He is someone who has taken it upon himself to support Minnows on Steemit, and he is leading the call for a United Africa on Steemit
@dragonslayer109 is someone who I will call an encourager, so I reached out to him for an Interview and he accepted
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you @dragonslayer109
Ogochukwu: What is your name and where do you come from?
Dragonslayer109 : My name is @dragonslayer109 (Raydon). I am from South Africa.
Ogochukwu: How did your learn about Steemit, and why did you decide to join?
Dragonslayer109 : My father came home one day and showed us this site and asked us just to create an account, I read a couple of posts and decided to become active on the platform
Ogochukwu : What surprising lessons have you learnt along the way on your Steemit Journey?
Dragonslayer109 : Wow, where to start? Things never work out the way you plan them and life has many ups and downs, but consistency is key.
Ogochukwu: If you were asked to give an Interpretation of what Steem/ Steemit is all about, what will you say?
Dragonslayer109: Steemit is a great platform to network with people from all over and share ideas as well as invest money and time. It is not a get rich scheme, there is a lot more depth to it.
Ogochukwu :Were you Involved with cryptocurrencies before Steemit ?
Nope, I have always heard of Bitcoin, but this was the first ever cryptocurrency I have had.
Ogochukwu : What have you found out to be the biggest misconception about Steemit?
Dragonslayer109 : You can make money just by posting.
Ogochukwu : HF 19 happened weeks back , do you see hardforks as an evolution or a disruption, and do you think that Steemit have experienced too many Hardforks?
Dragonslayer109: I have been through all the HF's and HF 19 has been one of the best ones.
Ogochukwu: You are someone who is playing an active role in the development of African presence on Steemit, What do you hope to achieve?
Dragonslayer109: I hope to achieve a great experience for all those who are joining steemit, specifically the African community. One of the best ways to keep someone active and involved is through a community and friends.
Communities are also a great place to learn and share ideas and who knows where that could lead us in the future.
Ogochukwu: There have been suggestions from some quarters that The Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies as a whole is not meant for everyone, do you think that the Block chain is an Exclusive or an Inclusive technology?
Dragonslayer109: Before money there was trade and people felt the same way back then when having to use money. This is a very similar experience and it is something new that people need to try and understand not just fear or throw money at.
Ogochukwu: If you feel that the Blockchain is an inclusive Technology, how well do you feel that it can be best explained to the Masses?
Dragonslayer109: I read a book recently on finances and I came to the conclusion that there are very few people that really understand exactly how money works, everyone knows the basics and that is all they really want to know.
This can be related to the use of Blockchain technology, not everyone will be interested in understanding it all, but by explaining the basics everyone can use it.
Ogochukwu :Are there any programmes/Organisations(Companies, NGO’s etc.) powered by the blockchain that you would like to bring to our attention.
Some gaming companies use BTC as a form of trade for games, Steem being one of them , but for the future I would like to create some of there programs and organisations as well as businesses.
Thank you for reading
The second part of the interview will be posted tomorrow
If You have any thing to share about how @dragonslayer109 have helped you or what you got from the interview share it in the comment section below
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I really enjoyed the part where he talks about a recent topic he was reading -- finances. I think this highlights a couple of things. Looking forward to tomorrows part 2!
SEO
People are often incentivized from gaining knowledge to learn the basics to do or interact with something such as a product. The average users are not interested in how or why it works but that gears in the clock still turn. Beyond that, anyone who chooses to learn further can give themselves an advantage over others in a competitive market.
Take tag usage for example in its relation to SEO (Search engine optimization.) Some users choose to only use 2 or 3 tags and have no clue what an SEO is. Others take advantage of the full 5 but have not yet found the perfect ones themselves and can tell you what SEO stands for but that is it (that is around where I am at the moment.) Then you have your SEO experts who find the perfect tags,and use all tools they can find to boost their overall views and upvotes. You would think everyone would want to become experts in SEO but very few even know about it in the first place. I always find it interesting how far the average users choose to go down a path.
Personal Finance
As an American I often see people come into wealth and then just blow it all thinking it will never end. I just don’t get those types of people. The first thing I would do if I came into wealth is to spend some of it on educating myself in using it smarter. @dragonslayer109 sounds like a very intelligent person who invests his time into reading books more importantly finances. I hope he has already read or will read about personal finance. It would be great if he passed this knowledge along to his following. So if they do come into some money trading or getting a trending blog they will use that money smartly for their future.
Classic enjar
I need to take a class on commenting from you.
You interpretation of this interview amazes me, I never thought of this interview from this angle.
I am honoured by your presence on my blog and I look forward to future correspondence with you.
@ogochukwu
@dragonslayer109 is someone whose presence can be felt in the african community, he along side @gavvet and @infovore have done a lot for africans in general. Thanks to them all
Nice article...
@dragonslayer109 is an absolute hero! Big ups for all the work you put in to the community!
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