Future Captain and hobby photographer- here is my story
Hello Steemit,
It took me some time to join the Steemit community, but I can finally proudly say, that I am part of Steemit and I chose Steemit because the community is very positive and extremely helpful, so I needed to be part of this. So, let me introduce myself to you and what I will be posting and sharing with you.
Thanks, to a friend @redtravels for showing Steemit to me.
Let us start from the very beginning…
Ever since I have been a child, the coast always intrigued me and so for hours I stared at it while in the backseat of the car on the way to my grandmother. I was mesmerized by the ships which disappear on the horizon and wander off into blue sea or even just seeing them at anchor close by the harbour and since then I knew this is my path to take. I believe we all feel drawn to the see or at least feel euphoric when we are close to sea. Until this very day, I have not met anyone who does not feel some sort of emotion when he/she gets close to it. Life has brought me to Finland, a beautiful place I must say. I met friends who owned a tallship or rather their fathers. This is where it all began just by hanging out and working on this ship. I understood in that very moment, that I must take this further and study “Maritime management” and you might call it destiny or not, but I applied and got accepted. The degree itself is known as master mariner in order to become a captain one day but my journey has just begun, and I know I have a long road ahead of me knowing the best is yet to come.
I want to explore the real sea, not the beach and inshore waters but the deep blue which has mesmerized me ever since I have taken the first ride towards my grandmother’s house and I shall cherish that moment forever because I am grateful for where I am today. I will be frequently posting a lot of blog posts and want to share with you my journey from all the places I have been and tell you my experience and of course a lot of pictures.
This is just my introduction post, but many will follow with pictures of my journey. I hope you take part of my Steemit journey and feel free to comment on it.
Thank you guys😊
My first shift on a merchant vessel from Finland to Lübeck, Germany.
Falls interesse besteht werden die Zukünftigen Blog posts auch auf Deutsch gepostet.
Welcome ! It's good to know that the seafaring community is growing around here. Good luck !
You know anything about a drone community? There must be one if there is a seafaring community :D
Hey thank you for reaching out to me.
Do you know if there is any seafaring hashtag I could use for my future posts?
Thanks.
I have the same doubt.
@br real you are real supporter and promoter. here
Hallo @sailordiary, herzlich willkommen auf Steemit.
Wenn Du Fragen zu Steemit hast, oder Dich mit anderen deutschen „Steemians“ austauschen magst, schau einfach mal auf unserem Discord-Server https://discord.gg/g6ktN45 vorbei.
Unter dem folgenden Link findest Du einige Anleitungen, die Dir den Einstieg in das Steem-Universum deutlich erleichtern werden: Deutschsprachige Tutorials für Steemit-Neulinge: Ein Überblick
Vielen Dank.
Sehr gerne, Ich schau gleich mal vorbei.
Nice to meet you @sailordiary🙃
Welcome to Steemit!
Try to get a profile picture!
Take one from Instagram using my post:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@heiner/how-to-use-a-steemit-profile-picture-from-instagram
I followed you!
Hi!
thank you for the guidelines, it did the trick :)
Cheers
Hello and welcome! I too love the ocean. It is powerful, untamed, and definitely calls you. I could easily live or work on the water like you. I'll add you friend as well. Here's some information I share with promising new accounts like yours:
Webpages
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemian.info/signup-faq (This site is by @drakos and has a ton of good information for new users to help them get started.)
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
http://steemtools.com/ (This site is a comprehensive list of valuable tools.)
Bots
There are a lot of bots on Steemit. Some are useful and good, and others are not. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
There's one good bot worth mentioning for new users. It is called GINAbot, and you can use it to keep track of things the makerwannabe site above cannot easily do. For example, GINAbot will tell you when a key phrase is used, when you or someone else is mentioned by account name, or even if someone deletes a comment. The bot is extremely powerful and free. Simply add the following Discord server:
https://discord.gg/x9Empcm
When you connect to it, it will ask you to register and verify your account with a .0001 SBD or STEEM transfer. Then you will get a direct message from the bot with a private link to your configuration page. Go there to setup your options. The entire process takes 5 minutes, and it will be up and running. You can tweak the settings as you go too. I highly recommend people use it for networking purposes.
I have mine set to look for phrases like "residential security" and "private investigator" as two examples. Then I never miss out on content related to those, and it makes going there to engage in those conversations much easier. Without GINAbot, I would never have had the opportunity either! Check it out, and ask if you have any questions.
Sourcing and Adding Photos
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Here's a link to a Google Document I made to help with the coding:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NlAoGnP8q7ZAxGsEnvza-qotUGkoaae4SwXdubAhi2g/edit?usp=sharing
Graphics, Badges, Signature Blocks, and Banners
There are many skilled and talented graphic artists on Steemit. One of them is a close friend, @grow-pro. He designed my signature gif, badges, divider lines, business cards, and more. You can check out his work further on your own. If you are looking for a graphic artist to help improve your posting images and formatting, he offers low cost services here on Steemit. Look him up!
Account Verification
Verifying your identity is very important because it will get you more support and people will trust you more. The best way to verify is to link back to your Steemit account by using another public social media account.
For example, I share my Steemit posts on my @finnianGC Twitter account. Another way would be to add your Steemit information to your Facebook account. Some people will even post a video of themselves writing out their account information since that cannot be Photoshopped.
The more famous a person is and the more valuable their content is, the more important it is that they verify.
Security
Do not use your owner key to log into Steemit.com to post. Use your private posting key instead. Keep your owner key offline as much as possible, and only use it when you must.
Per the advice given by Arcanage, you should only use your owner key to:
There have been some scams in the past. If you click a link to a site that prompts you to log into it, be extra careful. Double and triple check the address to make sure it is really steemit.com. A recent scam was using "lsteemit" as the domain name, and people were entering their owner keys to log into it. That allowed the scammers to take those user's accounts, empty the money from them, and then ruin their reputation by using the newly hacked accounts to further the scam.
If you find or suspect a scam, please report it in the #steemitabuse channel on steemit.chat.
Don't Lose Your Content
Make sure you are copying and pasting your post content often as you write it, and put the data into another document to avoid losing it. I'll copy and paste my content into a Google document as just one example. Some people use Markup editors to do the same.
Definitely keep a backup copy right before you post it too, for some people have come back the next day to see half or the entire post missing even though the day before it displayed correctly. Make sure you copy and backup your long replies as well, for they can vanish immediately after clicking to post them.
Again, welcome! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site or reply to this post.
Hey thank you for your support :)
Have a nice weekend
You too! You're very welcome.
Hast echt ewig gebraucht!
better late than never! Wenigstens bin Ich jetzt hier :)
Bin sehr gespannt auf deine Blogposts :) Egal ob auf deutsch oder englisch.
Hi! Ich werde mein bestes geben.
Hoffe es wird gefallen
LG
Willkommen @sailordiary und einen tollen Start.
Falls Du noch Infos brauchst für weitere Fragen, und die kommen sicher noch: https://steemit.com/deutsch/@asmr-austria/steemit-anleitungen-kw-04
https://steemit.com/deutsch/@sco/der-komplette-reisefhrer-fr-steemit---wie-es-funktioniert-und-wie-du-deine-ersten-30-tage-berlebst-german
Und hier ein sehr gutes Tool mit dem Du über viele Aktionen rund um Deinen Account informiert bleibst: https://steemworld.org/@sailordiary
Viel Erfolg :)
Vielen Dank!
Wünsch dir nen schönen Sonntag.
Hi and welcome to steemit! #sailspirit - We are a growing group of sailors and people who love the open waters, and it would be great to have you on board. Please use the hashtag above in your posts about your marine life :)