Is this an important landmark?
It kind of slipped up on me. I have been working hard on understanding Steemit and posting some kind of quality content as often as possible. It became important to me to provoke conversation with people and to respond to their posts. This became a lot of fun. Money has not been the goal and it may never be. I want to learn how to blog and then decide what to blog about in the long run.
And today I discovered that I have connected with more than 100 people on Steemit well enough for them to follow my blog. It still seems very small and I have no idea how important it is. But I decided to use this landmark to pause for a moment and reflect on my journey and the people that have been a part of it.
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This couple introduced me to Steemit. is a nationally renowned singer and songwriter. He travels quite a bit in South Africa and takes amazing photos of places I'll probably never see. You can see his newest post here.
is an educator and mom and shares her passion with us. She is wise and her faith inspires. Her latest post is here and addresses parents neglecting their children.
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This young person is from Nigeria. She loves God and loves doing good. was the first person who gave me an inkling that responses on Steemit could lead to real conversations about real things. Her latest post about her passion for volunteering can be found here.
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This guy's username got my attention. It was a fresh approach to an age-old mission. Then he got my attention with the topics he takes on - all the hard ones. And he does it with wisdom! His latest post on when God does not explain Himself can be found here.
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This lady introduced me to Kryptonia. And has been helpful in many different ways. She is an experienced blogger and has made this new world her own. Her latest blog can be found here. You will find many helpful articles under her profile.
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This lady inspires with her story of overcoming obesity at the age of 50. Her personal success now helps her to help many all over the world. She is an avid blogger and finds great joy in helping people. Her latest blog will make you think if you are on Facebook. You can find it here.
I could do at least 10 more names but decided when I started this blog that I would stop at 5. Well OK, I'll do one more.
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This guy found me on Twitter. Up to then, I had no idea that other social media could help with Steemit. He lives a very interesting life and I enjoy his strong opinions. He set up some system that automatically upvotes my posts. It always happens about one second before I convince myself that it was a complete failure. You can see his latest post here. He shares a view with concerning Facebook...
Now that really is it. I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about the people that have shaped my Steemit journey thus far. I wonder if we will still be connected one year from now? However that turns out, I'm grateful for the value each added already.
Who influenced your journey? How did they do it? Please share their content with us in the comments here.