inspirational and motivational startup. I am looking forward to what is to come and all the great things that will come of it. Thanks!

UPVOTED and resteemed :)

I love the growth idea! As my Steem Power grows, I'll definitely have to come up with something similar. Right now I've been spreading word about Steemit to my nerdy friends (with very little success).

I've found myself starting to spread the word to some of my less nerdy friends too. While none of them have "taken the leap" just yet, I have received a little more traction from them, so I'll slowly keep at it :)

The challenge / fun about Steemit is that once you have a following, you're not done there. You have to continue providing useful and interesting content to continue to grow! I really enjoy that part about the platform and am looking forward to becoming a Steemit Pioneer!

I would love to participate in this however I am new and a minnow who has been working hard to build a family here in this masterful community. I dont know much but have been researching info as if it was for one of my college exams. The info I have come acrossed has been enlighting. Wish you the best and keep on Steemin. Much respects to tour movement. One love. Upvoted!!!!! And resteemed

do we need this?? how can anyone use this

Hahaha great post! I think I have one for ya... The caption would be, steemit to the moon!

$60 is some serious upvote power!

Wow wonderful post keep it up

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Haha! Printing Your Own I See? Tired of the ICO rat race eh?

Nice Post, and wonderful concept. I upvoted! And was already following.

Cheers!

I have to wait till i got some steempower

amazing idea upvot and resteem keep going yes.

I hope you will have a great succes with it.

Lets break the dictation of Facebook and get all your friends asses on Steemit as well. Add value to the network guys, content that is worth watching. The future is now ,steem will go to 100$ 💪

super idea!
new follower + upvoted + resteemed

This was quite a fun post... I am currently working hard at trying to get more people onto the platform. There is a lot of scepticism but I love this idea. My power is still very low though...

@stellabelle Ha-ha meme it on! 😃
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Kick ass! I love the creative ideas folks like you are coming up with to share Steemit with the world. Making things fun while helping pass on the love to other newbies like me. Love it!

I thought it was supposed to be #getyourassTOsteemit, you know, because Total Recall.

yeah, i guess i sort of twisted it......hmmmm i still could change

You don't have to. Just giving you shit. :)

well I am all about perfection actually. if something could be better.....then make it so!!!

are you going to start your own campaign?

your facebook post is killing it....the absurdity of paying ourselves!!!

I guess I already have been campaigning... I just didn't call it that. lol

Holy crap, look at that $6 vote. LOL
That was only 12%, too. I'm half curious to know what 100% looks like from you.
I mean...you don't have to show me, but I'm sure my wallet won't complain! LOL

Awesome stuff!!!!

Damn the pictures sure has somesort of antique / retro feelings ! People like you is why steemit is a wonderful place. Second week on steemit, so far not a single problem ! Community is friendly as always .

That tag is a total magnet! Such an amazing and generous marketing idea, you really do amaze me with all that you do. Will get cracking on doing my bit for the marketing cause.

Also, I'm going to dig out my mom's 60's poncho out of storage and rock a coin on the front of it, those memes are genius! Everyone I come in contact with hears about Steemit, now comes the visuals!!

If I had my milling machine I would make you a stamper/cookie cutter

It's a really fun idea!

Interesting post, may be useful and a place to share.

I have been making a lot of memes to target Facebook users. I'm going after Reddit next. Good idea by the way!

Nice! Up-voted and followed. Damn, you had over $60 after 21 seconds!!! Amazing!!! Well, I got my ass on steemit. Here's my latest post...

https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@defiant/embrace-the-sea-of-red-ignore-the-naysayers

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Lol... i was just enjoying watching your memes and the clay coins.

Love it @stellabelle, just wounderful the ideas that sprot out this platform. Steem on #GetYourAssOnSteemit.

Genius of an idea!

Fantastic. I first read about this yesterday on @jasonrussell post from the Steemit Summer Party and I think it's another great example of how people give back here on Steemit to build a solid community.

Secondly - your collection of vintage ad campaigns is impressive. All you're missing is the the Brady Bunch serving Steemit logo cookies :-)

How open are the gates right now for new members? I think they're still constricted by economics/tech issues that may be shortly solved. Pushes like this should go in conjunction with gating issues being resolved.

Hahaha, love the memes from old fashion catalog photos. Interesting way to drum up attention with non-steemsters 😉 you're a marketing genius!

Thanks @stellabelle!!! @winstonwolfe totally started it!!!! Thanks for all your support and our coins will be making their way around very soon!!!!

Everybody loves memes, challenge excepted. #getyourassonsteemit

are you going to do it? let's all use the tag getyourassonsteemit so we can follow this progress!

Yes I will do it.

LoLx. CoOL! Get YOUR ASS ON STEEMIT fellas.

You are so creative! I love this idea. Thanks for keeping things fresh @stellabelle!

Do we just cut and paste your instruction sheet to our post or do you have a link to that somewhere?

I thought you'd just type out your own....
I used Gimp to make mine....

no problem. Easy peasy!

Grate post and its really inspiring for a newbie like me !!

Wow - I must follow your example! I'm finding my voice on steam, I think - please check out my steem style - thank you!

Love the rhyme in the title

I really appreciate your "get her done" efforts and love the retro twist as I am retro too.

Lol, these look FANTASTIC!
Love the retro chicoubaouaou-style vibe

I'm all in. We can be the "Steemit Girls" on tour!

Here's mine after I painted them. Notice: they are not perfect. It's ok:

Don't worry, It's Perfectly Imperfect.
Loved the retro style pics 😀

Wonderful post!

Well, somebody has to do it. Right?

Love to see another genius marketer in the community! I will be using this with my friends once I get more Steem Power. We need more influencers!!
cheers!

Could we make coins not from a clay but from other materials, say stone, wood

Also I guess it would be great to make coin-stickers

yeah sure! whatever you want! we go back to tribes now!

Hello @stellabelle great initiative indeed, but for us minnows it will be impossible to join!
Trust you will find something for us also.
Thanks.

This is a very interesting idea. No wonder that you are one of the best bloggers in Steemit. I hope your idea will be heeded! I would really like to draw you! I will be glad if you give your photo!)Thank you!Follow your blog!

you want a photo?

Yes. Meaby I can help you with your idea, I draw portrait)

I like these old school pics! I also like your saying at the end! "There may be many Steemians, but there is only one Stellabelle

Your ideas are outstanding and brilliant - I love the old pics and the memories about these times ;-)
How much effort is in your work!

Awesome post

lol I love it :D

for some reason i thought this one would make it to top trending.......
ha ha not.

I know, right? It's never the ones you think it will be!

Thank you very much for his information, although many do not really understand after reading repeatedly. Probably because I just joined steemit.

Great post

@stellabelle You're hysterical! Definitely an accomplished Stmemeian. :)

Superb idea stellabelle! Originally, I thought they were cookies....I realise now why that simply would not be as effective.

Omg! The Memes are riotously funny! I love the idea of making a coin. I'm a Silversmyth I mean a silversmith ... and I always dream of inventing a new coin currency for the new world order after the collapse.

@stellabelle I got one of the coins from @melodyrussell today! I love this idea. It made steemit that more fun and exciting. I've been live 8 days and already hooked; challenges and activities such as this are fuel to the fire. Thank you so much

GREAT article! thank you!

Bahahaha those poster are the funniest so 70s. Great idea Stella! I've already spent a few hours trying to show 2 of my friends over the past 2 weeks to sign up who have incredible talent and would kill it here and they just won't budge. I've shown them what I've made on posts and and other Steemians who are killing it. It's sad coz they are smart but now I think they are dum dums. I barely have time for this with work atm and they have so much time and are so hurting for cash. One of them owns me money I was lecturing that he better get on steemit today or else I'm going to slap him silly. Haha he could whip my butt. I just don't know. Too bad.

Anyway I love your idea!

I wish we could print steem. Wanna see some other cool printing? Check out my last post - might raise a few eyebrows.

More kind of a pay it forward coin. Amazing that this platform allows you to influence someones interest to your content so they can experience the future of money:) I need more ideas like those

Campaigns! I love that! And I love the retro feel of your recruitment posters! leave it to an artist to come up with such awesomeness haha :)

I always thought you lived in So Cal (your San Diego transportation entry video) But then I saw you were in KC.
I wanted to bump into a Steemit celebrity here lol :)

Happy Tuesday!

@stellabelle..Good Post!!. I am following you after reading your comment in Dan's farewell post and the video. I am big fan. Thank you. Your are an inspiration. With whales like you, steem is for Moon:) We for Steem!!!

Wow, you're a Stella ideas factory. I hope I can participate in this: D.

hahaha, love your wit lady!

That's a fun initiative @stellabelle

it's exciting. One chain of friends has already passed my coin to 3 people.

Awesome work! Very creative. I love it.

Lol funny memes, great idea! :)

Nice concept you got there, just got to find about this today, will surely do something about it.

Hey @stellabelle, I was thinking it would be interesting to see a followup post on your #getyourassonsteemit campaign. Maybe showing how some of the original coins you gave out progressed and were passed along over the last month. I had been trying to follow along to welcome and upvote each person but it gets lost at times since posts with the tag don't show past 7 days.