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but too many people thought it was a singing contest and didn´t joined in the fun. Well, let me tell you something...This is not a singing contest. All you have to do is record yourself talking about some topics!
Many people told me "Oh, but I´m not a singer, I won´t join that one". So yeah, the general perception of this contest wasn´t what we meant, that´s why we decided to be more clear about the dynamic of this particular contest and to give everyone one more week to submit their entries.
Do you already feel like joining? Great, here are the rules for the contest:
Record yourself on your cell phone
Tell us about yourself. The real person behind the Steemit username. After all, if you win, we´ll be meeting in person in less than 3 months.
Your story on Steemit. When did you join, why, how etc. How do you engage with the community, what do you do on a daily basis on Steemit or any of the other DApps.
Why do you want to attend SteemFest and what can you add to the community by attending.
And the most important part... Tell us the direction you would like to see Steemit move towards. The idea is to record yourself telling your fellow Steemians what you want Steem to become and how you think you can help that reality come true.
Once you made your recording, upload it to DTube, YouTube, or Vimeo then post it on your blog. Add any other pics or storyline you would like to include on your blog.
We'll pick the best responses and announce the winner.
How to enter your video
It is very important to say the words "Blocktrades and Open Mic Steem Fest ticket Giveaway" AND YOUR USERNAME at the beginning of your recorded video. Posts without those words spoken in the beginning of your live, recorded video do not qualify for the prize.
Rules
1.- The Title of your post must be "My entry for the Blocktrades + Open Mic Steem Fest ticket giveaway"
2.- Include a link to this post.
3.- Only one entry per person.
4.- You have to use these 3 tags in this order "blocktradescontest" "openmic" and "openmicsteemfest" plus any other 2 tags you want
5.- The deadline extension is Sunday September 2nd at 18:00 UTC. So you have until then to submit your entry. Entries submited after the deadline won´t be considered to go through the next phase. find your UTC time here
6.- Resteem this post.
The Judges
This is an Open Mic related contest so the
I want to thank 
Judging Disclaimer:
The Steemit Open Mic judges reserve the right to forfeit submissions that are misleading.