Before I dive in, my heart felt appreciation goes to @surpassinggoogle for all the inspiration he's been to me, personally an example of what I hope to become on steemit. A big thank you sir.
My colleague @joeycrack preached steemit towards the end of November like it were an end time gospel but unlike with the real gospel, I was the unbeliever. Coming on board was really difficult since I thought it was just another ponzi scheme or something in that category. I hesitated, telling him that if I couldn't physically bear witness to his monetary testimonies I wasn't interested. At this point he let me be. He walked into the office one day and offered to buy me an egg roll just so I would join steemit. It was hilarious, but at this point i knew he was really serious therefore I joined and ate the egg roll but did nothing about the account since I could hardly understand how it worked.
One saturday morning after an exciting soccer game he invited me for the Uyo steemit meetup, i joined him just to see what's up. I saw a lot of people, but was tired from the game and couldn't relate therefore I had to leave immediately after listening to @tojukaka, but that changed everything. I wanted in on this! The money mostly( lol). So began my steemit journey and today am writing about the amazing adjustments that have happened to my life since i found steemit.
I'm Smarter
Prior to joining steemit, I had neither written nor created any organized content for public consumption, but I have done a few of that already on steemit and I'm so proud of myself. I never felt I had a thing for writing and the fact that I'm able to do it shows a lot of progress which makes me really happy.
I read long posts! I never did this, not on Facebook, not anywhere, that's why twitter was my favorite social network. However, the amount of contents I have consumed on steemit in a bid to gain knowledge on cryptocurrency and socialize at the same time is a big plus to who I am. I now find it easier to consume large contents in just over two weeks since joining steemit, I can't imagine what will happen in a year but I'm sure to make a better reader if nothing.
My Passion
I love talking about mobile technology and always wanted to blog about it. I started a blog back in 2012, but due to my inability to create quality content and my refusal to understand the intricacies of blogging I failed and gave up. Recently I read a post on steemit about adding value to the community which reminded me of my love for mobile tech and how helping people master their technology was something I wanted to do. I want to blog about tech and steemit not only gives me an audience but a reward system for what ever I have to offer, its simply amazing!
Community
The love here is like I have never felt before on any other platform. I find myself looking forward to meetups, radio shows on discord, discussions on groups, meeting new people who genuinely care for your growth simply because there's a connection(steemit), my questions have never gone unanswered. It feels like a real family and I'm grateful for it.
Profit
Oh yes! I haven't earned much yet but the little I have earned just goes a long way to show me the big things that lie ahead. I was in urgent need of financial assistance a few days ago and just around that time I received a reward for one of my post. This took care of my need and left me with a little extra something to go home with. It made steemit the best thing to happen to me in 2017, the fact that I could solve that problem without any debts going into the new year felt amazing and I was so very grateful.
I will always have thanks in its lots for @joeycrack for introducing me to steemit. It has been a joy ride so far and I hope for a beautiful 2018.
This is a big inspiration to us that is starting out....thank you
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you are welcome dear, you will love it on steemit.
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Awesome one mate
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thank you
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Very nice bro :)
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Thanks man
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Getting rewards in cash is another thing that gives me joy. Long Live Steemit
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very long live it, lot...thanks bro
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We have a similar experience!
Upvoted !
Nice story hehe maybe i should buy my friends egg roll too
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hahaha, you can try. food is such a trigger
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I hope the steemit platform will continue to grow, so I can hear more stories like yours. You're right about this community; it is very helpful. In fact, I haven't experienced any toxicity. I'm looking forward to your next blog.
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thank you, i hope we make steemit a success and am looking forward to your blog post too, cheers
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Cool
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Good post, most people especially Nigerians thought it was another Ponzi scheme lol I’m included as well. Came to the realization that it’s a blog were you share experiences, ideas with fellow steemians and get paid for it. It’s actually an amazing social network, much better then Facebook, Twitter and the rest of them lol only a matter of time.
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my brother its just time, steem is the future
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I just joined steemit bro :)
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Uwc blad, you gon love it here
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