The Old Dog Initiates: Testimonial Tuesday! Share, Encourage And Earn! Week 1

in testimonialtuesday •  7 years ago  (edited)


I have been so moved, so inspired and so touched by your testimonials in these two posts (One and Two) that I would like to facilitate our great community in sharing them on a regular basis! Let's build each other up as we "Succeed Together"!


Testimonial Tuesday Begins Today!


Yes, I know that it's Monday but I'm too excited to wait until tomorrow so let's get this party started!

What do we Want to See With Testimonial Tuesday?


It's simple: Please let us know how Steem has benefited you recently. 

  • What did you learn? 
  • How did you grow? 
  • What new friends have you made? 
  • How has the Steem blockchain impacted you financially? 
  • What goals have you reached? 
  • What dreams do you see yourself grasping and turning into reality?


You get the point but to help you out I've included a whole bunch of them from my recent post:

The Old Dog Reports: I Asked And You Told Me. How Has Steemit Changed Your Life?

You can find them right below the rules for this contest!


How Will Testimonial Tuesday Work?

  • Write an  article about your experience using the tag "testimonialtuesday" and put a link to it in the comments here.
  • If you don't want to write an entire post just write your experience in the comment section  for this post!
  • Testimonial Tuesday will close each week as soon as the post pays out.
  • Video testimonials would be great as well!
  • I will select the most inspiring experiences, reward them with Steem and make a summary post with the best ones!
  • How much will the prizes be? That could change from week to week but I LOVE giving, sharing, and distributing the wealth! We all need to succeed together!

Here Are The Best Testimonials From last Week!

Each of the following testimonials will receive 1 Steem!

@darthnava @jlufer @silviabeneforti @olga.maslievich @cryptopie @yaan @enjoywithtroy @okean123 @theguruasia @nnajmull @merej99 @tanata @shayne @inna-yatsuk 


We Look Forward to Reading Your Highlights on The Steem Blockchain!


Thanks for having a look at our latest project: "Testimonial Tuesday! Share, Encourage And Earn! Week 1"



Until next time,


@kus-knee (The Old Dog)

Let's Succeed Together!

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I would start a "testimonial round" about how much @kus-knee did and is doing for Steemit and it's community! I guess a lot of people would have to say something about it! ;)

Just having a good time @paolobeneforti!

you are far too modest, Old Dog! ;)

Steemit has been my salvation, an immense thanks to the creator of what it is for me to open my eyes to the world for the first time, without faults or mistakes. I learned to share what has been placed in my hands in a meaningful way, to be generous selflessly, as they do with me. Personally, it has allowed me to grow as a beautiful flower that opens to give that endless beauty and warmth, giving the best of me to this great community, in every step I try to be better.
Steemit has allowed me to meet many people, before I used to think that I was fine with the friends I had, but it is incredible now, the friends are not just the ones from childhood, I know, in the time I have in the community I met many online and personally to many users, a unique experience was through the meetings held with the promotion of the platform, that there is even a whatsapp group, and to date we are (76) users who support each other.

This question if you have marked me: How has the Steem blockchain impacted you financially?

Friends, my country is going through one of the worst moments in history, so as I said at the beginning Steemit is a blessing. Steemit came to make me show the best of me and feel valued, in addition to allowing me financially get a stability to find calm, how to start: Steemit has fed me, although they can not believe it, it's true, and I appreciate it enormously, but what helped me the most was getting enough money to pay for an operation that I received on December 19, 2017, gallstones.I was completely full of these calculations and if they were not eliminated immediately, it could cause my death, I did not have the necessary resources to be treated, then one day, Steemit, who are all of you, allowed me to pay for the operation.
More than a goal is a satisfaction, the achievement of being able to bring many people this great help as it is Steemit, that they feel loved, valued and developed in whatever they want and how they want.

Great post and great project @kus-knee ;-)
What is my experience?!?
I learned to live with a mannequin... to be a lot more creative... to "meet" a lot of other creative people. I feel inspired here on Steemit... and I'm excited about blockchain-based projects :-)
2018 will be a great year!
Lucas and Steemitri
luc-steemitri.jpg

So nice to see the two best buds together!

due gocce d'acqua! :D

Haha... il mio gemello!

Thank you @kus-knee for this great opportunity to tell about my own experience on Steemit. Here is my story https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@virogovarq/testimonial-tuesday-how-steemit-has-changed-my-life-the-story-of-a-retired-colonel

Thanks so much for sharing this!

@kus-knee,
First of all, I want to tell you I got your reward prize! Thank you very much for that generous help! Now I am going to answer your questions today!

  • What did you learn?
    I am learning about 3rd Generation blockchains now.

  • How did you grow?
    Decided to give a try and build apps on STEEM blockchain.

  • What new friends have you made?
    A lot, a lot valuable and respectful friends made here.

  • How has the Steem blockchain impacted you financially?
    No words to say, it gives me freedom and specially this money helps me to make my family lives better.

  • What goals have you reached?
    My goal is making 3 figure rewarded posts (by using valuable contents), still not reach that goal. But I wish I will do.

  • What dreams do you see yourself grasping and turning into reality?
    I want to leave my job and need to be a full time Steemer! I am trying to make that dream true!

Cheers~

You have listed some very nice goals and accomplishments!

@kus-knee,
I tried to contact you at the Steem.chat! Thank you for your nice response!

Cheers~

I have made a ton of new companions here couse.

the general population here are genuine and legit and have influenced companions and I to have learn numerous things like how to compose how to converse with individuals .

also, steemit help me a ton in my money related issue......

furthermore, now what objectives I have achieved the objectives I have achieved I got new pc and numerous things . what's more, this is stunning I am adoring this..

Carry on dear..😊😊😊😊

Wow. Great to read this! Blessings to you @nnjmull!

Thanks a lot my friend..And actually I like your every post..Cause your every post create extraordinary...

I will wait for next post...😊😊

Steemit changed my life literally because i want to buy a house for my mom because that's her dream and my dream too so with the coins i earn with steemit i'm saving them to buy the house although it will be small but own. In colombia a house has a price of 55000 USD and i'm sure that without steemit that dream can't be truth quickly now i have 8000 USD combined my saving with steemit and money saving from my salarie and i think in 2019-2020 my dream will come true. Regards

What an amazing opportunity we've all been given!

Yes friend :)

as a newbie here I've learned a lot of things because of steemit. It is a way why i meet new friends that i could share my thoughts and idea which helps to boost my self-confidence and that thing is more than enough for me.

"i could share my thoughts and idea which helps to boost my self-confidence"

This is an interesting point and it should not be overlooked!

There came like a timeline; before and after steemit. Was it before steemit? :-) and then we mean your own time you got to know steemit. For me, this was half Octobre 2017, I heard about it on the radio, while we drove in the car, and I thought, writing and showing things going on in your life and earning money with it? I have to try and so I did. Now I must say the beginning was like absolutely dream time, I came in, I think steem was 0.92 and I saw my dollar going up so fast, and then I learned Steem dollar was even more worth converted to steem! In December even nearly 6 times as much, so I had the benefits of a quick growth I think. I started telling everyone about it, but no one seems to listen! only my daughter @wanderingkells my son @james-hugo his friend who has a account, but does not do anything yet. And my best friend @vee2180 listened and came to joy me on steemit. I told people around me, djee steem is going up in euro it is no this much... and their answer was keep quiet I still cannot by a bread of steem! I proved them wrong! I wrote over to dodge and from dodge to euros in my account, only 20 euro, because I see investing in myself still the biggest earn. Could not live without it, this moment of my life. But not for that reason! I just love the new people that i met, all the contests, going on, all the pictures, + the joy of searching your own pictures again :-) I am writing again in freewrites, things I did not feel free to do at facebook, because all your friends have their own opinion. I thought I would write it as a comment because how nice I find it on steemit, can be said in a few words, but it still took a bit more than that!

What a nice experience. What was the radio show about? I know your friend @vee2180 because of this platform!

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That's a good story Janine-ariane, but you are so well in telling story's, i struggle so much, if the question comes ...story... i block, because the organisation in my head is not existing and i leave with chaos.
About my experience, i like it to share my pictures and my art, about earning money on it, i think that's future and not really present time.
The comments i get on my posts make me happy, also to give comments on the pretty post you find here, just like oasters with a pearl,and for now that's the reason i'm in :-)
Always nice to meet new friends, and i have been lucky so far, ...
So my gratitude go's to all of you

I'm glad that you are enjoying your journey and that you've found a place to share your art and photos!

Thank you, yes i do , and you are such a inspiration to me :-)

I know you know vee :-) we have her in common. hahaha I think her hair gets straight when I say we HAVE... This platform is right her cup of tea! She is ever so creative :-) The radio show, was something less important, just someone got phoned to tell about his choice of music when the presenter asked him about his work, he had no work, but made money writing on social media, and from there he started explaining about steemit. It was like not even 5 minutes, but because I love social media it was stuck in my head. :-) I wish I knew who it was then I would be able to thank him. Although I would wish steem would be more like the end or middle December, it is still doing well, but growing does not go fast now, still, the main thing is the nice contacts, not because you are friends but because you have the same interests. Is it not?

i have made a lot of new friends here couse .. the people here are real and honest and have made friends and i have learn many things like how to write how to talk to people . and steemit help me a lot in my financial problem .. and now what goals i have reached the goals i have reached i got new pc and many things . and this is amazing i am loving this

This is really good news!

you are an amazing person ...just followed you

I'm from middle class family, i wanted to pay my expense with my own, by using steemit, I had gain a lot of information, make a lot of friends, got to see amazing blogs,amazing places, great photography. The interest build inside me to take a part in any contest and the point of money now by the grace of GOD now i can pay my own expense :)
#Steemitcommunity

It is very inspiring to read of your progress!

I've joined Steemit about two weeks ago and can already feel its "carismatic" influence on myself.
Steemit and its super great community convinced me almost instantly to start expressing myself by writting my very first blog post in my enitre life! (https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@nedy/my-first-10-days-on-steemit).
My gut feeling tells me that Steemit will have a greater impact on my life than I could ever imagine ;)

"Steemit and its super great community convinced me almost instantly to start expressing myself by writting my very first blog post in my enitre life!"

This is really great!

First Off- Thanks @kus-knee for taking this amazing Initiative!

Well, I am a student of Social Sciences and it is quite essential and important for me to interact People of Different Cultures to know about them. Yes Steemit fulfill my this Dream.

Although I am doing a job but Future was looking really irregular and dark but then I joined Steemit and I realized how bigger the Life is. Thanks for giving me a sense of ease Steemit.

Here i met many minds, shared and gained their Thoughts. Exchange of knowledge and to promote the Peace is my ultimately goal of life and Steemit helping me to attain my this objective of my Life.

Steemit made me aware of Crypto-World in a very deep way. As i read many articles and blogs via steemit.

Medium of language is English here, which is really helpful for me to become more skillful in it.

Steemit also enabled me to Raise My Voice against Brutality & Terrorism happening around the Glob. I took part in many discussions forums here on steemit and i feel i have contributed a bit too at my end in all these days.

What a great testimonial with lots of nice benefits listed!

Thank you so much for being a constant inspiration <3

Reading through the previous articles and still being so new to the platform i am by no means ready to take part in this fantastic contest. I am however keen to share my first few weeks of being part of the platform.

Now back to the question: Please let us know how Steem has benefited you recently?

Well this is really simple, in the space of 3 weeks i have found myself moving away from the traditional Crypto news websites and focusing on what people are talking about on Steem.

What have i learnt whilst being on the platform?

The Steem Community cares for more things than Crypto. This has made me really rethink my writing topics and forced me to delay posting my articles due to the high standard and variety of posts available - and made me think (just like my portfolio) its time to diversify! I also feel that whilst writing my topics the learning curb has been fantastic. @Kus-knee i remember in one of your articles you mentioned how being on Steem has given you something like a Steem Bug where you are keen to keep researching and writing.

What dreams do you see yourself grasping and turning into reality?
Charity. Prior to joining Steem i was about to launch a website with a focus on getting donations in a Crypto Currency and donating the proceeds to charities. This would also be an attempt to open charities up to the idea of receiving donations in Cryptos. Fast forward and i discover Steem, and im now im the process of speaking to particular charities about getting there presence on Steem! Hopefully 2018 is the year this can happen. Another key goal is to begin regular content. I have seen fantastic articles written by authors and then nothing for a few weeks, so i have a few ideas of how to keep anyone that may begin to read my work interested. The final goal is easy and thats to build a platform on Steem to be considered a credible writer - and soon be able to give someone the support i was shown from the Creator of this contest.

I will be ready for the next contest :)

Good luck to everyone

Wow what great thoughts you've expressed here. Your idea of promoting charity work is close to my heart and I look forward reading your articles.

Have you looked at any articles here that touch on SMT's. Smart Media Tokens?

If you get a chance to watch or listen to the first few talks from Steemfest 2 by @ned and @smooth you will probably enjoy the vision for Steemit going forward.

Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea Steemit had these sort of events. I will respond to this in a post outlining the video if thats ok. The milestones hit by the Steem community mentioned at the start are brilliant. Hats of to @ned and @smooth for highlighting the achievements. I hope one day they see this post. My focus will be on Smart tokens which was briefly mentioned but in not much detail in the video. So ill be doing furthur research on this.

Regards
Ash

Excuse me, but I was a little ahead of your competition and wrote a suitable post the day before, very upset ... Can this post participate in this? I'll add a tag ... Good luck and patience)). You are a generator of great ideas, @kus-knee!

Простите, но я немного опередила ваш конкурс и написала подходящий пост днем ранее, очень расстроилась... Может ли мой этот пост участвовать в этом? Я добавлю тег... Удачи вам и терпения)). Вы - генератор прекрасных идей, @kus-knee!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@inna-yatsuk/influence-of-steemita-on-self-education-spiritual-and-non-material-rewards

I will certainly accept it! You're doing great!

Thank you @kus-knee for this wonderful initiative.
I can't really begin to explain how much steemit has helped here. The comment section can't grasp hold of it. Well, I made a post. Hope it lights you up.

https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@gamsam/testimonial-tuesday-46bd7d17262f1

Thanks once again

Ooooh fantastic to read your testimonial!

Thank you😀, glad you liked it.
Hoping for more from steemit, and hoping to make steemit better as well


Hello dear friend @ kus-knee Here I am again, here I leave my humble collaboration to the slogan this week, I hope you like it
I wish you a wonderful day
https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@jlufer/testimonial-tuesday-what-steemit-has-done-for-you

i was jobless & now i'm earning so good that i can easily pay for my expenses. Steemit makes me self dependent. I'm not a native english speaker but my english & communication skills are also improved. Thanks to all steemit & all my fellow steemians. Thanks to you also for the reward you gave me for tree photography contest.

This is very inspiring to read!

Lovely post and avenue to know how my fellow steemians are faring

It's very cool!

I got many features and the most important ones are improving the English language and many friends and taking advantage of their experience

it's great to read of your personal improvement!

Thank you for your support, Sir ♥. keep it up ♥

I did not invest single penny in steemit still i am making money here .
what is better than this in this world?

Very cool!

excellent work dear friend @ kus-knee congratulations for motivating the integration of people through your work, this slogan seems great. prepare a material and I will be presenting under this label
I miss you a wonderful week

I look forward to your testimonial!

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Well other than meeting and networking with some great people irl like @rouketas, @skapaneas, @steemychicken1 and others, steemit has given me financial security (it's nice to know I have access to a good amount of $$ if something bad happens) which is one of the most important things for me to have in life. And it's a great platform to kill some time in my day job where I usually.. do nothing XD

Who knows, maybe after a few years of posting and hodling I might even be a millionaire by steemit alone, which would be awesome!

Wow, I'm thrilled to read this are doing so well on Steemit and your blog is well done and informative!

Thanks <3

Wow!!! Thanks so much, dear Old Dog!!!! Steem on! ^_^

Great to see you here!

Great initiative i will definitely write mine

I look forward to reading your story!

oh i missed it..i want to share my ideas too..may be on some other day :)

You didn't miss it! You can add testimonial here or make a post under the tag testimonialtuesday!

Exellent motivation

Thanks buddy!

You are welcome

Thanks a lot for this!

Hello @kus-knee, I knew about testimonialtuesday too late because it is Wednesday now and got upset, will we still have a chance in future to share our stories about how Steemit has changed our lives? I wish you a great day!)

It’s no too late. Sorry if I didn’t explain it well. You have until next Tuesday!

Oh, thank you so much, you really made my day better with this news)

well this is a good idea

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Thanks to your contest #testimonialtuesday, I was able to tell about my true experience for 2 years at Steemit:
https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@bugavi/we-were-thrown-but-we-do-not-give-up-appeal-to-the-steemit

Wow

Very nice work you are doing bro...you are doing a greate job to develop the community....heartfully thank to you for knowing all of our situations and steemit experiences...thank you bro..have a nice day

It's a great pleasure for me to interact with fellow Steemers!

Great way to motivate ourselves. Thanks.

Excellent post, thanks for sharing

COOL post tnx for the sharing upvote me if you can plz

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I really like your post. thank you @kus-knee

Steemit has given me a lot of talent! My mother language is not English and I have struggled in past years to write the essay on my English paper. But now? I'm posting articles in English and steemians all around the world are reading them! How honoured I am!😇 And it's a blessing to find a fantastic way to earn money when I'm just a teenager!!!🤑Steemit is awesome!!! 👌Love u all!!!❤❤❤

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Good day, kus-kneе. I'm new and my first impressions in the post https://steemit.com/life/@libriya/steemit-changed-my-safe. And now I want to say this is a wonderful financial project. Having come to Steemit, I had a second wind. This project stimulates me to think, remember the stories, look for interesting information and share it, learn, be a team player. My niece invited me here https://steemit.com/@inna-yatsuk. I have a proposal to make a business plan. Having read the terms, it would be easier to promote Steemit. Sincerely, Lydia.

Добрый день уважаемый kus-knee. Я новичек и мои первые впечатления в посте https://steemit.com/life/@libriya/steemit-changed-my-лифе. А сейчас я хочу сказать это чудесный финансовый проект. Прийдя в Стимит у меня открылось второе дыхание. Этот проект стимулирует меня думать, вспоминать истории, искать интересную информацию и делиться ею, учиться, быть командным игроком. Пригласила меня сюда моя племянница https://steemit.com/@inna-яцук. У меня есть предложение - сделать бизнес план. Ознакомившись с условиями легче было бы продвигать Стимит. С уважением Лидия.

Thanks brother for sharing a good information for us

I got it out and I'm leaving it in a new comment!! :)

Thank you once more for the initiative!

https://steemit.com/steemit/@ruth-girl/the-1000-followers-milestone-testimonial-tuesday

"Testimonial Tuesday" - in my opinion a great idea! Such a dialogue or an exchange of views with feedback. Nobody will remain indifferent to this undertaking. God bless you! kus-knee!
https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@hajevoy60/testimonialtuesday-steemit-the-opportunity-to-realize-yourself-in-ukraine

Good day. I also have my thoughts for your contest. I hope your read with pleasure ))
https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@artem-sokoloff/blog-7-people-don-t-want-money

Steemit was the answer to my prayers ... He gave me happy motherhood! I consider it my duty to bring hope to other people.
https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@olga.maslievich/steemit-was-the-answer-to-my-prayers-he-gave-me-happy-motherhood-i-consider-it-my-duty-to-bring-hope-to-other-people

Being here in the Steemit Community is such an honor,why? Because i get the chance every single day to experience the lives of others through reading their blog posts. Aside from virtually seeing beautiful places, i also learn alot from the different cultures and traditions of other countries. :) I thank God for letting Steemit happen to me. :)

Thank you, my friend @kus-knee! I'm excited and thankful!

  1. I have gained knowledge. 2. I can come together with one another, and along with him will also move. 3. Who is new membership in steemit in fact everyone should be in a precarious position. 4.There is no public about it. 5. I just hard work. There is no desire for fruit. as far as i can reach my goal. You play the role of a very good friend. Good luck, god bless you

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!

Good post, thank you. Very interesting.

For me aside from the money factor cause i don't care that much about it, at least for now it introduce me for free to the world of cryptos and literally by spending 0$ just a little bit of my time that i would spend on Youtube and facebook gave me the opportunity to buy some other cryptos. Also i had the chance to meet and find amazing people in here from all over the world that again if i were on facebook and instagram trying the same we all know the result :p

Thanks to your contest @kus-knee, I had an opportunity to tell my story and the story of my little son. Here it is https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@enigma84/testimonial-tuesday-how-steemit-changed-my-own-life-and-the-life-of-my-little-son

Thank you for this contest @kus-knee. Thanks to it I had an opportunity to tell my story and the story of my closest person, my mum. Here it is https://steemit.com/testimonialtuesday/@kristinaljfom/testimonial-tuesday-how-steemit-has-changed-my-life-and-the-life-of-my-mum

Since the presence of steemit in my life, many changes have taken place. I used to be a homemaker every day at home without work, and it was very boring, but because of the presence of steemit, I had a very good job, everyday I cook to share my recipe with friends in steemit. And it turns out that the recipes I share in the prize with STEEM or SBD, which is currently very helpful to my finances, my family is very limited in finance, but with STEEM I have more freedom to shop for my family's needs, such as eating delicious in restaurants . which I have never tried.
I'm new in steemit, but my husband already has an account that is longer than me, and we've enjoyed the results in this steemit. And what I really love here is that I can learn a lot and gain more knowledge by staying in steemit, and getting to know new friends around the world, and I am also joining steemit community in Indonesia. And help promote steemit in my environment and region.
Hopefully steemit can lift our family for the better.
Thanks to @kus-knee, who has made this contest. You are a great person who wants to share with everyone. Hope you are always healthy and successful.

Great! I was thinking of posting something like that some time soon. I was saving it for when I'd hit 1000 followers. Maybe I should speed things up a bit :)

1,000 Followers done!

That's a great honour!! I will have my post out tomorrow!! The title says Tuesday after all :P

I clicked it over with my alter ego hockey blog! I am originally from Canada after all!

Hehe! Thanks for the "push-up" ;)

How many followers did come there? was it just one you were waiting for?? Nice to see 1000 in the exact amount, 1001 would be more fairytale like. :-) ruth-girl and the one thousend and one followers, sounds like a great title :-d

I think I needed a a couple more to reach 1000. It's exciting to see the number rise :)

:-) congratulations!

In November I joined Steemit at that moment I had no clue about cryptocurrency, but I wanted to find more about this world and actually, I always wanted to have a blog but never had the courage, I thought I don't have the skills of a blogger, apparently I was quite wrong if I look at my number of followers, I am more confident now thanks to the stemians I met! In these months I learned that I know almost nothing about the world who surrounds us.I love this community because thanks to Steemit I met such beautiful persons from the entire world (Australia, Mexico, Israel, USA, Peru), I improved my English because it got really rusty, I found out interesting things about different cultures, everyday I am learning something new! Thanks to this community I forgot about Facebook or Instagram so I don't procrastinate, currently, I am using only Steemit and Twitter (to be in touch with the news related to crypto). With hard work and support of this community I know I will travel the world and meet some of the stemians! I am super grateful for all!
Your contests are so amazing, I love participating in these! I wish you all the best @kus-knee!

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Made followers and following with good content and with great prospect for the future of steemit

Thank you @kus-knee for making a transfer to me for an upvote of 2.29% on this post! Half of your bid goes to @budgets which funds growth projects for Steem like our top 25 posts on Steem! The other half helps holders of Steem power earn about 60% APR on a delegation to me! For help, will you please visit https://jerrybanfield.com/contact/ because I check my discord server daily? To learn more about Steem, will you please use http://steem.guide/ because this URL forwards to my most recently updated complete Steem tutorial?