Hello Steemians!
My name is Darius and it feels awesome to be a part of this revolutionary and amazing platform.My username is @mrdario.
I am a writer, a blogger, a poet, a vlogger, a spoken word artist, a dramatist, a satirist and a teacher, and as time goes on, I will be sharing some of my works with you guys for appraisal and constructive criticism.
Music is my greatest passion and I love reading books. I really love music. I seriously think I will slump and die if I don't listen to music for one day. Let me coin a phrase: a music a day keeps the doctor away. I wish I could, but I can't sing to save my life. I'm black and I detest the genre called "rap" and a lot of people can't fathom why. My idols are: Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Celine Dion(I love her), Alicia Keys, Jazmine Sullivan, Colbie Caillat(love her), Usher, John Legend, The Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, Ne-Yo, Sam Smith, etc.
An acquaintance introduced me to this platform some couple of years ago, but the doubting Thomas in me dissuaded me from signing up until recently. My misgivings were necessitated by painful experiences I had had over the years with different Ponzi schemes, so I thought Steemit was no exception. Don't blame me. Once bitten twice shy.
What compounded my misgivings was when he told me that it was like Facebook, but unlike Facebook,one gets paid for writing articles and liking posts, and it seemed too good to be true.
"If it were true" I thought, "Why is everybody not ditching Facebook and breaking their backs to get into Steemit?"
A little bit of research would have, as we say in my country, cleared my doubts, but I wouldn't bother to expend my precious time to verify whether the platform was legit or whether it was just devised by a tech guru to swindle unsuspecting individuals.
So recently, I was watching a video on YouTube and I inadvertently came upon a video where a guy was talking about Steemit. The testimony he shared was too overwhelming to be ignored. Everything he said sounded too good to be true, just like I had been told. There is an abundance of videos about Steemit on YouTube and after watching them, I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that it was real.
I quickly initiated the sign up process. I felt and still feel remorseful for not signing up when I was first told about it, but as they say: it's better late than never.
Hi and welcome here! When I started on steemit, my biggest problem was to find interesting people to interact with. So, to help newcomers getting started I created a directory with other interesting and or talented steemians to follow or interact with. Feel free to check it out at https://www.steemiandir.com I am sure it will help you find like-minded people. Enjoy your stay here and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!
Welcome mrdario!
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Hi, welcome to SteemIt. Good luck on your Steem journey and I wish you the best. I've been here since 2016 but it was only last month when I fully committed to take Steem seriously. You can read my STEEMJOURNEY here - https://steemit.com/steemvesting/@kapengbarako/my-steem-journey-000
Here are also some tools that I use and I hope you can find them useful too:
If you need help, I am just a message away.
Cheers
Neil
Welcome Darius aka mrdario
Great to have you on Steemit! You are a new Steemian now! I saw your introduction just now and its nice to meet you.
Blogging, building and uplifting eachother thats what its all about on this steemit blockchain. And you could earn money too. When money is involved There are also possibilities of being hacked so always be carefull with all your passwords, Never give those up !! https://steemit.com/community/@brittandjosie/4-o-clocky-steem-keys-key-to-your-succes-so-secure-them
For more safety tips visit the white paper.
For quick posting use the app APPICS .
The Steemify App I use is great, it is available in the Appstore and free, go cheque it out. https://steemit.com/busy/@exyle/using-steemify-to-stay-up-to-date-about-the-blockchain-like-project-destiny-please-consider-blockbrothers-for-your-witness-vote
Your value and input is appreciated!
Good luck with your journey and may you find what you are looking for.
Just remember that all good things come in good time and never giving up is the key to big succes on Steemit.
You can also visit our discord server The Steem Terminal is your one-stop location for learning about destinations on the Steem Blockchain & Discord. Here you will find people who are willing to answer the questions you may have as a new Steemian, documents to assist you, a place to learn and practice, and find out about the many opportunities to connect with other Steemians!
Visit @heyhaveyamet or #steemterminal
https://discord.gg/QCmKXW
Let me know if this was helpfull or you need more help. I am here everyday !
Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands
Welcome to steemit @mrdario.
Welcome the new steemians. Have a great day!
Hello @mrdario
Welcome to Steemit & Wish you luck - success with Steemit!
Currently, We're supporting for the Planktons by our small upvote. If you follow @haccolong you will get free upvote of @hoaithu's Curation trail & minimum 1 follow from me. You may like it, Check statement here.
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Yup/ You are right that this is better than Facebook. Welcome.
Glad you finally decided to join us👍
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