Woah, I'm so incredibly grateful! This is really amazing. I've been at this for 3 days and I have 100 votes already! To put that in perspective @roelandp, creator of STEEMFEST, has in the 700s, and has been at this in a high publicity way for a while. 100 in 3 days is a phenomenal start and I'm thrilled, honored, and humbled. I'm very grateful to the community of supporters that I have. I'm doing my best to help this place grow, stay kind-hearted, and project positive change into the world.
The witness itself
Currently I'm ranked 62 on the witness list.
You can see there are 6 dead witness accounts ahead of mine. I'm not a programmer so I realize I may never make it to the top spots, and maybe that's ok. Though I think I can do a lot to spread a healthy culture and grow this place. It doesn't really matter what position I'm in when I'm working with minnows that are trying to grow. They just want exposure and some basics about how this place works. Witness rank won't really matter.
Even in position 62 I'm witnessing blocks. My server is literally helping to construct the blockchain. It makes you feel differently about this place. Kinda like a "Hey, I helped make that." I know I was doing it before with my posts, but this is different.
Here's a snapshot of the accounts that are supporting me. There are some epic names in that list. Again, I feel very honored to have their support, and I hope my work will show I was worthy of the vote in the first place!
Now that the first intro phase is done it's time to get to work
Two quick projects I'm thinking about adding.
Witness badges- Badges are social proof, add character, and in this case can bring attention to behind the scenes of how this place runs. I'm not sure many people know what a Witness is, and frankly I'm not sure there's an exact definition. Technically it's just a server, but in reality they are part ambassador, tech support, programmer, growth hacker, and social glue. I'm not an artist, but I'm good with fivrr and freelancer and I'll see what I can pull together!
Education- I'm employed in higher education tech sales. I can put together a high level demo of this place pretty easily. So, I think that's one of my next projects. Maybe I'll make a screencast about it... but mostly I want to try to get in front of college students. I was thinking journalism, english, computer science, finance, and economics would be good places to start conversations. I want to give a live or webex pitch that talks about steemit, what it is, why it exists, and why they should be involved. Imagine catching the next generation of thought leaders like that... I live in New England. Lots of great schools around here could be seeding grounds for Steemit.
I just want to express my gratitude
I get some pretty amazing comments. Folks will share how much it means to them that I'm helping them. Winning contests, getting resteems, and just knowing that I'm reading their posts even when they are little accounts makes a big difference to a minnow. It feels awesome to be able to help others out like that.
Witness votes are stake weighted. That means if you're a whale the vote is worth more. That's true in the vote weight tally, but I take each one of these votes pretty seriously. On the other end is someone working on this platform to share their views, show some art, and grow a community. I'm thrilled to have gotten your support; whale, dolphin, or minnow.
Please vote for me for Witness!
You can find me hanging out on steemspeak, a discord channel that many steemers use to text and talk to each other- https://discord.gg/qjpRj7w
You can find me in Whaleshares- https://discord.gg/GykFB6S
or my new channel PALnet- https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw
I can also be found on steemchat as @aggroed. If you have a post to share give me a good sentence or two of why you think I’ll like it.
congats bro, just don't forget what it was like on the other end and become one of them picks.
:D
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Naw, we're tight :)
You stay funny and we'll stay buds!
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I try.
just hate watching a little change(money) change a person.
:D
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Congratulations! Keep up the good work! Top 20 in no time! Don't forget about us little guys :P
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Thanks Richard! I appreciate your support!
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Congratz @aggroed! :)
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thanks!
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Keep Steemin @aggroed! This cat is a big supporter of the minnows here and a he'll lend an ear to newer users as a mentor...Best of luck bud! Upvoted & Resteemed!
Minnows Unite In Support!
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Keep up the good fight!
I may be interested in one of those badges...Got one in mind for smartass?...Lol..
Glad the lisp is healed.
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Namaste
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Congrats!
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Thanks Boss!
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@aggroed you'll get up there buddy , great post !! up and RS
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Thanks boss. Please vote my witness too!
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GG!!
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Doing great, congrats my friend....always happy to hear successes going all around
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Thanx a ton!
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Next stop top 50...
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Hopefully, but that is an aweful long haul! I'm still really proud of 62 atm!
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Happy milestoning!
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Is it pretty simple to become a witness? Can you use your home computer or do you need a server with a static IP?
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Need a server. It depends on how much experience you have. If you have literally zero computer training it's a little rough.
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I pretty good with home computers and would probably need some help setting up a server. You get paid some steem for being a witness right? Is it enough to pay for renting a virtual server?
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it covers the cost and a little more. I witness 5 blocks a day at witness 62. Servers run 30-60 a month.
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Yay for witnesses that care about the people on Steemit. Growing this platform and building a strong community is of great value. Thank you for putting yourself out there and for investing in the well-being of others. Kuddos to you @aggroed.
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Congratulations @aggroed! Hope you earn some steam as a witness :)
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It's a little under 6 a day. Until steem's at $100/steem it's not making low ranking witnesses rich.
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Especially the second project of yours looks really promising to me!
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Thanks!
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Well deserved my friend!
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Nice work! Keep going on! :D
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nice info i just start at this amazing good for you many blessings for you
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Nice post! I have upvoted and followed you please follow me 🔙 if possible.
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Congrats on the milestone! I like the idea of a witness badge; the people who help keep the Steem blockchain running deserve to have a little extra recognition for their accounts. You seem like a great guy so I've given you my witness vote. Keep up the good work!
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Thanks! I have 2 fivrr's working on it now. I should have some badges to share over the next week. I appreciate your vote. I'll try not to let you down!
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Congratulations man
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thanks
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nice nice thumbs up my brother! congratulations!
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Thanks!
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It was a pleasure to read your post
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follow me mate and ill follow back :D
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good post! im happy for you
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Nice Posting! Just upvoted and followed you, can you please do the same for me?
Thanks a million!
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