As many of you are probably aware, the #promo-uk team has been working tirelessly for the past few months, whether it be making Steemit T-shirts, mugs, caps or professional business cards. The sole purpose being to raise more attention and understanding of the Steemit platform and what is can achieve for us individually and as a collective. Headed up by none other than 
So as a newly recruited member of this productive team, I decided to assist at the “Oxford University” stop-off scheduled on October 8th and was also super excited to meet the awesome 
Oxford University
After one and a half hours journey from London, I finally arrived at the University of Oxford.
Might I add that Oxford is a beautiful city in it’s own right. Chock full of amazing architectures, rich history and some fascinating cultural reference points. There were so many significant looking colleges, cathedrals and museums as well as plenty of parks and greenery for it's inhabitants to relax in. Especially now being autumn time, the University of Oxford gave off a very atmospheric charm with leaves of many varieties scattered on the ground. Everything was very elegant and captivating indeed.
A Very Special Steemian Meetup
I got to meet
Whilst waiting in line to be served, both of us simply could not wait any longer and started chatting about Steemit. A guy standing directly behind me overheard us “spilling the beans” about decentralised blockchain’s, crypto and the like. So almost instinctively he decided to get involved as well! Off to a promising start! Of course, he ended up leaving the shop soon after. But not without a warm cup of coffee, some newfound crypto knowledge and one of our plush Steemit business cards, lol.
By the way, I must say how impressed I was with the quality of those business cards. It even has a QR code on the front to allow finding out more information much easier, together with highlighting of some Steemit's most popular tags (That's on the flip side of the card)! Very nice indeed!
During the course of the day,
We also spoke about the upcoming Steemfest 2, however at the time 
I really tried my utmost to encourage him to come too and possibly even be one of the speakers at the Steemfest.
The Promotional Campaign
After the caffeine had done it’s job and kicked in nicely, we were both ready to undertake some serious promotional activities around the various university campus grounds.
Walking towards one college in particular, we suddenly found waves of people (mostly students) passing us by. They all appeared to be dressed in very sporty attire, with several of them having medals hung around their necks. It quickly came to our realisation that today was actually the Virgin Sport Oxford Half Marathon and the finishing line was at the university itself!
What a great and unexpected opportunity!
He started off by stating that he was writing a blog about Oxford University (which we actually are) and would be publishing it on a new social media website called Steemit, which we in turn are also promoting. He then went on to explain that the proceeds were helping fund his rest of his campaign tour to the remaining universities in the country.
We also engaged with some audiences (yes, there were audiences at times, lol) by asking if they were already posting on Facebook or Instagram. Unsurprisingly, most people answered yes. That opened another avenue for
Yes, I was really impressed with the way
I wanted to shared my own personal experiences with the people I talked to as well as showing them a few select examples of my blog during my first year on Steemit. How in the beginning I only made a few cents per post but simple perseverance and consistency helped me achieve much greater things later on. I also placed particular emphasis on the importance of content quality and actively engaging with fellow steemians in our community.
Today, I have about 3200 followers and some decent payouts. I was hoping a retelling of someone’s “real-life and personal journey” would paint a more relatable picture for others to associate with. And for the most part, I feel that it worked a treat! I got some very positive feedback from the people I spoke to and throughout the day, the general vibe was that of positivity. In retrospect, this type of marketing speaks volumes in terms of getting the message out to the masses and I honestly feel we got a lot done in the few short hours
working some of his cordial charm. Good job!)
Some Reflections of the Events of the Day
What I took away with me from doing the promotion in Oxford was mainly this. People naturally love connecting with one other. Almost as if it's ingrained into our DNA. Most people I met are on Facebook or Instagram or some other form of social blogging outlet. But to explain the concept of Steemit to the lay person, one would have to break down exactly what Bitcoin is (and I was surprised to find less than half the people we spoke to hadn’t even heard of it!). Which would then lead to what crypto is, and so on and so forth. In fact, I was taken aback that even students of Oxford University weren’t aware of the existence of Bitcoin, but I guess that goes to show how early on in the game we really are.
We came across quite a few street artists on Cornmarket Street, near to a major shopping parade in the heart of Oxford. These individuals were extremely talented at singing, performing or playing an instrument. Very likely candidates who would have an absolute blast posting their stuff up on Steemit and finding commonality by mingling with the rest of the community! So we made sure to spend a good amount of time with them, again explaining what it was and how beneficial it could potentially be to their lives.
I also recall many oriental students walking in the surrounding area of the university but most of them seeming too busy, to the extent that I hadn’t even started to talk yet and they were already saying “No thanks!” Lol, if only I could have held up an addition sign saying “Listen guys, I’m not trying to sell you anything. On the contrary, in fact!” But that's to be expected I guess when being approached in the street. If only they could have seen the magnitude of the opportunity we were advocating!
Though I remained steadfast and was extra determined to find people from China to talk to, and luckily in the end, I managed just that. In particularly, there was one Chinese lady called Cathy who was nice and very supportive. Again, I’m not sure how much she understood about the whole “crypto” and “decentralised technology” lesson I was giving her but she totally stuck with me in regards to the Steemit platform and the whole idea of getting paid to blog and comment. She even offered help to distribute out some of the Steemit business cards to her colleagues and friends to help spread the word! Sounds good for a start, right?
Closing Thoughts
All in all, we walked around the university grounds promoting Steemit for almost 4 hours in total! And I do think we pretty much covered the key hotspot areas where there was the most amount of "people" traffic (near colleges, outside and within the history museum, outside some pubs). Very exhausted but completely worth it in my humble opinion!
Before we headed back home,
comparing who's got more facial hair, lol.)To wrap up, I feel that the most important thing we can all do, as of now, is spread the message (even if a complete understanding of the system as a whole is still an issue for some). It doesn’t matter if people don’t understand it right away. You are planting the seeds and they at least have a reference point to look back on if ever the name “Steemit” comes up again. But as I mentioned previously and we all know only too well, "cryptocurrencies" and "blockchain technology" has barely even begun. I feel we could be looking at years, if not decades, before this revolutionary new ideology garners mainstream acceptance.
So as time passes, global adoption picks up and the masses start to see value in all these various digital assets, those key words that held no meaning once upon a time, will now make complete sense. Like pieces of a puzzle falling into place. We can all do our part and, given some time and patience, the world will become better prepared for this digital evolution and the word of "Steemit" will ultimately spread like wildfire. This is one dream that actually has the potential of becoming a reality.
Thank you, my steemian friends. I cannot wait to see those of you who will be at Steemfest 2.
Enjoy! :)
*(The Steemdollar payout from this post will be contributed towards
你们当中也许很多人知道，Steemit英国宣传团队（promo-UK）在过去几个月一直努力地为宣传Steemit做了大量工作，制作Steemit T恤，马克杯，运动帽和名片等等。 他们唯一的目的就是为了提高人们对Steemit的关注和理解，吸引更多的人加入这个平台，让Steemit变得更加强大。最近，这个热心的团队把他们的宣传使命推上了另一个层次。从9月18日至10月12日，他们自费组织了一系列大学路演活动，涵盖了英国共22所知名大学！
作为新加入的一名团队成员，我决定在10月8日参与在牛津大学进行的宣传活动。能在线下与这次英国大学路演主要组织者
牛津大学
在伦敦出发经过一个半小时的车程，我终于抵达了牛津大学。
牛津是一个非常迷人的小镇，古朴幽静，处处弥漫着浓郁的学术气氛。在牛津大学里可以沿着多个学院走一走，欣赏古老的教堂和博物馆，感受一下这里的悠久的历史和学术文化。这里也有广阔的绿茵草坪，让学生们在紧张学习状态中的疲敝心情可以在大自然美景中得到放松。十月正是落叶分扬的秋季，满地橘黄的落叶为这所古老的大学增添了不少韵味。
线下相聚
我和
补充说一下，这些Steemit名片设计得非常有水平，不但制版简洁大气，还在背面包涵了QR二维码以方便新人查询更多关于Steemit 平台的入门信息。
我和
我们还谈到即将到来的Steemfest 2，但是
我很积极地给
宣传活动
在获取了足够的咖啡因以后，我们正式开始了Steemit的宣传活动。
在去往一个学院的途中，我们发现了一路上迎面走来一波又一波的学生。他们都穿着运动服，其中还有很多人的脖子上挂着奖牌。很快地我们意识到了，今天其实是Virgin集团赞助的在牛津举办的半马拉松赛跑，而终点站恰好就在牛津大学里！
这是很好的机会，
他首先告诉大家他正在写一篇关于牛津大学的博客，并将在一个名为Steemit的社交媒体网站上发布。从网站上所获取的收益将资助他继续前往下一所大学，直到成功完成22所大学的路演宣传活动。
我从
我们得到了不少积极的反馈。感觉周日下午的宣传活动，收获很大，呵呵！
宣传活动感想
这次牛津大学的宣传活动让我陷入了思考，人类是群居动物，大家喜欢互相连接。大多数人都在脸书或Instagram或其他形式的社交网站上。但为了向外行人解释Steemit的概念，你还必须清楚地解释什么是比特币。我很惊讶的是，在我们宣传的牛津大学观众里，至少有一半人是没有听说过比特币的。这显示了我们还处于数字货币的早期阶段。
在牛津大学的商业购物中心Cornmarket街附近，我们遇到了不少街头艺术家。看他们唱歌，弹吉他都很出色，很有天份。Steemit平台对他们来说是一个非常好的机会，我们把握住机会向他们宣传Steemit， 解释平台的概念以及如何使他们受益。其中一位还认真地做了笔记呢，呵呵。
我在校区遇到了很多亚洲学生，但每个人都似乎很匆忙，甚至在我还没有来得及开口说话的时候，就已经被婉言拒绝了。如果有可能的话，我真想举个牌子，在上面写着“我并不是要向你销售东西”，呵呵。
我越挫越勇，下定决心要找个家乡人来宣传一下。皇天不负有心人，我终于找到了一位肯停下来与我聊天的中国女士Cathy。虽然我看出她对数字货币和去中心化区块链不是太理解，但她对在Steemit平台上发帖可获得报酬，非常感兴趣。她甚至主动要求多拿几张Steemit名片向她的同事宣传。非常热心肠的一位同胞，我太感动了！
结束
我们环绕着牛津大学一路推广Steemit，涵盖了很多人多聚集的场所，包括学院门口，历史博物馆以及酒吧等。我们干了足足四个小时，感觉筋疲力尽，但想到这次宣传活动的收获，还是非常值得的！
在回家之前，我和
总而言之，我觉得我们现在所能做的最重要的事情就是传播信息。如果人们不能马上接受，这并不重要，因为我们这是为将来播下种子。如果人们再次听到Steemit，至少他们会有印象，曾经听说过Steemit。正如我前文所提到的，数字货币也许还在早期阶段，它也许现在对广大群众来说没有什么太大价值，但将来总有一天大家会真正了解它，使用它。我们现在只要做好自己的部分，给予一定的时间，数字货币最终会像星星之火一样传播开来。
谢谢我的steemian的朋友们，希望能在下个月的Steemfest 2上见到你们！