Wow!!, guess what friends? Its the fourth episode of meet a whale...incase you dont know what its all about, "Meet a Whale" is the first of its kind, founded by me and comes up every Sunday. It's an interview with a whale, or a geriatric steemian in which I ask Steem-related questions from which newbies might benefit. Be sure to look for the post each week and learn about the platform!.. Guess what friends ? I invited @papa-pepper to be Our guest for today, which means today is gonna be fun filled.

Lets begin!!!

@jamesmovic - Who introduced you to steemit?

@papa-pepper - A guy I knew first introduced me to steemit. He knew that there was value here and encouraged me to get started. I jumped right in and began to figure it out. Obviously, that was a very good decision.

@jamesmovic - Your motive for joining.. I.e was it to promote your business?

@papa- pepper - My original reason for joining was that I heard you could possibly get paid. I've been trying to figure out things to do from home that could possibly earn an income since I want to be more present in the lives of my wife and children. There is certainly a lot more that steemit brings to the table, but the original reason was the rewards. The reason that I never got into facebook or other online platforms was that there wasn't really any tangible incentive for me. Steemit offered that, and so I finally got caught in the worldwide web.

@jamesmovic - Which is preferable and better in renting of steem power or buying steem for powering up?

@papa-pepper - That is an interesting question, especially for me to answer. Personally, I've never done either. All the Steem Power that I've had I've earned by posting, curating, and entering contests, and all the STEEM I've powered up I've gotten the same way. My advice would be that if you can afford to rent SP, then you can afford to purchase STEEM and power it up. It may not be near as much as what you could have rented, but at least it will be yours to keep.

@jamesmovic - Newbies see the reputation score as just a mere number, what is it to you?

@papa-pepper - That is a great question, especially these days. All the reputation score is based off of is the total Steem Power of incoming votes, whether upvotes or downvotes. Before vote-buying, it was a better gauge of another steemian, but now you can technically purchase a higher rep. While my reputation number is rather high, I think that my actual reputation is not only more than a number, but more than a number could even express. I wouldn't get too caught up with it if I was a newer steemian.

@jamesmovic - What can you say is the cause of bandwidth issues among some new users and how can it be stopped?

@papa-pepper - That is one that I don't know the actual answer too. I tried helping some steemians like @godofbit with that issue, but I'm not even sure what the exact issue is or what is causing it. I've personally never experienced it, but I think that since a certain amount of STEEM is needed to accomplish certain things newer users may just not have enough to accomplish all that they want to each day.

@jamesmovic - A new way scammers steal newbies private keys is through phishing sites, is there any way to identify this type of comments. If no, is there any possible solution.?
@papa-pepper - This has been horrible to watch and terrible to see. These scammers and thieves are so bad. I think that the new improvement to steemit that shows you when a link leads away from steemit was an awesome step forward. Too many people seem to be creating steemit lookalikes to try to trick people into thinking that they are on steemit. Then, when they try to login, someone steals their keys (passwords) and hacks their account. I wish that things like this would never happen.

@jamesmovic - Does steemit has an official exchange market for converting steem to Steem dollar or vice versa, as newbies are also defrauded trying to make exchange?

@papa-pepper - Users can use the internal market in their wallets, so that is a help. I have used it successfully before.

@jamesmovic - Any advice you are willing to give to newbies feeling sad due to low upvotes?

@papa-pepper - This is one that I mention rather often. First of all, don't compare yourself to anyone else. Just compare yourself to yourself. As time progresses, hopefully you will too, even if it is only slowly. Also, think about how much money you made others places online like facebook or twitter. Most people have never gotten paid for anything online, so that is where steemit makes a difference. But, remember that steemit only provides an opportunity and a possibility, there is no aurantee or promise that you will ever get paid. If the opportunity is enough for you, then try it out!

@jamesmovic - What's your impression about this interview and do you have Any advice to give in making it better?

@papa-pepper - I think that this was a solid interview with some great questions! I was blessed to have the opportunity. Nothing comes to mind about making it any better right now. Thanks!

I want to say a very big thanks to my previous guests @pharesim, @ehiboss and @d-pend

You can send me your steem related questions via discord @jamesmovic, via whatsapp@+2348141693587, and via gmail @ [email protected]

You can also join my whatsapp group to learn more about steemit for free.
https://chat.whatsapp.com/I28fEttLZCj2yrC2JjFNlz.

Till next sunday...love you all.