Welcome to the Steemit community Charlye!
I lived in London for about two years, but Berlin was calling me.
A couple of Steemit tips, ignore the automated bots, they do nothing for you and just earn from your votes.
We love original content! Looking forward to what you have to share. =)
It is about the people and the relationships you build here. Be patient with building an audience.
7 reasons that low/no payout is not the reason to quit on Steemit
https://steemit.com/steemit/@hiroyamagishi/7-reasons-that-low-payout-is-not-the-reason-to-give-up-on-steemit
For many new people, the voting and points system seems complicated at first. Here is an excellent post and entertaining video about how it all works.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@sethlinson/announcing-steemit-explained-a-new-animated-series
You also earn rewards for resharing (resteem) and commenting. How cool is that? So it pays for us all to get involved with other people and their content.
Welcome aboard and full Steem ahead! =)
Leo.
Thanks for posting this. I have not even written my introduction yet. Was just reading Charlye because my wife and I were Digital Nomads for a while, so I was interested in her travel through London and Paris.
Anyway. I was starting to get discouraged by all the bot posts. Ive seen @mutiaariani post the exact same comment on at least 5 different introductions. So seeing your comment was a relief! There are actual humans on this platform!!
The only reason the bots work, is because new people are initially fooled by them. It takes a while to figure out that they are scams.
There are a few humans around on this platform. ;-) You'll start to identify them and then Steemit will take on a more human face. The community and interaction here is fantastic because there are no big data algorithms such as Facebook and co. which are filtering what you see.
Just a suggestion, when you write your introduction, mention your experiences on Steemit thus far. You should get some good feedback.
All the best, and see you around Steemit fellow human. =)
Thanks a lot for all these tips. @leoplaw. It really helps. :) Never been to Berlin myself, but I hear it's a great place to be. :)
You're welcome! =)
Berlin is waiting for you.