Helping Grow the Platform with Oracle-D

in #steemit5 years ago (edited)

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This past November, I was lucky enough to be one of about 300 Steemians to head out to Krakow for SteemFest 3. It was such an eye opening experience and I loved every bit of it. New friendships formed, and I tried my best to absorb as much information as possible from so many of those that attended. I highly suggest that if there is any way possible to attend...make it happen so you too, can take drunken pics like this with your internet friends in a foreign land.

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Anyway, as I sat and drank...and drank...and drank some more with the crew, I learned about all the amazing projects and initiatives that so many were working on or a part of. I’m not a dev or coder. I was a content creator. Everyone I was around was a part of something to try to help the chain prosper...but I was writing about my puppies, Spider-Man, and how I cry in the shower. What the hell could I possibly offer this place in terms of growth?!?

So I thought for a while and came up with several ideas. Lots of them actually. I started to work on a side project and initiative here and my good friend @llfarms found me out. Such a slueth that one...

So we talked and I spilled the beans to her. She as always threw tons of good vibes and support my way and once again as she always does, she connected me with someone who she thought would be a good fit to possibly work together to make shit happen. That’s what she does folks. If you are not yet aware of the amazing importance of people like @llfarms here, take notice. She makes things happen behind the scenes and is ALWAYS working to make this place prosper. She should get an ovation for that...

So I set up a meeting with @starkerz of @oracle-d and what I thought would be a quick meet, ended up being a lengthy hour and fourty minute phone call that covered a plethora of topics. First off, Matt ( @starkerz ) is a rockstar and was super cool. I believe we hit it off extremely well as he not only listened to my ramblings and insane thoughts that have been bouncing around my dumb head, but offered me new perspectives and things to ponder as well.

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I was oddly nervous going into this meet. Sometimes here I can feel very inadequate when I read posts. Often, things are just over my head when it comes to the technical aspects of what makes this place function, so I was hoping I wouldn’t come off like a completely useless bag of shit. Luckily I think he liked some of the ideas I was bringing forth.

So much so that he has pledged support through the awesome initiative of @oracle-d to help kick these into gear. Through various methods, they will lend their support and experience to help me try to turn some of these thoughts and dreams into a reality. It’s awesome to have that type of support and it is encouraging that he heard me out and is working along side to ultimately assist in the growth of this blockchain.

I’ll get into more specifics in time as I have more impressive things to report, but for now...thank you Matt. I can’t say enough good things about you and the initiative you run in trying to bring business to the blockchain. It was refreshing to actually have someone who is in a position to assist, actually listen to find ways to do just that. If I could leave a review for them...

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So for now where I stand is I’m currently working on 2 things. Being the owner of a comic and toy shop, I interact with tons of customers not only through my shop but online and in person at conventions as well. These customers are for the most part highly active on social media be it Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and a variety of others. These are people writing reviews of the newest comics, cosplayers showing off their new duds, artists showcasing the newest cover art, publishers soliciting upcoming product, speculators discussing the hot new titles, toy collectors and customizers blabbing about the new Wolverine figure. These people are doing this daily anyway...just not here.

So I am going to attempt a grassroots movement of sorts. With the assistance of @oracle-d, we are going to create postcards advertising this joint and what it can provide. I am going to personally hand out one in every bag at my shop and at every convention I exhibit at this Con season. Every package I send out for online orders will have one thrown in the box. There are millions of people out there that are perfect for this joint. I’m going to reach out directly to as many as I possibly can. All these people below are potential Steemians...they just don’t know it yet.

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I will also be reaching out to various friends throughout the country and having them do the same. This will ultimately get the name seen a bit by a targeted crowd with easy signup access for account creation. There will even be perks that I’ll cover as I get closer to designing the card this week.

I don’t know if this will work. I hope it will onboard some new passionate folks to our corner of the world. I don’t know what to expect but I think...it can work. Either way it’s just one part of the plan. It’s the easiest one to do in the now so we are starting here. There are grander plans that work along side this that I hope we can tackle as time goes on but for now, it’s a start.

So wish me luck on this process!!! I hope to be able to help grow the “nerd” community here. I’m going to print up thousands of these to get directly in a specific target’s hands. With the help and support of @oracle-d, I think we can build something pretty special.

I never ask for upvotes but on these specific posts regarding the creation of the cards, I’m fronting the costs, so any help the community can throw in terms of getting this seen and supported helps ease the burden of my wallet a bit. So whales...take note!!! Show these posts I’ll be popping up in the next week or so a bit of love. The higher these go, the more direct advertisement I can get out there!!!

As it stands right now, I’ll be utilizing Vistaprint for the creation of these. My wife is going to help me design them up but if anyone here has an idea for the from of the card...please do reach out and let me know. We have one side covered with the info but the front of the card...I’d love it to pop and catch the eye.

Blog! Get Paid!

Should that be on the front?!? Let me know your thoughts folks and I appreciate and help and support along the way of this first step. I’ll be updating along the way of this. Also a quick side note, if you own your own business where you deal with customers and would like sone of these cards to pass out as well, lmk and I’ll see about getting you some!!!

Thank you once again @llfarms for playing match maker and again to @starkerz at @oracle-d for being an awesome dude who is lending some amazing support!!!

Blewitt

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That sounds like such an exciting effort and could be adopted to so many different interest areas! I can't wait to watch you put this all together and wish you huge success!

Thanks so much Melinda!!! How the Bulls doin?!? 😜

That sounds like such an exciting effort and could be adopted to so many different interest areas! I can't wait to watch you put this all together and wish you huge success!

Appreciate the well wishes!!! Gonna need em!! Lol

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@blewitt, great to have u here, community needs more people like u! U have access and connections in a fantastic community and it would be great to have them on board! @oracle-d will support with ur flyering and new accounts, as well as providing a few upvotes to incentivise these comic fanatics for getting involved on Steem ! Let’s hope this turns into a lot more as we go forwards!

Hell yeah! Thx @starkerz...it was truly great bouncing ideas off you and getting feedback. Also filling my head with new and exciting ideas!!! Damn you!!! Lol

Appreciate the support of course. Means a great deal. Hopefully we can bring in some new and passionate folks. With the culmination of things I’m working on, I can’t see how it won’t work to some degree.

Sweet dude! Glad you’re getting this going. I know you talked about distributing info at cons in the past so it’s good to see it moving ahead on multiple fronts. If I can do any “pencil pushing” for you just ask, I’d be more than happy to! Likewise I’m available to help with any key SP delegations or providing account creation tokens if needed.

I’ve been considering dusting off my old Steem Comic Con account and website idea recently and this makes me want to get to work ahead of the nerd rush! I could also see some ways to work together there. I’d be happy to host a website landing page your marketing could direct people to for further info & updates.

Alright, I’m headed out to Captain Marvel soon... but count me in for any help!

Hell yeah!!! Text me tomorrow. I’m working during the day but let’s catch up at night.

Hope you enjoyed the flick!!!

That gormless looking git in the middle of the first image is not going to sell this post well to the skimmers and image folk, but hopefully they'll read the contents because this sounds like a grand idea!

@starkerz is another man with a plan, and it's folks like him that give me faith that Steem will go somewhere big in the long term.

Good luck with the grass-roots movement, anyone who jumps on board now will be thanking you later!

Lol...yeah, they can’t all look like the strapping handsome gent to the far left. Some of us got it...some don’t.

Thanks brother!!! I was highly encouraged with the call and speaking with him in general. Easy going and bright dude who is full o amazing thoughts and ideas. Really happy to have his support in many ways with not only this but other efforts!!!

Wish us luck! Steem to the moon!

:D Tough life you have, beating the chicks away with comic books and the like.

Sounds like a plan this though and I hope you can get some traction, to tha mooon!

Ha! That’s....all I got tonight...

Yeah I hope so too. Worth a shot I figure. Direct access to it so why not?!?

Yeah, Matt and Oracle-D are pretty amazing, but so are you @blewitt!
I think this is a great idea!
But you had to bring up Steemfest again did you? It made me think about all the photos and video I haven't posted yet, maybe if I find the time...they'll actually show up here some day.
Anyway, can't wait to see you and all these other crazies again next time.
And looking forward to see this all evolve. Enjoy the new bromance!
(@llfarms' words, not mine 😊)

Awwww. You are very kind my dear. ❤️

Yeah I have to keep it fresh in all your heads. Such a magical week that I look forward to participating in again.

Yeah I saw that...I think another @llfarms post is due. Remember Girls Gone Wild Justine?!?

Haha! Well, I remember your post about girls gone wild.. but knowing my boring self.. I also know, I’ve never gone wild 😜

I’m with @misslasvegas.. we need another meet up.. and another funny post while we are at it.. maybe this time though it can focus on this new bromance and not focus on trolling me so hard.. but I’m good with either 🤷🏻‍♀️

Seriously proud of you dude, and I already told you how I feel about @starkerz 👀 just don’t blow my cover.

❤️ Keep kicking ass

I have that rare VHS somewhere...

I can’t wait for the next meetup. Such a grand time. I think one of the aspects I loved so much about it was for the most part, everyone there has the same goals and dreams...we were all on the same page. Back here I talk Steem and people have no clue what the hell I am talking about.

I’ll probably troll you hard till we croak. Sorry dear.

Thank once again for setting it up. Means the world to have you in my corner.

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I don't think I remember any of that...girls gone wild, yeah...Justine? Not so much. 😁

Oh, but I think of Steemfest at least once a day. Not easy to get it out of the head. Nor would I want to.

Lololol

It was a goofy post after SteemFest that I popped up.

Let’s just go back to November...

Better to go forward to the next!

I’m in!!! What’s the destination?!? 😜

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Well, I can't look inside @roelandp's head, but I've heard rumors, from quite a reliable source. Either way, I sure hope it's warmer than here, common knowledge earlier than last year, and affordable enough not to have to power down completely. And of course, with the same people, plus more...

Sounds amazing already. Is the “rumor” in Europe as well?

Oh, and I hope yer back feels better too my dear

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