Good Works on the Block Chain with #Steemitbloggers

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The #STEEMITBLOGGERS - A Power House of Creativity



Once upon a time, several months ago, I wrote a blog post on steemit. It was masterful! It was engaging and exciting and full of beautiful photographs and provocative content! I had poured heart and soul into this post and was eager to see it take off with a life of its own. I mused about the deep philosophical conversations such a post would inspire, and eagerly hit the refresh button waiting for the comments to arrive.

They didn't.

They never came.

What's more, this situation was by no means unique. It repeated itself post after post. The occasional, "Nice picture" comment would appear, but meaningful responses were scarce. It was as if I were writing into a void, my works only to be appreciated by myself. Where was this block chain community which I so desired?

(www.steemit.com/@steemitbloggers)

One day, after months of writing mainly for myself, I received a comment from someone called @jaynie suggesting that I check out the #steemitbloggers and apply for membership. I did a little research on the group and found that the requirements were rather strict. You had to post regularly, and post quality to boot! There were daily obligations regarding reading, commenting, and upvoting, but in return there was the promise of community engagement, member support, and actual conversations!

I applied.

I was accepted!

I took my daily obligations seriously, as I began to post more regularly. I didn't know at first if I would stick it out or not, but the promise of real human interaction was a flame and I was a moth - I flittered ever closer to the light in the discord channel while commenting and upvoting and engaging on the block chain. Months later, joining the #steemitbloggers community is the best blogging decision I have made.

(www.steemit.com/@steemitbloggers)

You see, the #steemitbloggers go above and beyond to help one another. I see folks raising funds for others who are having a hard time, delegating steem to promote activity, or coming up with creative ways to spur engagement on the block chain - especially as crypto crashes, but the best part? The best part is that I'm no longer writing into a void. I push the refresh button and see new comments on a regular basis, exciting conversations take place, deep philosophical discussions are had (I'm looking at you @sultnpapper), and the trolls...well, they just don't exist here.

I'm so proud to be a member of this great community. As the new year approaches, the #steemitbloggers will be getting a little update and will become the Power House Creatives. We will continue our tradition of good works and good quality on the block chain. I sure hope to see you there!

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Nice post... :P

Haha just kidding! But yes, it's one of the communities that has kept me going on the platform along with @travelfeed and the two are not mutually exclusive as I have seen familiar names crossing over in many of the discords. But I love the way @Jaynie and @Zord189 have structured and laid down the rules and everyone is so welcoming and friendly - great bunch :)

I'm going to have to check out #travelfeed. I've been using the hashtag on a few posts. The community has been recommended to me as well. I just don't know if I have room in my life for another discord server! :-P #steemitbloggers already takes up most of my bloggin' time!

You can always stop by and ask anything travel related on our server. We would be happy to have you.

Good to know, thank you!

Haha, well, if it makes you feel any better, I am in 22 discord servers and probably mainly active in #steemitbloggers and the @travelfeed! I should do a winter clear out I think, it is a bit unwieldy isn't it 😂

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Holy wow! That's a lot of chat rooms! Yes, a bit of winter cleaning is probably in order. :-)

I think you may be right there! If I can keep it at a "top 10" that will help a lot!

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10 is a good number. I've only got the one that I use regularly. The rest are kind of just there in the background.

That's a good way of looking at it. I have a very big background by the looks of things Haha!

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Thank you @nickyhavey :) and you are such a rockstar too! Love having you with us :)

Haha thank you! Can't wait for the rebrand, look forward to the next year 😀

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me too :)

A place where you never feel alone. Even I have similar stance before joining in ....always a good community for like minded

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Absolutely!

Thank you so much @steemflow xxx

@mattifer,

What you are experiencing, perhaps for the first time in your life, is what soldiers call, being a Band of Brothers.

We're glad to have you Matti.

Quill

Is that like when my brothers used to get me to do stupid things to be part of their club? I can proudly say that I gained admittance into EVERY SINGLE ONE of their clubs, so Band of Brothers, bring it on!

@mattifer,

That's it exactly. Girls are too hard on male stupidity ... it demonstrates commitment. :-)

Quill

Haha I am not a soldier but I know that phrase and have been in the Band of Brother's evil cousin - Band of Wussies - where people flake, make excuses and complain about everything under the Sun.

I prefer Band of Brothers 😉

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Howdy there mattifer! I couldn't agree more. The number of members who have been helped by Jaynie is astounding! Great job on this post.

Thanks! It's awesome how much influence one person with good intentions really has.

Yes Ma'am, she's a tremendous role model!

You are too kind @janton xxxx HUGSSSS

Ditto to everything you said! I can say that @steemitbloggers has been the main reason I haven't given up on Steemit, and I can't wait to see how awesome the Power House Creatives project turns out. Excellent post, @mattifer and - !tip

Sorry, the tip is higher than your deposit.
You can check your deposit by sending 0.001 SBD to @tipu with memo: status
(the minimal tip is 0.1 SBD/STEEM)

Yes! I'm sure I would have quit long ago were it not for #steemitbloggers.

And wait - tips are a thing here? Tell me more!

LOL! Yeppers, it's a thing - a wicked cool thing!

In fact, I did a post about the @tipu service for another awesome community called @helpie, and it gives a basic overview of how the whole thing works -

https://steemit.com/helpie/@helpie/why-helpies-should-use-tipu-lesson-by-helpienaut-traciyork

However, since it's from 8 months ago, some of the commands are out of date. Here's the latest official Guide -

https://steemit.com/steemit/@tipu/tipu-tips-guide

If you have any other questions about it, be sure to shout out! 😊

Cool beans! Thanks for the info. 🙂

You're very welcome, @mattifer! Happy to spread the TipU awesomeness around. 😊

I keep heari g how engagement is low, but i am so busy answering comments!
Ren

Me too! But the vast majority of my comments come from within the #steemitbloggers community. It's kind of rare that I hear from 'outsiders.'

Really! That shocks me because you are such a good writer. Well, here is hoping you can find others outside the SB.

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definitely agree. joining steemitbloggers has been a blessing for me as well. thanks for all your contributions!

They are the best!

Thank you so much @corinneiskorean!!! MWAH!!!

What a great promotional post. I agree that steemitbloggers is one of the best most supportive communities on discord. Exciting times ahead :-)

I'm looking forward to our new look. :-)

Hey, i am starting a server on Discord for new people to get real-time answers for their question, teach them how to use Discord to enhance their Steem experience, and help them find their place in the Steem community. We would really like to use your post to introduce them to Steemitbloggers. It really tells what Steemitbloggers is and what is expected. May i?
Thanks for your time.
Ren

Absolutely! I'm honored that you would ask. :-)

Thank you very much. I will get you a link to the server as well.

Awesome, I look forward to it. :-)

Thank you very much. I will get you a link to the server as well.
https://discord.gg/XZGPGpz

We won't be opening up until later this week so we can finish getting things into the channels.

😁😀😁

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