You may have heard that Homesteaders Co-op is in the running to win 20k delegation in a contest put on by @theycallmedan. We teamed up with @naturalmedicine to make it this far and both communities will receive 1k delegation for 1 year. Now @riverflows and @sagescrub have decided to pool our communities and join forces to vote for Homesteaders Co-op in the 20k contest.

We realize that if one of our communities receives good fortune, both of our communities will benefit! That's how we roll!

This is the same challenge announced by @sagescrub yesterday. Re-posting it here for more exposure!

Challenge Rules

1. Vote for Homesteaders Co-op in the dPoll. Here is the link to the poll
2. Create a steem post encouraging folks to vote for @homesteaderscoop in the dPoll, including the above link
3. Include what qualities you appreciate the most about the Homesteaders Co-op community and marketplace
4. Re-steem this post
5. Challenge ends February 27, 2019 at 3pm PST

I reserve the right to disqualify any entry if I feel that they put little to no effort into #3 above.

Prizes

• 20 steem will be divided up between participants equally
• Participants will receive an upvote from @homesteaderscoop community account

That's it! What? No really... actually keep reading and I will reveal the real secret to winning this challenge for yourself and for our community:

This challenge is not about winning 20,000 delegations for our community account.

If we did win the 20k delegation it would be really nice. It would add over $0.40 to our vote power which is pretty significant. But that's not the real reason for this challenge!

This competition for 20k delegation is the perfect medium for getting Homesteaders Co-op in front of steemians that haven't heard about it before.

Because we are a new marketplace, we need all the help we can get to spread the word! We are already getting out there in front of new people. We are getting new followers. More people are interested in what we are doing!

That's great! Let's keep that ball rolling!

Despite being a brand new community and a new marketplace we are making a great first impression. We are capturing attention. Our vendors are making sales and they are keeping 100% of the proceeds.

Here are some of the comments that we received from people that voted from us in the dPoll:

Business on the blockchain. Nuff said.

@enginewitty

Love how these guys are giving us a means to trade/barter steem for real-world products with an ethical outlook.

@digitaldan

Amazing “real life” group of people that are in particular offering hand made and home grown products for crypto, and trading amongst themselves for crypto. Groups that promote crypto exchange deserve all the help they can get as their work strengthens the blockchain popularity. Their encouragement amongst #steemians to use crypto instead of $ to purchase products is very important for the success of #steem.

@enjoycompany

@homesteaderscoop will be supporting those whom are producing quality sustainable products for others to purchase in Steem and represents a better path toward an ethical future and connecting/supporting folks taking the actions to create a new reality.

@makinstuff

So you see...

People that know about Homesteaders Co-op love what we stand for... if you are reading this you are one of them. And so I call on you for your help.

This challenge is all about reaching a wider audience for our Homesteaders Co-op. The growth and success of our co-op will benefit our sustainability minded communities here on steem.

This challenge is an opportunity for our community to learn how to engage in grassroots marketing... which is exactly what Homesteaders Co-op needs. We don't need big marketing budgets if we can market our Co-op as a community.

p.s. We just released our beautiful new logos and badges designed by the talented @frejafri! Check them out here! We think she did great!

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A Free Marketplace for Steem

We provide a FREE marketplace for you to transact in STEEM, SBD and USD. Our vendors are committed to sustainability, ethics and quality in their lives and work.

Unlike other marketplaces our vendors are not charged listing fees, subscription fees or transaction fees. This service is 100% free.

Support Your Alternative Economy:

1. Purchase handmade products and ethical services with STEEM, SBD or USD at homesteaderscoop.com
2. Join the conversation in our Discord Group
3. Follow our Curation Trail on SteemAuto to automatically upvote our community
4. Delegate SP to @homesteaderscoop
5. Donate to our ongoing Fundition project

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Why Delegate to Homesteaders Co-op?

Your delegations will help us grow our community and reward our members for their ethical choices and actions.

In our modern world it is not always easy to choose to live sustainably. To do so often means forgoing income potential and the status quo. Our Steem Power is used to up-vote community contributors and vendors in thanks for their efforts.

10 SP | 25 SP | 50 SP | 75 SP | 100 SP | 200 SP | 500 SP | 750 SP | 1000 SP

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Who is Homesteaders Co-op? Read our introduction

Want to Become a Vendor? Learn more and apply here

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Donate To Homesteaders Co-op - Help Us Keep Our Marketplace FREE

We have an ongoing crowdfunding project at Fundition. You can donate STEEM, SBD, USD (via PayPal) as well as other popular cryptos such as BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, XMR, BTS, DASH, DOGE, TRON.

Help us keep our marketplace free of commissions and fees. Homesteaders Co-op is 100% free to vendors and customers. Your donations will go a long way to help us maintain our marketplace and keep it free.

Donate to our Project on Fundition

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We Have Free Instant Steem Accounts to Share!

We have free steem invites for friends and family of steemians that are participating in #homesteading, #gardening, #sustainability, @naturalmedicine, @ghscollective, @tribesteemup, @ecotrain, @earthtribe and related communities that share common goals. Signing up to steem with our steem invites are instant and free. If we have enough free SP, invites will come along with a small delegation.

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