Steemit Uganda meetup: The Event of the Year So Far.

The recently concluded Steemit Uganda meetup was a blast of knowledge and fun shared as both the old and newbie Steemians interacted.

It was held at Centenary Park mix lounge restaurant in Kampala City the capital of Uganda.

I can say it was the most fun meet-up I have been to so far and I would like to shout out to Hive account@achimmertens for the massive support (both financial and moral) he has shown to the Uganda community and to my fellow Steemians for making the day a success and for also striving for the growth of our community: Hive account@battebilly Hive account@ireneblessing Hive account@tesaganewton Hive account@musamalijames Hive account@mwamin7 Hive account@yohan2on Hive account@jaraumoses Hive account@shinejean Hive account@musemeza Hive account@natsemily and Hive account@jordanlove

The discussion started off with the Steemians introducing themselves and each one was required to mention their names, when they joined and who inspired them to join plus the benefits experienced from joining Steemit.

You should have seen the looks on peoples faces as they met their "whales" for the first time. Just priceless. I noted that most of the members present were introduced to Steemit by Hive account@jaraumoses (big thanks) including me. The discussion was moderated by Hive account@ireneblessing who was also leader of the meetup organising team. The chairperson was Hive account@jaraumoses who led us through the agenda of the meet-up

The major topics of the discussion are below and they were guided by senior members of the Steemit Uganda community:

What is crypto, Steemit blockchain by Hive account@battebilly
Why is Steem the best crypto by Hive account@jaraumoses.
What is the relationship between Steem and Steemit by Hive account@jaraumoses
What are dApps and how do you use them presented by Hive account@yohan2on
How to generate content to post on Steemit Hive account@ireneblessing
How to make your first $100usd on Steemit by Hive account@musmalijames (made on average $120usd/week from just comments in his first month on steemit)
How to make money on Steemit and how to secure your wallet from "thugs" by Hive account@tesaganewton
Investment opportunities in crypto and benefits of using Steemit by Hive account@sembozezade(yours truly)

Feel free to link up with anyone above to engage in the topics further.

Newbies asked questions like:

How sure are you that Steemit is not a scam?
How much is the initial package for joining Steemit? (am guessing this one had recently joined an crypto/trading scam)
What currency does one get paid in on the posts?
Where does the money on Steemit come from?

My biggest take from the event was how to secure my wallet by depositing Steem/SBDs with Hive account@minnowbooster and using Steemauto to automatically redeem rewards. Also I learned about tags that are profitable and heard amazing stories of people like Hive account@nathanmars who had sold his house to buy Steem Power (fascinating stuff). Read his post here

The event was fun and everyone enjoyed themselves check this photo and tell me if these aren't the widest smiles you have ever seen.

From your left Hive account@shinejean, Hive account@ireneblessing, Hive account@battebilly, and Hive account@mwamin7
Happy people.

The after-party of the event went down at Kyadondo Rugby Club where we had to celebrate a fellow Hive account@shinejeans birthday. She didn't tell us her age though (just curious) anyway, it was fun as we had more food (read roast meat) drinks and ofcourse dancing was on the menu. Thats how we wrapped up the meet-up day.