Why not at least give yourself the option to earn, right?
I was out to dinner with @mama-pepper recently when I saw a man with a t-shirt on. Trust me, this in of itself was not strange, as I’ve seen a lot of men with t-shirts on. However, it is what the t-shirt said that caught my eye:
DON’T DRINK AND POST
Sure, that is some good advice. We have even periodically seen the negative effects of that on steemit. However, it only reaches a certain audience out of those who post. I thought, why not make one to help people see the difference that steemit offers. Soon, I was scribbling on a napkin to make sure that I would not forget it.
Here is my prototype of the “DON’T POST FOR FREE” T-shirt.
GIVEAWAY & SALES OFFER
With the incredible interest in my last T-shirt giveaway, I’m doing another one. At this point, I cannot just make free t-shirts for every steemian and ship them all around the world. I do not like not being able to bless everyone, but my time is limited and I have other obligations.
I have made two decisions to help give others the opportunity. For one, I will pick five steemians from the comment section below to mail free t-shirts to. In addition, I will be offering some up for sale right now too. If anyone who does not win a t-shirt would like to purchase one, they will now have the opportunity.
I came up with eight basic variations of the t-shirt, so that they keep the basic style but people will have more color options.
HERE ARE THE OPTIONS
Users can choose any of the above for their chance to win, or order whatever styles they want for themselves or their friends. The first three have black borders, where the colored ones on the bottom are without the black border. The last two are black with white print or black with yellow print. When choosing your style, please use the TEXT provided under the shirt image and also include your size. (EXAMPLE: REDB L – For the style I am wearing in size large.) The one that I am wearing is too tight for me, and it happens to be a Small.
The price for these shirts will be 15 STEEM or 15 SBD each. I will hand-make them and ship them anywhere in the world, but, unless you win one, you'll have to buy them.
For your chance to win a free shirt, just reply to this post and let me know why you want one. I'll choose five winners from the replies in the near future and start making them.
A FREE GIF FOR EVERYONE!
Now, I do not have enough “T”s to go around, so the rest of you will have to settle for a free GIF instead of a gift. Feel free to right-click on the gif below to copy the image address and paste it wherever you want. You could use it on the bottom of your steemit posts, or maybe find a way to sneak it in over at Facebook or somewhere else. I think that it makes the point very nicely.
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-not-posting-for-free
Until next time…
Don’t waste your time online, invest it with steemit.com
Nice and commercial way of thinking papa! I hope your line of shirts becomes a success. We need to start IRL people that steemit is way better than Facebook.
Great point. I do what I can.
If by chance I don't win.
I could trade you one of mine.
Wow, very cool!
This shirt is so pretty, I liked it omg.
I won't share the link on Papas post...but you can check it out on my profile
Link it! Promote it here, full permission granted... actually, I request it.
Awww man that's clean
Where do you make these available?
Scroll through the comments here, I just posted it
A trade would be very nice!
Well I still wanna try to win...lol
But I'd give you one anyway!
You do so much for this community you deserve it!
That's a really nice looking shirt too. :D
I would like to win one of your t-shirts, but I would like to win the one that says steem-pocalypse Season 3 Champion! With our team logo on the back. That would be awesome. Then one day I'll be wandering around Branson and I'll see some guy wearing the same t-shirt and I'll be like, " @provider! " Because even though we had never met, he would be the only person in the world with the same t-shirt. Yeah, that would be cool.
I cannot make any promises... but you guys have a large role to play in that!
What happens when we have 0 upvotes? Are we posting for potentionally not free? If we don't post for free but we get 0 upvotes that means we are priceless. Just a tought.
The chances on getting 0 upvotes al the time are very slim and once you get your steempower up your post will always be worth at least 1 cent. :)
"15 bucks, little man, put that steem in my hand and if that crypto doesn't show then you owe me owe me owe. OHEE-OHEE-OH!!! That crypto love."
Ohee - ohee - oh!
Starts dancing in chair "He's found my weakness, FOILED AGAIN!!"
Which one of these do you like best?
It's always time for the Time.
The Time is always right.
For a good Time, call Morris Day.
The Time is always right. Lol I love a good pun.
Ha yes !
haha , ohh jayyyy
@clayboyn doing a little Jay impersonation. I like it!
Don't pick me as the contest winner please. I was just commenting because it came to mind :)
I seen this and now I give up. I'm not even going to try haha! Nice one clayboyn.. I was going to say let me whore myself out for steemit, Im ready and willing! But clay's was just too good. Good luck
Oh I wasn't trying to win it, I just enjoy commenting, @papa-pepper already sent me two shirts lol.
Dont brag because its that effortless haha!
: / I honestly didn't think about it. I'd rather more people with shirts than me with more shirts.
"Don't post for free"
Very apt here where I live @papa-pepper, and quite fitting with one of my earliest posts here, written in the local language- Why We Filipinos Should Be on Steemit
Filipinos are EXTREMELY active on social media- FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, SNAPCHAT you name it and we have it. We may be the only third-world country where internet access is a necessity. The amount of time people spend on social media is insane, one might even say that it is a way of life. Maybe because we are innately fun-loving.
Poverty rate is high- this is a known fact. A $10 reward on a post can make all the difference here- can be very well provide for a family of five's meal for the day. THIS is the reason why I'm actively promoting steemit. It is my wish that everyone in need may benefit from steemit.
The most frequent query I received was how steemit earnings can be withdrawn. And so I created a step-by-step guide and converted 5 of my precious steems into Philippine peso, aiming to help overcome any hesitation from joining the community. Here is a link to this post. And it worked! I now have some people from my network onboard as well, and I'm proud to say they have been good addition to the community with the quality of material they create. And they are all quite happy to be here, too.
In summary, the shirt will definitely arouse curiosity whenever worn, and I am excited to see the positive impact of it both to the existing and new steemians. :)
I would love a t-shirt because then I could prove to all my friends Steemit is not fake!! I would tell them I won it on Steemit and show them the post so they know its not fake.
@nba05 Steemit's 13 Year Old Blogger
Nice idea @papa-pepper, I already have my own steemit shirt but would be nice to have one like you got :)
https://steemit.com/steemit/@edekadam/just-got-a-new-shirt-with-steemit-logo-from-my-brother-gregbit
Great idea papa-pepper! For a free T-shirt I will do a NSFW with only the T-shirt on.
But I not sure anyone would want that!
So I will be looking for more info on how to buy one, or maybe we can trade, it's been a while since I made a steemit t-shirt.
Yeah, let's find an option B.
You are one hell of a model @papa-pepper. That stance! :P
We were just discussing that.
Very cool idea @papa-pepper!
I want one so every time my girlfriends is on Facebook I can put the shirt on and parade around her!
Hmmm...girlfriends? As in more than one? Hehe
That was a typo, good thing I can't get my girlfriend on steemit. Or I would have some answering to do!
Hahaha I was hoping that they weren't all on Steemit. ;)
Now your just trying to get me in trouble! Plus steemit girlfriends don't count at cheating. Think of it more as Community Building! @rigaronib
LOL!
I call "not it" on explaining that one to them!
You're awesome, thanks for being a good sport at my fun-poking. :)
The more I think about it, this is going to get me in some muddy waters! Good thing this is not on a blockchain and I can delete it at any time.
Also great meme!
That's a pretty good reason... we will see if it is good enough!
I vehemently opose the idea of not drinking ang posting! Or is it the other way arounf....
Powerful words my friend. I love the shirt as well, is anything going to stop you these days?
Maybe not. Thanks for the encouragement!
Hey man you deserve it, you have the best kind of core.
Great initiative.
The reason why I want this t-shirt is to help to promote Steemit. I am from the island of Borneo and I do believe that I am one of the very few that are here in Steemit. I would like to see more people from Borneo to be on this platform. This will also be good for Steemit as well because with more diversity, Steemit will become more interesting.
Because i would represent! And be Proud of it!
Represent @nicnas! We will see!
Another reason is because i look so good in the blue one....
You do!
Congratulations @papa-pepper!
Your post was mentioned in my hit parade in the following category:
Cool shirt haha where can we pick these up?
I'll mail them.
REDB - bro that shirt is awesome!!! Noticed it in your other post . If , and when I win I will take picture and post it. Thanks papa , that is awesome that you do this...
What an awesome idea. Good stuff.
Awesome post bro! You on fire! But of course you are @papa-pepper!
Thanks @provider!
I would love on
Hello Papa,
although it's rather difficult to ship that beauty to Luxembourg, Europe, I'd really like to have one of your t-shirts. Shouldn't I win one, I would be willing to buy one to promote Steemit in my tiny country. Actually I have the feeling to be the only Luxembourger here and doing a hard job trying to convince my fellow Luxembourgers - even old TSUvians - to put some interest in Steemit. Guess the T-shirt would help! Just in case: Blue would be my favorite. 😉
What size?
Large. 😃
reason why i want it- cause simply i don't have black with yellow t-shirt, and that woud look great this summer !!!
Good reason!
@papa-pepper, that is a beautiful t-shirt! I was curious as to your process of making them! My mom and I make alot of our own clothes because when my Mom (who is Icelandic) was little she and her mom used the wool from their sheep to put together tunics, dresses and hats. We use alot of flowers and minerals to get the colors, but I never figured out how to get it to have words on it! Is there anyway you could make a post about your process? I just joined Steem(5.1 hours ago as of writing this), so I understand if you cannot respond to a nobody like me.
I use stencils mostly - some of the process shoukd be in this post:https://steemit.com/howto/@papa-pepper/how-to-have-fun-with-the-steemians-papa-pepper-style
Also, nobody is a nobody on steemit!
I will make sure to read this! And thank you for the vote of confidence!
BLACKY looks amazing! But then again, the BLUE and the BLUEB contain the colors of the Steem logo, which is great if you want to represent the community. Anyways, if I was to win I would like a BLACKY M. If I win, I will be wearing it 24/7, except for the times when it is dirty. This is solely due to the fact that I strongly believe in the future of this platform and I think that Steem will replace Medium, Reddit and Wordpress pretty soon. It might also replace Instagram, which is great! While I'm wearing it, I will gladly talk to people to promote the platform and hopefully get new users to join Steemit or at least Busy.org (I think it's easier to use for a basic user).
Awesome! I'm small and I'd like a green one please, so please pick me! =)
So a small GreenB , the one with the border.
And I want one because this is the first social media I've actually got involved in, I never found it worthwhile until I discovered steemit, so those words I stand by ' Don't post for free ' , absolutely, never did before!
I promise I'll wear it all the time, like every day until I get 1000 followers.
Lol.
might as well get paid for this!
Might as well, I'm hand-making at least 5 shirts and shipping them somewhere in the world for free to help encourage and bless others and build the community. Thanks!
helll yea great idea. i bet that shirt would look great on a dragon like me
I bet it would... We will see!
As always @papa-pepper you're doing the work of thousands in getting the word out about Steemit.
I'm just back from my holiday and brimming with ideas myself.
Watch out world, Steemit has you in its sights!
Resistance is futile, you will be STEEMed
That's the spirit!
BLACKY, i like these Papps <3
Good choice, we will see!
Well, I don't see anybody else here yet....did I win the free T? How do I claim? ;)
Lol, nice...
I'd want one simply to cause the potential of people asking me about it and allowing me the opportunity to tell them about steemit.
I've fallen in love with this platform... But I don't want to be a 'steemit thumper'.... Sometimes it's nice to have someone inquire.
I'm starting a new video series also and would totally wear it on the show from time to time.
I want blue because blue is warmest color :P
Love the shirt. What a great conversation starter to educate people on the fact that they do have a choice. Freedom or censorship, reward or waste.
It looks really great papa!
Thanks @eirik, I appreciate that!
I could use that shirt i just made business cards for steemit n I live n Vegas!
Hmmm... promoting already.
Oh ya. The solgan is "facebook is a scam"
I am in South-Africa so delivery will probably be hard, but I love the BlueB one...
I am going to be taking part in the rAge expo in SA, which is the biggest gaming/tech expo in the country and I will be getting a shirt eventually, regardless because I really plan on pushing Steemit hard at the LAN. I have been going for the last 6 years, but this time with an objective...
Good goal this time! I could ship to South Africa...
That is good to know that South-Africa is not out of reach... :)
I def want one! If you send me one I will wear it in my live acoustic local performance set in august, and post it here on steemit.
Now that would be cool!
@papa-pepper, I want one, so when I wear it, all those who mocked me when I started blogging on steemit will see it and believe me more.
However, I'll purchase it when the time is ripe for me to do so. Let others have it.
Please visit my blog. You have a nomination to make when the payout is ready. You'll nominate those I'll transfer it to. We appreciate your good deeds in this platform.
GREENB L PLEASE! I'M JUST GETTING STARTED ON STEEMIT AND SO EXCITED! YOU SHOULD PICK ME CAUSE I WOULD WEAR IT EVERYDAY....OK, MAYBE 4DAYS A WEEK TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT STEEMIT!!
Gosh, id probably have to earn something if i wanted to wear that shirt...
Otherwise id just be a poser ,)
I like BLACKY style the best. What a great idea for promotion and marketing. it will surely be a conversation starter :-)
Nice shirt and why I wanted one because never in my entire life that I received an offshore gift. A gift from the other side of the world especially from a well known steemian would be so great, just great.
That is a good reason...
Does this mean I won the t-shirt? :)
Not yet... But you're in the running.
I'd like a t because no matter how much I promote, nuthin' speaks louder than a Pepper!!
Good point!
Can you make it Steemit Blue colours?
Yes, light blue words with dark blue background! Great idea!
Nice Shirt ! When I see stuff like this, my mind goes crazy ... Stealth Paint all over city, Underpasses, support pylons, even ON overpasses. Anywhere that it will look like an actual nice clean sign, not grafilthy ! Make sturdy plastic stencil. hit 5 places a night, scrub brush muriatic acid on cement wall in like 20x 25" place, rinse w/ water, go to next site. Next night paint area with KILZ (White primer), next site. Next night use steemit stencil, spray good grade enamel, Red or steemit Blue. BOOM ! Stealth steemit signs FTW !
Somehow that sounds familiar.
Killroy was here, Frodo was here ...
Clear, concise and correct. I like 'em!
Yup, thanks.
Four simple reasons why one of those five t-shirts should be mine.
PS: If you don't give it to me free, I'll anyway end up buying it anyway
Thank you for all the informative posts and the fun you offer. Die-hard fan of @papa-pepper
Ok, I really NEED this shirt. I'm going to a summer steem party in Kansas City and I don't own even one single shirt. So if you want me to be presentable at a steemit function, you gotta help me out. (The shirt I'm wearing in my introduceyourself post was borrowed from a neighbor).
BLACKY L
Papa Pepper, you ROCk that shirt!! I would wear it to get the word out inmy community to help build steemit up even more. I am going to share your gif on fb. Thanks for the chance to win!
I like the poses lol