Literally Using STEEM to Explain Steemit : The Ice Cream Theory
New Steemians to Follow...
Ice cream really works. It's been a busy week of on-boarding new Steemit users! Here's a list of new @voronoi friends and family to follow...
@benfink
 | Primatologist, anthropologist, educator - @benfink is currently blogging out of a chimpanzee research site in Uganda. He takes incredible photographs of chimpanzees and gets caught in the occasional elephant stampede. Definitely follow him if you're curious about behavioral research or simply if you dig his photography. |
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@wickedcute
 | Physician Assistant and Mom of three - @wickedcute writes about her extensive experience in the field of medicine and the many overlaps her practice has with raising a family. Make sure to check out her blog and give her a follow! |
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@ekpickle
 | Television / film industry freelancer and podcast co-host at "take it to 2" - @ekpickle writes about her experiences in the fast-paced film industry in New York City. She has worked on movies, TV shows and commercials that you definitely have seen before. For film buffs and podcasters - Make sure to check out her blog! |
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@sumareonlyblue
 | Student, aspiring photographer and equestrian extraordinaire - @sumareonlyblue is an awesome nature photographer with a passion for macro-photography. She captures incredible images of the world around her. Check out her page for more! |
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@m4deline
 | Student, artist, creative writer and aspiring photographer - @m4deline blogs about her artwork, nature and landscape photography plus fun opinion pieces on pop-culture. Definitely give her a follow! |
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@jodiegolier
 | Host of FarmJammaLamma and Mom of three - @jodiegolier writes about her bad-ass farm outside of Pittsburgh and the amazing music festivals hosted there. Definitely check out her page for more on FarmJammaLamma and pop-culture topics! |
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We All STEEM For Ice Cream
My theory is - people get excited about STEEM and Steemit when they see what it can do. A couple of nights ago, I treated family and friends to an "ice cream night" entirely paid for using STEEM! (10 ice cream cones in total.) In doing so, I explained the process of blogging for rewards and then using those rewards to purchase in-real-life things. While the economy of Steemit may still be new to folks, the act of using rewards to purchase real stuff is an exciting thing to watch.
I encourage you all to try the same thing. Folding people into this community will help it grow. A few ice cream cones can go a long way...
Spot on.
Thank you @voronoi for introducing us all to the world of Steem. Your endless patience and generosity is much appreciated. And the ice cream was an added bonus. Steem it up! ;)
So glad to have you on board @wickedcute, it's been fun to share all things steem and ice cream! Steem it up!
Thanks for showing us all about Steem! You may regret all the questions, but we sure are excited!
Haha you guys are already pros! But really, all the questions help me discover better answers!
I wish I was there to ask questions. I hope you are teaching Mad the ways of the steem. Thank you for the mention above. If you ever want to check out FarmJam, I have your ticket waiting. Looking forward to reading more of your posts.
You're already crushing it Jodie!
Mad too! I'm excited to see more from you both. Feel free to ask me anything / message me as questions arise. And absolutely, I'd love to check out FarmJam one day. I'll hold you to that ticket... ;)
I have so many questions. If you don't mind, I guess my biggest question is do I want to be voting on a bunch of things? Each time I vote, is that degrading my voting power? Do I need to be more selective? Also, should I be following a bunch of people or just following the right people?
Ask me anything!
Each time you vote, your vote power does diminish (it replenishes continuously over a 7 day cycle) but... as a new user... you shouldn't worry about power loss just yet! Enjoy voting around and discovering new people. Remember that voting is free (it doesn't cost you any STEEM) and as a voter/curator you actually receive a small % of the post payout. You can make STEEM two ways here, posting content but also by upvoting content.
On followers - Follow people who generate good content / who you'd like to keep tabs on! Discover, explore and enjoy it!
Thanks for the shout out. I'm gonna bug you to help me with post design. Wanna do some science illustration for me? Hopefully I can deliver on those photographs
In my case the ice cream is more than my ordinary job pays, living in a poor country where 6Sbd is your daily wage.
We are makong dreams come true and building better futures for people that have had a bad life.. Cheers to all steemians and much love to all.
I hope we all prosper and grow beyond our wieldest dreams..
❤︎
-Goldie
Yes, and that it was possible to quit work and live only on earnings from Steеm!
STEEM is making big strides my friend. A better future is within reach!
It's an exciting time to be on the internet, let's work hard to make sure Steemit and STEEM is a success. Cheers!
@voronoi welcome too all and @benfink i m also anthropology honors student too nice to meet u
So much Ice Cream
Sometimes people just want to see things happen and not long complicated explanations. Let them come for the rewards and then stay for the community, and then they can learn all the nitty gritty stuff :)
@voronoi! Just had a huge bowl of ice cream myself! Cheers!
Hahaha, that's the spirit! Thanks @fairytalelife :D
interesting