Hi I'm Blake Kirby, known as Daddykirbs. I truly believe that everyone has a story and every story counts. I share my story online to Educate and to Entertain, but mostly to Encourage you and to become a part of your story. Thanks for being a part of mine! Let's talk about communities. (I'm practicing for a new video intro)
In 2010 I started sharing my excitement for a few projects that I was doing in my suburban backyard. This sorta led up to the creation of my Daddykirbs YouTube channel. It all developed over time with no real focus or mission. Over the years I have grown as a creator and a person.
One of the things I love about sharing my story online is the community that is forming around my content. People connect with who I am and what I do. There have been many moments where I have been blessed to hear things like "You are like the father I've never had", "I never would have tried this without you" or "you helped me finish school". There are so many stories like that where someone's life was improved simply because I was willing to share my story and journy.
I'd like to share with you 4 areas where communities are forming around my content.
YouTube - This is where I started sharing first so it makes since that the community is growing there. The comments below each video becomes a hangout for people to share their stories, comments, concerns and questions. I have learned so much just by reading and interacting there in the YouTube comments.
Patreon - A while back I opened up this account as an attempt to increase the chances that I could eventually leave my full-time job and start sharing online full-time. I find it difficult to ask people to join Patreon because to me it sounds like "give me your money", but even without pushing it what has happened is that there is a small group of people with the gift of giving that truly value my content and mission. They support and bless me with their dollars.
Steemit - Here we are on Steemit. I've been active now for 251 days after being invited by 
Facebook - in general I don't like Facebook, but one area that I truly adore is the small closed group that is a gathering of some of my core followers. This group is called the Daddykirbs Fanily group. I coined the term "Fanily" to help identify those FANS that are becoming like FAMILY. We are truly sharing stories and encouragement daily.
Each of these communities is unique, special and wonderful. I remember back when I achieved 10,000 subscribers on YouTube my son 
When I say Thank you for being a part of my story I truly mean it. You are important. You are valuable (and not just because you can upvote my posts! LOL) May we have many more opportunities to share stories with each other. Have a great day.
