Road to Steemfest3 (2): More about me / saving for the festival
My 2nd #roadtosteemfest post - I think I missed a week, but hey, who's counting?
The first post is here, and is part of a series organised by @anomadsoul in which attendeess are free to talk about themselves, and their thoughts ahead of attending the event in November. His latest post is here.
SMTs hit Palma, Majorca - Balearic Islands, Spain.
Having just celebrated my two year anniversary on the Steem blockchain, and there being less than two weeks until I've not sat behind a desk for a whole year, you could say i'm fairly involved with Steem.
I share a witness (@steemcommunity), I'm a Community Manager for @utopian-io, a (bad) @curie curator, a random list-producer, host of the Engagement League, and a delegator of free Steem Power to the following people and community accounts:
| Delegatee | Amount |
|---|---|
| actifit(63) | 250.660 SP |
| adollaraday(50) | 100.095 SP |
| asapers(50) | 150.169 SP |
| barge(53) | 170.055 SP |
| beeyou(57) | 75.302 SP |
| brittandjosie(53) | 155.176 SP |
| buckaroo(53) | 75.123 SP |
| chireerocks(59) | 50.057 SP |
| cicisaja(49) | 131.017 SP |
| comedyopenmic(65) | 200.907 SP |
| cryptkeeper17(58) | 75.708 SP |
| crypto-econom1st(59) | 170.055 SP |
| curie(75) | 503.403 SP |
| dustsweeper(47) | 201.016 SP |
| eveningart(55) | 110.014 SP |
| foxyspirit(54) | 140.046 SP |
| friendsofgondor(57) | 250.238 SP |
| fullcoverbetting(57) | 151.028 SP |
| helpie(57) | 100.095 SP |
| ivoted(44) | 150.573 SP |
| janton(53) | 360.117 SP |
| lynncoyle1(58) | 201.521 SP |
| melvadg(53) | 100.503 SP |
| minnowsupport(68) | 100.187 SP |
| mrday(52) | 190.062 SP |
| ofildutemps(52) | 101.065 SP |
| openmic(38) | 100.021 SP |
| osm0sis(60) | 251.007 SP |
| spaminator(66) | 58.987 SP |
| steemcommunity(53) | 300.544 SP |
| utopian-io(69) | 101.387 SP |
| yogajill(53) | 140.046 SP |
| youarehope(59) | 100.657 SP |
You could say Engagement is my thing, and last time I checked, I'm comfortably in the top 20 most verbose commentators on the Steem blockchain in 2018.
I've long supported the notion that unless you are an Orca or bigger, or produce an outstanding piece of interesting content, the road to victory here is in the comments section. And as a small Dolphin (around 12400 SP owned), I don't think I'm going to change how I Steem-it anytime soon.
My content is a mix, I've not really pinned down a niche, and have no plans to really. Some know me as the list-man, or the utopian analyst, and some are just keen to know what's going on with me and my blockchain hippy happenings here in Majorca, Spain. So what is happening here at present?
Well, it's the middle of the summer season, and the place is crowded. Pretty awesome when you have plenty of cash to splash, not so much so when you are on a budget and have a reasonably expensive trip planned. I'm getting by though, just about, and saving my STEEM up in my wallet for the event ticket. This was boosted yesterday by the Lord of the Steem himself, who just, as you do, dropped a memo over to me yesterday evening:
Just unbelievable generosity, I'm so grateful to you for all you've done for me, and the community this past year. One of a kind, and I'd love for you to be attending to thank you in person. Thank you!
I think the ticket prices will be announced soon, but thanks to this donation, I now have 260 STEEM in my savings for the Steemfest 3 ticket. Last year the price of the cheapest (and I'm sorry Roeland, but I think this might be my option again this year!) was around 300 STEEM, so I'm well on course and can nudge my likelihood of attending to 99% today :D
Last year, and as mentioned in the announcement post this time around, there is a travel reimbursement fund. I didn't take advantage of this last year as I was fairly close to the event, and felt that others were on a tighter budget than myself. I may take the @t-r-f up on their kind offer this time around.
Donations to the @t-r-f Travel Reimbursement Fund - feel free to donate money there, which will get distributed to applicants after SteemFest3 just like previous years...
I've heard a rumor of a boys calendar to raise funds for a female attendee - anyone else heard about this?!
The last thing I'd like to mention, which is I guess to secure my trip and help with general cost of living, is that i'm looking at getting part-time bar work. I've got 0 experience pulling pints, but have watched one or two being poured for me and so hopefully I'll learn the ropes fairly quickly. And I guess this will provide scope for some new content, because I'm sure you are all bored of looking at photos taken from the bottom of the road that look like this:
Best of luck to all potential attendees on a budget saving up for Steemfest 3.
Have a lovely day all!
Asher
How hard can it be? After all, the clients are drunk, they don't care.
A good point. I'm just waiting for the first customer to roll-up and ask for an array of cocktails, in German :D
it is easy, I will help you with the German.
When they ask for fancy drinks say:
Nein Dumkopf, das ist gut.
And pull them a beer. 'Bier' if you really want to show off.
Thanks!
And I assume I just find the biggest glass and hand over the headiest beer ever.
I remember those huge glasses in Munich with ridiculous froth going on. Well I say remember, but I have some photos somewhere to help :)
Fulltimegeek delivers, again! Awesome, wish more whales could come through as he had done on several occasions. I'd only ask that you guys do a 4k livestream (RIP to my data on metered connection :D) when you arrive on the steemfest venue.
That would be asking a lot, but we can live in hope. Others have been really kind to me too, I appreciate everyone who's supported me for sure.
Poland will have a huge uptick in data usage of the course of SF3 - I will try to deliver on that :)
Yes, most of the people on steemit had restored my faith in humanity. Ok, I'd be waiting for the livestreams then :)
Same here, there are some crackers around here and we should praise them daily.
Same here, there are some
Crackers around here and we
Should praise them daily.
- abh12345
I'm a bot. I detect haiku.
The delegation list is nothing short of awesome !!!!!
The communities are second to none
I engage with some of the people on the list. And happy to have met them.
There contribution to the community is well spread by all of them.
I hope you and no will will make it there. I look forward to the insights and posts.
I was surprised at how long the list is myself - but happy with every account on there :)
It's looking pretty hopeful, I was stressing about it around the announcement but if i keep working hard I'm pretty sure i'll be there. Cheers!
Nice to see you generating the amount of engagement that you have. A few months on steemit I realized that the way to progress here was engagement and that basically boiled down to comments and content that invited replies like bees to a flower.
I am also happy to see your savings for steemfest climb up. Hopefully the value of steem would be much better at the time when you need it during the weeks before steemfest.
Right now I am going to Lublin in a friends car. Free of cost weekend getaway :-) When I come back, I too would love to make part II for my #roadtosteemfest freewrite
Nicely put!
Yeah a little pump in the coming month or two would be great, but we cant rely on that and so a job is the safest option I think.
Can't beat a free weekend getaway :D Enjoy!
Thanks! Will be back with some pictures :-)
Huh... 🤔 I have heard nothing of this calendar idea... I wonder what genius is behind this mayhem. @carlgnash any ideas?
Hope your road to steemfest is an adventure...
😂
Something tells me you know a little more than you are giving away here!
Anyway, @carlgnash you have been summoned - please bring at least one leaf!
No idea what you are talking about... I am completely innocent 😄
I cannot comment and will reserve judgment until Carl's blooming flower flies you to the fest! 😊😬😂
I can neither confirm nor deny. My counsel has advised me to refrain from answering any questions. My handlers are coming to take me away now. Cheers
😂
Well at least it's your handlers and not the po-po. 'There's a starkers man hiding behind a bush on green street'.. Roger that.
Lol!! Man this is the joke that won’t die... and now it’s on the blockchain... only seems fitting.
Truth is I think Carl has just always really wanted to be featured in a Calendar and he is just using me as an excuse 😉.
Glad you are going to help him live out his dream though Asher, bless your heart...
What month were you gonna be again? May? June?
Huh there is absolutely no blockchain evidence that your accusation is true. Except for the below LOL
https://steemit.com/meme/@carlgnash/gnash-swimsuit-calendar-meme-contest-usd10-sbd-prize-sponsor-the-calendar-and-become-a-guest-judge
EDIT Huh the comments at that post are all hidden because of low ratings... that is very strange they were all memes of me LOL Stinc probably couldn't handle the heat, had to hide them so they didn't melt the blockchain
I won't disagree, but for a worthy cause then why not!
As it's 30c here at present and I have a pool, I'm thinking I need a summer month. Although, born in the winter, I am deserting my roots. And no, I'm not wearing speedos!
Hey Asher - Have you done a league table of delegators and their respective volume of delegations made? You have a serious volume of delegations out !! Good on you.
I haven't, with all the delegations out to bots and the like, a list like that would take some doing.
Thanks though, and i appreciate ideas for lists/analysis topics.
Man you are so kind person that at times, I don’t know what to say. I only wish things keep getting better and better year after year for you.
From a friend
Well thank you very much @mindtrap, that's a really nice compliment - I do my bit 😊
I hope the coming years are great for all involved here.
Holy flip, you do loads of stuff!! I am sure pulling pints will be a doddle, hell, I have done it. It is a doddle!
Forgot a few things but that'll do for now cheers!
I will take solace in your words @meesterboom. Are you attending this year, I remember child two being due to appear on/around last years event?
Yeah, child 2 popped out a month before last years. I had hoped to go to this years but he is still too young and my wife freaked out a bit at the idea of being left alone with two kids for at least a few days. I think I will have to resign myself to next year! That will be a definite. Unless its in the states, lol.
You will love it!
My memory still works! Yeah I can imagine it's a 2 person job at times, next year sir!
It is!
Lol, it's always good when you get some cogitation that your memory still does something!!
I thought it was shot!
Hey, maybe on the run up to Steemfest 4, the market/STEEM price might not be taking a massive dump, as has been the case for what looks like the first 3!
I have noticed that too! Yeah, let it be the one to buck the trend!
Hi Asher. I agree commenting is the secret to growth and growing your followers. Fulltimegeek is a legend on here and really looks after everyone.
How else will you get noticed as a newish account without 'influence' - it is really important to interact :)
A total Steem legend for sure!
I'm also thinking of ways to earn some money for Steemfest. It will be my first. Also I keep on blogging in a steady pace. I don't know of any other 'best' strategy
Blog til you drop sir!
As above, I'm thinking a little income in fiat is the way to go for me, the market at present isn't doing us crypto-collectors any favors at all!