Woww...!!! It has been an awesome journey indeed. A journey of ups and downs, high and lows, good and better, adventurous, networking, learning, professionalism, growth, and above all fun..!! Because its so much fun only when you love what you do. I was taught early enough that one of the major keys in achieving anything worthwhile is "Consistency" and I must say, that has been the bedrock of my success here.

The Journey

My name is Akiri Promise, and I come from portharcourt. A state in the country Nigeria, located in west Africa. Afterfter my NYSC [ A service every nigerian graduate must offer for 1year before going into the labor market], I decided to search for greener pastures, which took me to another state in Nigeria called "Akwaibom" I went to see a friend who had already started his business, to put me through on the world of business. He didnt have much to say, but he mentioned a social media platform that has changed the lives of many individuals around the globe, he mentioned the name is Steemit. at first I was in doubt, looking at the fact that major players in the social media space like Facebook, instagram, watsapp, Snapchat, had little or no plans of earning for their users. but something was triggered in me, and I just love the idea, and we decided to sign up together. Our first 3posts did not even fetch 0.1Sbd, LoL. This was so discouraging for my friend that he quit. well I decided to continue, seeing that other individuals were celebrating their successes, which is why I always talk about consistency. well fast forward to this day, which happens to be my fourth month, i have decided to celebrate a milestone in my walk here as a steemian.

Important Message To Minnows

Dear Minnows,
You must understand that steemit is not a get rich scheme, neither is it like any other social media out there. I advise you learn thoroughly how things work here. The pros and cons, especially what not to do, so you dont get flagged by whales. you must develop good contents, comment on posts that are meaningful, and make quality relationships. You can do that by downloading the discord app and joining forward thinking communities. This is particularly how you gain relevance on the steemit community. Also dont forget to vote for witnesses, as they are the bloodline of the steemit community, No witnesses = No Steemit Community

Finally, dont give up! don't give up!! don't give up!!! there is light at the end of the tunnel, and dont forget to use the right tags on your post, so the right individuals will locate you.

Thanks..!!

Appreciation

Its not been a very smooth ride on steemit, just like any other worthy course out there, high performance teams and friends are needed for optimum performance. This is why I want to use this opportunity to thank most of the individuals and projects that has played a key role in my say here with the steemit community, Including:
The entire promo-steem community @steem-ambassador including @stephenkendal @starkerz @anarcotech @allasyummyfood @steem-ambassador @promo-steem @gold84 @eurogee and the @euronation community @redrica @ejemai @tekadii @njokuoluchukwu @samiwhyte and the entire @credo communit

also, the entire eSteem crew @esteemapp @esteem @good-karma @dunsky - @brandonfrye @coininstant @reko @jerrybanfield @fredrikaa @howo @elear @falconcash @ahmad097 @surfyogi @suheri @wafrica @hr1 @vanessahampton @lost108 @ychaudrys @nikolina @adoore-eu @rhoger @techslut @stach @tojukaka @ehiboss @nairadaddy @fisteganos @gloglo @michaelcj @xpency @ned @gbenga @karenmckerise @roelandp @Jeanipearl @cryptocurator @kus-knee @onyemacourage @ehiboss @zilze @minnowbooster @minnowsupport @minnows-freedom @booster @dtube @ginabot @joeparys pls if I didnt mention your username, it wasnt intentional, you are still dear to me.
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These ones have been my source of strength and encouragement in downtimes, they have a way of coming through just when you need them, I appreciate you all today for your good works

Sincerely Yours,

@akiripromise the ardent steemit missionary