I remember one evening scrolling through Facebook as usual when i came across a post by Hive account@grantcardone of how he had discovered a new website that can pay you for posting and commenting!

I have followed Hive account@grantcadone on almost all social networks,do not ask me why i follow him.....just go and follow him period hehehe.

My Story!

I have been someone who looks for opportunities and boom i come across Uncle G's post,in fact he had written the post on Linkedin and shared it on Facebook. I checked out the post and boom,i signed up and within 2 hours my account was approved!

I had all this excitement of how i will start making money from posting great content and even commenting.I got approved and got stuck on what to do next.

I read the welcome page and a FAQ(which i have realized most people don't! So absurd for them), i had a pile of info then i don't remember why i did not make my intro post!!! I went back to my lazy comfort zone.

You cannot believe that i made my introduceyourself post almost a month later after getting another explanation from Hive account@jerrybanfield through his Facebook Ad!

I was so excited and garnered ll the confidence i had and made my first post after reading for all the advice on how to make your introduceyourself post and guess how much it earned....a whooping 0.57$

You can check out that article here below

https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@jaraumoses/hello-steemit-welcome-jarau-new-user-from-uganda

I want to remind you that my post made 0.79$ and i watched it in tears drop to the final payout of 0.57$ hahhahaha.

I made many friends from that post who are still my friends like Hive account@hiroyamagishi,most of the guys guess dropped out!!!

I also remember that post was the birth of the Uganda tag since i am Ugandan.I was and is that intelligent to use the Uganda tag!

The Steemit Journey Starts...!!

I just checked through my post history and i did make my second post a week later,damn i was patient! I also checked that post and it was awesome and it earned 0.03 $

I just realized that i have been writing great content from way back then and you can check the post here below,it is an ever green post and i will replicate it one of this days as it applies even now as it did 11 months ago!

https://steemit.com/steemit/@jaraumoses/steemit-is-not-for-whiners-steemit-is-for-winners-only-period-don-t-complain-here

I have just read that post and i selected this quote,am shocked by mindset then...!!!!

I have been here for a short time so i can guess it can take for you like may be 6(six) months(not sure about this time frame,an authoritative author should help us on this time range) to be noticed in the community only if you are active and genuinely posting good stuff,commenting and replying to other people's posts.

I had love for Steemit from Day one..!!!! You need to check that post and please do not waste time upvoting it!

I guess i was made for Steemit and Steemit made for me,what a pair.....Guys checkout that post,am not surprised i am still here.......I had and still have the Long term mindset!!

Guys a small piece of advice, always have a long term mindset if you want to succeed in any endeavor you partake in .

I remember making more posts and shit was tight and i stumbled on a post about commenting,boom i began commenting then magic happened!

Big Supporters

I went on a commenting spree and then i commented on one of Hive account@surpassinggoogle's posts and i earned a considerable amount of $....which was more than my 2 months of posting!!

Surpassinggoogle

I want to thank Hive account@surpassinggoogle for the love he bestowed upon me in form of upvotes on my comments and later posts.I developed a relationship with him whereby later he began upvoting my posts and Steemit became interesting!

After like almost a month of nonstop commenting(it's why i always recommend it),in the next post i made earned me 6.98$,now you might be thinking...is this guy going to tell us about all his posts from back then hahahaha.this is the last one please!

I have to tell you that Hive account@surpassinggoogle is among the guys who helped many foks remain on Steemit .He has always been organizing contests like the one back the called Who i am i All you have to do is particiapate wholeheartedly and you receive some of his massive upvote.Thank you Hive account@surpassinggoogle for your love.

The current contest or activity running right now as i type this called ulog where you document your real life activities everyday and post on Steemit

You can check the account Hive account@ulogs for more info about ulog and also consider voting Hive account@surpassinggoogle as witness by choosing steemgigs as a proxy
You can do that by visting https://steemit.com/~witnesses

Great Help from Promo-Steem Team

It was this same time of commenting that i met Hive account@stepehnkendal and Hive account@starkerz ...these have been my great supporters too.These Steemit Legends initiated the promo-steem tags and boom.

I promised these guys in the comments that i will start promoting Steemit in Uganda and guess what....i am still promoting Steemit in Uganda up-to today...I kept to my word.

I take this opportunity to thank Hive account@stephenkendal, Hive account@starkerz and Hive account@anarcotech,thank you guys for helping me and the whole Uganda community who are promoting Steemit here.

We thank you from Uganda,thanks for promoting Steemit and keep up the good work.

I met Donkeypong

It was during my promo activities that i met(virtually hehehe) one of the Steemit legends Hive account@donkeypong .He has beeen my other great supporter from back then, am grateful for all the lovve you have bestowed to me in form of upvotes.

My Achievements From Steemit

There are many things i have benefited from Steemit and i will list here the Steemit related with this image below.

610 Steem Power

60.9 Reputation

My Age has changed to 13 Moons....i am now officially a Steemit Legend hahaha

I have benefited obviously financially,Steemit got me at a time when shit was tight on me,i had just quit on a volunteering gig four months prior.I have always looked for better ways of life and i stumbled or no,Steemit stumbled on me .

The money i have earned from Steemit in this one year is i guess more than the money 3 average graduates earn in a year!! The money we earn here is 3 times the amount an average employer earns here in Uganda.The money increases to 7 times when the prices are really great like it did in November to early January!

Frienship With Mr. Achim Mertens

I have also made many friendships like Hive account@achimmertens who now supports the promotion of Steemit in Uganda with his hard earned SBDs,he recently sent us 66 SBDS,check out this post

You can rad more about our friendship here

I am so sure when visit Germany,i have a place to live hahahaha,i will not use airbnb!

Anonymous Steemian To Thank

There is also a great Steemian who has supported the Uganda Steemit Team by delegating us Steem power,i will not mention the name because of privacy reasons from this Steemian.

He has been very supportive to our community,we thank you greatly sir,may God Bless You sir.

I would also love o thank the Uganda community for the support they have given me all this long,it is not easy to come this far without the community help,thank you guys for the support.

People To Thank

Hive account@achimmertens Hive account@donkeypong Hive account@starkerz Hive account@stephenkendal Hive account@surpassinggoogle Hive account@jwolf Hive account@dragonslayer101 Hive account@dragonslayer109 Hive account@bramd Hive account@mustard Hive account@acidyo Hive account@kevinwong Hive account@analisa Hive account@monadnock Hive account@arconite Hive account@purepinay Hive account@demotruk Hive account@anarcotech Hive account@kaylinart Hive account@cryptoctopus Hive account@pharesim Hive account@dragosroua Hive account@ejemai Hive account@tojukaka Hive account@endee Hive account@samstickkz Hive account@cryptocurator the whole Uganda team and many others.....Thank you guys for making my life great

Damn i just realized i have written over 1200 words,anyway i wanted to tell you guys everything!

To all the new guys on Steemit,keep your heads up and hang around for the next 12 months,great things are coming our way!

Did i tell you guys that i am now starting crypto related projects all courtesy of Steemit?? I will opening up a website soon that will be teaching fellow Ugandans about crypto and later a crypto school! I am turning into a crypto consultant all thanks to the education i have received from Steemit and the awesome Steemians.

I will again thank you finally for reading this far in this post,lets keep promoting Steemit to the moon.

My First year Anniversary on Steemit ..Reputation 60.9,610 SP ....ThanksY'all