RE: An Affordable Way to Support the STEEM Network!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, to really support the Steem Network, and I mean by a very direct way of putting value and funds into Steem, grab stuff you would have on a garage sale, pop it on OpenBazaar. Make sure your sales are paid to you directly in STEEM using Shapeshift ( instructions here https://steemit.com/steemit/@cryplectibles/openbazaar-takes-steem-list-your-art-or-garage-sale-items-now ), so now all the items which Bitcoin users are actually spending their Bitcoin as a currency are buying from you, is directly converted into STEEM with Shapeshift. Any alt coin could use this idea, but I think Steem is more special in how everyone can advertise their products on the network here as well as link their OpenBazaar store to their Steem blog.
Man.. This is a costly way to do things and I cannot advise people to pay anyone through shapeshift, Their fee's are ridiculous.
I guess my view is that if you have items in your house and you can list them to a worldwide audience without having to leave your chair, plus get paid in STEEM as well as add value to the network, seems like a decent plan even with having to do a transfer fee, which people pay something anyways usually when using exchanges.