CryptoCoffeeChat 6 : Volume & Velocity with @Bitrocker2020

This is my sixth in a series of blogs where I talk to a Crypto/Steemit Enthusiast over Coffee

On this occasion I was speaking to Simon a.k.a @bitrocker2020 at midnight – so he was probably drinking hot chocolate or beer and not coffee! I’m cool with that being slightly out of sync with the blog series title as this guy is a 24/7 Steemian!

Speaking with Simon and doing some crude maths…. I calculate he has spoken to over 5,000 event delegates about Steemit and in doing so he has travelled over 46,200 km across all of Malaysia [my maths but Simon's dedication!]
This is volume and velocity work: He travels by car, train and plane to run the events and over the last 6 months I've computed that he is actually operating life at an average speed of 29.6 kilometres per hour!! He he …So read on and see if you can keep up!!

Key blog contents:

1. #TeamMalaysia - 70 events +
2. Promo-Steem & Steem-Ambassadorship
3. Media Attention
4. Steem Commerce in Kuala Lumpur

Introduction

Simon has a background of programming, technical and network knowledge, aswell as experience in operations, sales and marketing. Simon is running a witness server and sits at Rank #98 currently in the Witness Ranking.

Simon started on Steemit in May 2017 – and one of his first tasks was to DM everyone he could see in Malaysia. Following this he had 12 authors who all became the first to use the tag #TeamMalaysia. That was just the beginning and it was that initial core around which the #TeamMalaysia community has evolved ever since.

Prior to joining Steemit Simon had been encouraging businesses and individuals to join google workshops and events and to inspire and educate Google Business Group members on the new digital age. However, this was not cutting edge enough for @bitrocker2020 when he learnt about Steemit. Simon turned his time and efforts to enlightening businesses and individuals about the rewards for sharing valuable unique content on Steemit and has now become a full time Steemian promoter.

TeamMalaysia - 70 events +

@bitrocker2020 started #TeamMalaysia in July 2017 and since that date has been involved with over 70 events in promoting Steemit. Simon has an interest in many tags all aimed at keeping Steemians consistently engaged and keeping retention on the platform. This post here demonstrates his love of the analytics which indicate the high performance of the teammalaysia community.

In 2018 alone the TeamMalaysia tag has:

• earned approx. $68,000 SBD Payout
• been used by over 1,150 unique authors

& just look at this beautiful graph he has shared!

I understand that @bitrocker2020 and his longtime friend @danieldoughty are working on a major event in September and I’ve been lucky enough to hear of some of those plans. They are currently under wraps at the minute so let’s call it Project Steem X but watch this space for news of a big Malaysian/ Borneo event.

Simon is working very hard with many hours committed to promoting Steemit in Malaysia. There is a really sensible strategy to making the very most of his time. Which means focussing his efforts on:

• Major Malaysian cities
• Cities closer to Kuala Lumpur
• Empowering others to manage events and sub-regions of Malaysia

Simon does do some serious travel and will support promotional activities across all of South East Asia.

Promo-Steem & Steem-Ambassadorship

As you can see Simon is a passionate promoter raising the awareness of the platform through events and bootcamps. This is one of the reasons I have recommended Simon to apply to be a Steem-Ambassador.

I’m really pleased to see the application here – do have a read to learn more about Simon and offer your support to his initiatives.

There is a lot of synergy between #teammalaysia and #promo-steem as they share the goal of publishing high quality posts around Steem Blockchain awareness and Steemit promotion.

Media Attention

Speaking to Simon he knows that Steem and Steemit events will be getting much more media attention during this next year- and he is always looking for opportunities to maximise the awareness of the platform.

@cryptocurator - we are at such an early stage in the awareness of the platform that getting column inches in mainstream media or airtime on tv/radio is an important contributor to raising public awareness and the general verification of the platform.

Just one example of column inches in a blog post here – shows the article in the Daily Express Sabah.

Steem Commerce in Kuala Lumpur

We ended our conversation talking about the “game changing” moments of when businesses and entrepreneurs come onboard and accept STEEM currency for goods and services!

It’s happening in Kuala Lumpur. If you happen to be in the city have no fear you have a STEEM backed day ahead of you:

Itinerary:
 Morning: A River Boat Cruise paid for in STEEM and steem powered!
 Lunch at Big Hug Burger Place, your food devoured courtesy of STEEM
 Afternoon: STEEM inked tattoo to celebrate the occasion of your trip!

Here is a blog post about the burger bar accepting STEEM – Big Hug Burger Place!

I’ll be dropping a note to @pennsif in Wales, who I chatted to a few weeks back here. Pennsif has a global register of businesses accepting STEEM currency and I’m sure @Pennsif would be delighted to add some more names to the database/directory.

Links

Please check out the @bitrocker2020 blog for up-to-date news on the efforts to promote Steem and Steemit in Malaysia, this post here is a good route in for further reading. Be prepared to keep pace as there is a lot going on at high speed.

Thanks for the time @bitrocker2020 – really great to connect with another passionate Steemian and I will be looking forward to future collaborations including maybe meeting in Borneo later in the year. Stranger things have happened………

Keep rocking your bits off at 29.6 km per hour @bitrocker2020!

Close

Here are my past episodes with @Danieldoughty here, @Pennsif here, Red Dayou @Steemitph here, @samstickkz here, @anarcotech here. The collection covers Promo-steem work in Malaysia, Borneo, Wales, Philippines, Nigeria and the UK.

I take no responsibility for any duff maths – it’s more like poetic license today than meticulous science!!