2nd day on Steemit! Might as well introduce myself ;)steemCreated with Sketch.

Hello steemians,

It's the FNG in the house here, introducing myself to the community here.

It all happened just over 24 years ago when, by a stroke of fate, the most amazing man on earth may have been born (idk, lol). It also happens to be around the time that I was born. Coincidence? Definitely!

Anyway my name's Maikel and I'm your not so average Dutch guy, meaning I'm one of the few who's never smoked weed (even though it's legal here). I know, I know... I do make up for it by drinking plenty of beer, just to stay hydrated of course. ;)

Other than that I'm an aspiring entrepreneur. Haven't started any business yet, but constantly learning the skills that would be needed. I've been to university here before, but I've never really bothered graduating. The classroom style wasn't really for me, and I felt like it wasn't the best place for me to learn the right skills.

That being said, I do study a lot on my own:

I'm constantly learning about things like marketing (especially online marketing), personal development, leadership, economics, investing and the like. I was thinking of sharing some snippets of knowledge here on Steemit, if there's any interest. Just let me know below if you'd like to learn about any of those topics.

Here's to connecting a face to the words. Cheers!
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Besides drinking beer and occasionally getting FUBAR, I like playing video games and watching anime (currently in progress with One Piece). I also play a sport called "Korfbal", which I assume most of you haven't heard of before. Don't worry though, I forgive you! ;) It's not really that well known outside of the Netherlands and Belgium, but I suppose it's most comparable to basketball. Here's a summary of a game if anyone's interested.

I'm currently working at Bavaria, the brewery (ironic, I know). Not something I'd like to do long term, but it earns money while I think about what I really want to do.

"That's all folks"
Porky Pig

Looking forward to connecting with some fellow steemians!

If there's anything you'd still like to know feel free to ask it here or in the chat. I'll be creating my account there shortly, but the username will be the same as here (assuming it's available).

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Welcome to amazing community! Welcome to the world of Steem!

Thank you, glad to be here!

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Given your interest and skills, I think you've come to the beter place, since cryptocurrencies, technologies and internet services are the most common theme here on steemit!! I hope the best for you in this journey!! A big Hug and good vibes!!! :)

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Well hello there!

Well hiyo to you too good sir! (sorry couldn't resist making that pun)

Hi Maikel... Nice to meet you... Welcome to Steemit..🌹.. This is a nice intro post... I hope you will do great over here as a steemian..😊.. Follow Me @onority
It will be great if you visit and read my blog and upvote them..!!!!!

Thank you, glad to be here.

Noticed in your profile it says you write about things like online marketing, so I'm following you as well.
Looking forward to some informative content.

It’s my pleasure… 😊... on my profile, it is written as affiliate marketing... I hope I will be able to give you that info in future... anyway.. this steemit platform is different.. here we can success by writing good content and helping each other... I am following you back... hope we will tie up for long....

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You have a great outlook on life, and I love your attitude, @maikelmichiels! But please do be careful, and don't ruin your life with too much beer! Enjoy life and beer! Cheers!

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Thanks for the support @mitneb, really appreciate it man! I don't usually drink that much, so it's fine, no need to worry. ;)

Since I'm kinda new here, how does the originalworks bot work? I assume it's some sort a plagiarizing checker that upvotes your post if it's original work, correct?

Ok, but if you are getting FUBAR I will be worried for you, @maikelmichiels. Yes, you are right about the bot, but more than checking for plagerism it adds credibility that you are the original author, and the post is not spammy in nature. Certain criteria can make the bot not respond even if it is an original article. I wrote an article once that used a lot of callouts of @names. That made the bot think it was spam when it really wasn't, so the bot reply never posted. There are other bots that are also checking for plagerism. The cheetah bot is one I know of. Cheers!

Welcome! Happy to make friends!

Thank you! Just followed you. You've got some very pretty pictures! :)

Welcome to Steemit! Hope you will have a lot of fun and enjoying the community! I just followed you :).

Thanks! Looking forward to connecting with more of my fellow steemians on here. :)

You should indeed! It's super fun :)!

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