March 2nd - Witness Update

I originally didn't intend to ask for the help of @jerrybanfield's budget proposal system to help get my witness on track, but we are soon reaching the point where I will need to switch to a 64GB server that will cost me more money and would make the whole process unsustainable. Of course, the income is not (and it shouldn't be) my main motivation for running a witness. However, the money I'm saving will be used to sustain the many projects I'm working on (as described below) as well as my personal life.

Witness Update

I am now at the 99th spot on the witness list, with a total of 119 votes worth 1,436 MV.

As you can see in here, I have only missed one block (damn vacations) and my price feed is fresh, so it is all running smoothly.

Latest achievements

• I entered the top 100! Way to go! Next goal : Top 80!
• I received witness votes from big names in the community such as @utopian-io, @aggroed, @cryptomancer and @minnowsupport
• I ve been really touched by the support shown by my friends from the Taiwanese, Utopian and gnc communities. Thanks a lot guys!

My work on the Steem blockchain : Utopian projects

I have joined Utopian at its very beginning and I must say that it changed my life ( couldn't thank you enough @elear). I have been since then one of the most active developers in the platform.
I am doing my best to develop or help developing tools that add value to the users. I am working more and more on those, at the point I am almost a full-time Utopian now and am even considering to start a team to get even more good work done.
My work so far includes (but not limited to):

• SteemPlus extension, you can download it here. It brings tons of additional features to Steemit, Busy and soon Utopian. I have now 379 users and am working on making that number grow! You can find the last update and all the extension features in here
• Utopian-1UP. I helped @flauwy for this awesome idea of creating a manual curation system (people vote for their favorite posts) and voting before the Utopian bot. It will be ready very soon and definitely add value to the Utopian system.
• Utopian itself, I ve been working on the Utopian Bot, and some elements of its front-end.
• SteemJs for dummies: a series of tutorials for future developers using steemjs.
• Two more big things that will come real soon!

My engagements as a witness

• Keep working on tools that will improve Steemians experience, whatever what they favorite platform is.
• Always prefer usefulness over profitability of the tools I am developing.
• Act in the best interest of the community.
• Do my best to attract promote Steem to the outside world.

Server

I am using a server from @privex. It will be soon upgraded to a 64GB server. Characteristics of the server:

• 32 GB RAM
• 4 cores
• 200 GB HDD
• 1gbit/s network
• Germany VPS

Click on the image to vote for me as a witness!