An interview with @neoxian via meet a whale.. episode11

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Hello Steemians, I bring to you another episode of my interview in which I get to ask some technical Steem questions and also bring you closer to your witnesses. For this week's interview, I bring to you Hive account@neoxian, a man who has a great passion for the Steem blockchain, owner of the bank of neoxian, as well as a reputable witness . Be sure to sit tight and grab a cup of coffee while reading through this great interview!

Meet Hive account@neoxian

Hive account@jamesmovic - who introduced you to steemit?

Hive account@neoxian - No one introduced me to it, I discovered it for myself.

Hive account@jamesmovic - what was your motive for joining?

Hive account@neoxian - This was right around when the Bitcoin blocksize controversy had started. This made clear that forums like Reddit and Bitcoin talk were heavily censored. I’m into blockchains, so I wanted a censorship free forum on the blockchain. I was also pretty impressed by the Steem Whitepaper.

Hive account@jamesmovic - what special side projects are you doing on the block chain, for example witnesses?

Hive account@neoxian - Right now my biggest and most noteworthy project is my bank. I’m basically running a bank on this Steem blockchain. That means: taking deposits and giving loans.
Also I’ve started my own Discord server: City of Neoxian

Hive account@jamesmovic - who are witnesses to you, and why do you think newbies should cast their vote for you?

Hive account@neoxian - Witnesses form the backbone of the steem blockchain. They are the guardians and promoters of the chain, and they should be working on various projects to make Steem better. Again, my big project is my bank and if you think that is important, then you may show support by voting for me.

Hive account@jamesmovic. - what was your major reason for creating the bank of neoxian?

Hive account@neoxian - It sort of just happened. I made a post a while back about being a loan shark. The post was meant as a joke but Hive account@betamusic took it seriously and took a loan from me. Then, later on, Hive account@justinashby gave me some money to deposit into my bank. But even though I didn’t plan it, it’s a good project. It’s part of my message “Think outside the post.” I’m trying to encourage people to not just make money by posting, but by running a business on this blockchain.

Hive account@jamesmovic - Do you think the quality of content, overall the steem platform is improving ,and are these quality contents been recognized and promoted?

Hive account@neoxian - Quality of content: I’m not sure this is improving. I’m just hoping for SMT on this one
Over all though I’m cautiously optimistic that the Steem platform is improving. Plenty of room for improvement.

Hive account@jamesmovic - What do you think is the major cause of bandwidth issues with some users, mostly newbies and what is the way out?

Hive account@neoxian - I haven’t heard too much about this problem, but I guess it exists. The best way out for an individual is for them to increase their steem power. Often when newbie contacts me about this problem, they have steem and/or SBD in their account that they could power up.

Hive account@jamesmovic - Do you think voting on steemit is based solely on quality content?

Hive account@neoxian - No of course not. Sometimes it is, other times it’s self voting, or friends voting voting each other, all too often it’s paid bot voting, or the result of various deals and horse trading.

Hive account@jamesmovic. - What has been your greatest challenge since you joined steemit, and what was your way of overcoming it

Hive account@neoxian - For me, it’s improving my “people” skills, which I’ll admit can be lacking. Getting better at negotiating, keeping my cool, bartering, haggling, spotting scammers and falsehoods. To overcome it…it’s just practice, like anything else worth having.

Hive account@jamesmovic - What advice are you willing to give to newbies who are feeling dejected due to low upvote ?

Hive account@neoxian - I imagine it can be pretty hard for a new person starting out here. Nothing worth having comes easy. This isn’t just about Steem, but life in general. Trust me when I say that I’ve had to plug away, working hard for many many years before I got to where I am today. Sure I’m successful in Steem today, but that came from many years of work I did before the Steem system ever existed.

Ok, the generic advice:
Network and make friends. Get involved in Discord and projects. Make smart comments on other people’s posts. Write about the things you find fascinating, that you have passion for.
Power up your steem power if you can, the more the merrier. Steem power is your kung fu and mojo and will make things easier for you.
Bonus: join my Discord: City of Neoxian

Hive account@jamesmovic - What’s your take on this interview, and do you have any advice to make it better?

Hive account@neoxia - It’s ok as interviews go. It probably wouldn’t hurt to toss in some off the wall question, to spice it up.

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Hive account@neoxian has spoken on the need for all steemians to cast their votes for the witnesses of their choice. If you truly believe in Hive account@neoxian dream, in making the community a better place, you can support him, and make his efforts count, by casting your vote for Hive account@neoxian. If you are doing this for the first time, all you need to do is to head down to the witness page,and follow the procedures written in the image below.