When you first start out on Steemit you probably feel like you have to figure out everything by yourself. Luckily there are a lot of groups willing to lend a hand and take you in under their protective wing.
This is all about the groups or rather families that I became a part of since I joined Steemit. It is time to pay homage to the different groups and projects taking people in and making a difference.
The members “feed” the whale by voting and delegating Steem Power.
The members are enthusiastic Steemians who are committed to feeding the whale and also each other (by voting). The member list includes names like 
Make-a-whale daily resteems member' posts and there is also a bonus 100% rotational upvote (which means that every member gets a 100% upvote from the friendly whale when it is their turn).
3 guesses whose turn it is today?
Make-a-whale is a great community project, with a great group of people who have helped and taught me a lot. If you are interested, hop on over to
You can delegate Steem Power or send Steem for a lease to receive even higher value upvotes. They even have their own bot called Qustodian (doesn’t get much cooler than that).
Qurator is a great initiative that is rapidly growing and getting more attention. The members are committed and skilled Steemians and you will find that the collective is posting some great quality content.
The project is always looking to try out new things to improve the interaction between members. For example they found that people were just dropping links in the Discord #promotion channel and leaving immediately (guilty as charged), so they implemented a new rule where you were obligated to read and comment on the last link posted in the channel.
I found that this is a great way to read some quality content which I would normally skip over (read a Haiku for the first time two days ago for example).
If you are interested in joining 
Last but not least #thealliance. I joined this family not so long ago. I had seen posts from affiliates before but didn’t know what #thealliance was really about. I became interested because I had read some great posts by some of the members I was already following like 
Unfortunately just after I was admitted I was not able to Steem for a while (longest two months of my life). But now I am back to spread some love around, baby.
I am still learning about #thealliance but those things I have seen are beyond great. This is a family supporting and helping each other out on Steemit. There are games, competitions, karaoke, a ninja riding a killer whale (still not sure if it is a killer whale or an Orca) and shurikens. Now tell me what more does a Steemian need?
Actually there are too many great things going at #thealliance for me to go over...so just check out the channel for yourself (click on the banner below).
The family consists of a group of core members (Proud core member here!) and 
I can not write about #thealliance without mentioning 
Peace, to all the Members of #thealliance
Being part of a group or family on Steemit will aid you with your journey on the platform. It is good to know that there are people you can count on for help and support. You will meet a lot of interesting Steemians who will broaden your horizon if you take the time to read their posts.
Know that you are not alone and that we are a community with a common goal. Steem on my brothers and sisters!
