It's a day to celebrate being on Steemit! I am just about to hit a beautiful milestone of 1000 followers and want to write a few words about it. Firstly, without you guys Steemit would be nothing. I am constantly surprised at the vast array of beautiful and inspiring people that I meet on Steemit. Until three months ago I had been fidgeting away with Facebook in total boredom! Almost everyone who loves Steemit loves it because of the community. Yeah we know, there's money to be made and influence to be had, but all those things would pale into in boredom if it wasn't for the amazing people that have chosen to be here doing something totally different.
If you are reading this, then you most likely know what I am talking about! If you are new here, please take time to look for people who inspire you and let them know. You will find great people on Steemit, all you have to do is show yourself. If I have inspired you then please let me know. I love writing, and Steemit has given me the motivation and inspiration to write about things I would never have otherwise written about. I have not only discovered amazing people, but also myself. The ways that Steemit challenges my integrity is like nothing else. Why am I posting? What am I trying to say? Why am I commenting? Why am i here!? I'm not normally a jealous person, but Steemit managed to bring up these deep feelings! What a great personal challenge it is to live here and be graceful and peaceful.
Many of you will also know the ecoTrain that I am a part of. This was just an idea only a few short months ago! Now it is like my family! The people we have attracted and are attracting are so unique and diverse and all with great big hearts! The ecoTrain is a big part of my Steemit life and I get great fullfillment from supporting and collaborating with my fellow ecoTrain Passengers. Long live the ecoTrain!
I cannot even imagine what my Steemit life will look like in a year's time. I really hope I will still be here, writing, sharing and connecting with even more amazing people. Imagine if this really is the start of a great new revolution. Imagine if in 5 years half the world is Steeming away! Imagine if this became our job, our passion, our life and our duty!
As many of you know, I always love to encourage engagement with you. I know there is nothing like a bit of incentive to get those keys tapping, so here is my challenge and gift to you all. Would you share with me in the comments:
What You Love About Steemit? Why did you come here, and what do you see as the future of Steemit?
To make it fun, I will be awarding $5 SBD to 10 people that write an answer that we like the most. That's a total of $50 that I want to share with you to thank you for being here!
Steem On Beautiful People!
Thank You For Being You
An easy to use platform that is addicting made me invest right away and have been handsomely rewarded since.
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Thanks for all your support and engagement. I have sent you $5 SBD as a small gift!
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glad its working for you too! yes, addictive.. wOw!
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I love the community here. I enjoy being able to have a blog where I have the opportunity to earn money without having to jump through hundreds of hoops to find sponsors, or advertising dollars, or click-throughs, or anything like that. The community is amazing. There are tons of original artists on here who make amazing artwork, music, poems, fiction stories, etc. It's a lot of fun visiting their pages every day :)
There are some things that I don't like about Steemit, such as the extreme focus on monetary rewards as opposed to generating new and original content. But most people who I feel are properly invested in the platform are trying to create new and interesting content.
I have high hopes for the future of Steemit. Once we're out of beta, I suspect that navigating your blog, and the blogs of others, will be much more seamless. I also imagine that we'll have more methods for promoting and supporting NEW original content, as opposed to simply highlighting whales on the hot / trending / promoted pages. Nowhere to go but UP from here!
Congrats on nearing 1k followers :D
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THANK YOu for this.. nice to hear your perspectives! even though u dont like so much focus on monetary rewards,, im afraid im going to have to reward you $5 for this comment!! ;-)
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Haha. Just because I don't focus on monetary rewards doesn't mean I won't gladly accept them when they're earned!
Thanks for reading and appreciating my comment :)
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Indeed! I have transferred $5 SBD to you .. thank you evolved08gsr
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5 SBD received! Thank you for the support, and for working to inspire the masses and being engaged!
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Steemit Bank invested in your post.
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you're definitely not getting a $5 SBD gift mate!
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Because I'm in a need of some Money.
My biggest problem???
Ram from India.
Thank u man. I got you atlast.
With regards
@ronny-handsome
Spreading smiles.
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1000 that's neat!
Here is hoping those 1000 are active followers that will benefit from your postings and benefit you too at the same time!
Congrats @eco-alex !
Btw could you please give me the link to your curator account (it wasn't as witness but curator right?). I tried scrolling down your posts the other day and I couldn't find it.
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thanks my fairy friend! And YES,, i also hope my followers and active and read.. i know at least SOMe do!
Very happy that you are considering following my curation trail.. here is the link!
You can add me as your trail by clicking this link:
https://streemian.com/profile/curationtrail/trailer/add/726
thanks a lot @thekitchenfairy
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I always liked to write or tell stories, but I never published anything, just showed it to friends and family, so for the first time I am publishing texts on the internet which can potentially get read by many people.
Also as a member of the ecotrain I am part of a group of incredible people, very creative, individualistic and simply great human beings who always inspire me and challenge me to improve my writing and my thinking and help me seeing the unlimited potential of steemit.
Being on steemit makes me also feel good, because it means that for the first time in my life I am an early adopter of not only a new technology but also a new paradigm, blockchain based social media which rewards the content creators. Nobody knows the future, but even if steemit would fail for some reason, I still would be happy that I was part of a great adventure and then for sure some other blockchain based social media platform would come into existence. The genie is out of the bottle, there is no more turning back to centralised, exploitive platforms.
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thanks for sharing @likedeeler ! im happy Steemit got your literally juices flowing.. You sure have some!
I have transferred $5 SBD to you .. thank you!
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Hi @eco-alex! I will answer your questions:
What You Love About Steemit?
I love the good quality of the content available, be able to discover about the real life of people that lives on every corner of the words. And last but no least, the easy and quick interaction, I see a lot of kindness here.
Why did you come here?
I came here because of curiosity and serendipity. I'm am very curious so I wanted to try just too see how this all about, It was a very short time ago since I had started to become interested in cryptocurrencies and blockchain and it seemed to me an interesting project.
And because of serendipity because I had bumped into steemit because of work reasons without even knowing what steemit was and without knowing it had any relation with crypto and blockchain. When I started to inform myself about bitcoin few days ago I remembered of steemit.
What do you see as the future of Steemit?
I think steemit will stay for a really long long time, maybe more time than other more popular social media as facebook, twitter, instagram, etc. I also think it will become far more popular and will be announced in TV. Unfortunately this will also bring some detractors and envy, fake accounts, etc.
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I have transferred $5 SBD to you for your comment. Thank you for being a part of this!
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The best thing about steemit , is the people here. People with talent and vision. Artist, Writers, Programmers, people look to help others by sharing their life stories and experiences.
I came to steemit to connect with people who have similar interests and to learn about some new things
It's nice to be part of a community that supports each other where every member has some value to contribute
Steemit is going to only get bigger. Once word catches on that this is platform of value. Everyone will come
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I have transferred $5 SBD to you for your comment. Thank you for being a part of this!
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I just love steemit, as it keeps my brain alive. I am old and need something to make my life better. Steemit has done that for me. Love reading everyones posts and the little money I get just make my life that little bit better. So congratualations on reaching your milestone and steem on.
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I have transferred $5 SBD to you for your support and comment. Thank you for being a part of this @bigbear!
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yes, i know just what you mean! im glad its helped you make you life better! yes it can be hard to keep exercising those brain cells.. but somehow its so much fun doing it here! Thank you bigbear! You are one of my dear followers!
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You said it really well, let's see if I have anything to add....
I came here because I was trying to share my writing on patreon and do it fairly anonymously and there was zero community to connect with. I was thrilled to find a thriving community here and spent the first two weeks ecstatic to be meeting so many passionate people. Then came the slump when I realized the problems of the old world were still deeply ingrained in the new one and that the promise of profit still blurred he lines between what's real and what's contrived. Slowly I realized that if I wanted this new world to be any different, it was my job to try and make it different, so I slowly adjusted my behavior here to "be the change". Less complaining and more doing.
I also discovered many things about myself and saw how much I had grown in the past few years. I was able to see myself in action as someone who is no longer searching for what they want but ready to make it. I learned to appreciate writing as a process, one that challenges me to dig deeper and explore myself, creating new worlds in the process. Up until that point writing was just a way to share the ideas that I already had. I never realized how it could help me to formulate new ones, and how endless this kind of exploration could be.
As I said, unless we try to change it, the new world tends to carry over many of the problems of the old one so there are still a bunch of things I'd like to work to change at steemit. I'd like to encourage meaningful and lasting relationships rather than just "followers". I'd like to see a shrinking income gap and more emphasis on the potential for the gift economy aspect of steemit. I'd like for more of us to be able to stop scheming for payout (i think we all do it to some extent, however small) and be able to trust that real contribution will natural lead to payout, so I hope to get some real energy flowing to people who deserve it through payout.
I know that at my core I just want to make the world a more positive place for everyone so hopefully my payout will also reflect this so I can just put it out of my mind and still have the resources to go visit new friends I make here and life the life I dream of.
And I hope to find many ways to collaborate with others who have similar goals!
I love that all of this seems possible here and that to some extent, it's up to me and it's up to us.
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thanks for sharing this! Im glad you have found that being positive and working with the flow is the way to go. I agree of course and know it to be the best way to be successful and happy!
I have transferred $5 SBD to you. Thank you @whatamidoing !
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Great post boother @eco-alex. i am from Aceh.
https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@bukharisulaiman/steemit-users-in-aceh-are-on-the-rise-2017915t35332199z
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woww... amazing
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hopefully soon achieved your dream in 1000 follower @eco-alex, I hope,
it's fast until and celebrate it, I'm so happy to join this great community, and start interacting with other steemians around the world, working and sharing what I know to the users of steemit .. good luck @eco-alex regard for me,@abunagaya from Indonesia
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@abunagaya thank you for the positivity and encouragement! i also hope one day to hit 2K.. but more important is to connect with good people who brighten up my day!
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I will continue to support you, and I hope so too, can achieve more 2K, to be able to keep in touch with good people and can share experiences. this is very fun if this can be poured in the form of writing @eco-alex
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Congrats on the milestone brother ! Looking forward to the next milestone at 2k ^^
The thing I mostly love about steemit is the ability to have my words seen by others, also being able to involve myself with quality people around the world . Also gotta say that ecoTrain is the main agenda on my steemit list of things to be part of, so it goes without saying that I love it too as it is part of steemit.
Much love for all the efforts you've placed into the community and best of luck in the steemit future !
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Thank you @vangelov. so happy to have your support on the ecoTrain.. great writer, and real team player.. Steem on Brother!
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sir i m new steemit user would u like to guide me how can i create my blog like u...its amazing blog u have
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Well thank you! Just write about whatever you are passionate about. Then only it will always be good!
Best of luck!
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thnk u sir thnk alot
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The eco train is awesome. A good example of how the possibilities are only limited here by how we use it. There are infinite amount of more ways to use steemit to achieve important things.
Congrats and SteemON!
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How could i miss such an important post. Big fat congratz Alex, amazingly done!!!
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Thanks mate!!'
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Thank you eco-Alex
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Congratulations
I am pleased that i am in the first 1000 follower
you will achieve mutch mutch more keep the great work
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thank you Omar! I wish the same for you!
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