Earlier today, as I was going through curating on promotional posts, I came across this post from @jona12. He's brand new to the platform, been with us for less than a month, originally from Rwanda, but now lives in Uganda.
His previous posts have made him a few dollars here and there, and I'm sure that like all newbies, he's probably been quite pleased to see anything going into his account.
I like upvoting Steem Promotional posts from people in other countries, especially in Africa, where average salaries are much less than they are where I live in the UK. One thing I've noticed is that some of these promoters are absolutely prolific, they really go for it, and their promotional activities are second to none.
So, today, I upvoted him, both from my personal account, and the @steem-ambassador account too, because I really liked what he was doing. I also resteemed him too.
He spoke passionately. He was talking about the fact that for many Ugandan's they live on less than $1 per day. He posed the question "how do you think it feels to only eat one meal a day, because that's all you can afford?" and how not only is Steemit helping him get out of poverty, but he's not keeping it to himself.... He wants to share it about, and even do charitable work with it! What a fucking superstar.
This guy is telling every student he can find about Steemit in his hall at the Christian University of Uganda. He's so unbelievably passionate, and he really means it. He is a massive example of what the STEEM blockchain can bring to peoples lives in other parts of the world from the one I have been fortunate enough to be born into.
Then I checked back in later, and holy shit...his post which was at less than a dollar before, had now reached over 300$, mainly thanks to an extremely generous whale, who has been very supportive of the work we've been doing at promo-steem. I want to say a massive thanks to @thejohalfiles because I think you've really made not only this guys day, but his month and year too, and in that act of upvoting, we now have a promoter who I believe will put absolutely EVERYTHING into telling people about Steemit, and I hope the STEEM blockchain too.
It won't always be a whale upvote on your posts, and when they come they are amazing. But this guy deserves it, for his passion, his story and his energy.
This is an example of adding value to the STEEM blockchain. This is absolute proof that cryptocurrency isn't just about making investors wealthier. It's about how it changes real peoples lives.
I hope to see this guy become a massive STEEM promoter in the future. I'm sure he will be. I'm glad I could have been at least a small part of it, and hope he's dancing like crazy now!
When i showed jona12 Steemit,i saw passion in him and o knew he would be a great promoter.
I am proud of him,when i saw his post with this insane money,we were all excited.
I tried calling him,unfortunately his phone was off, i willl see him tomorrow though.
He is a passionate guy and i love his enthusiasism.
Thanks man. You are an amazing promoter yourself, and you haven't gone un-noticed. Thanks for bringing more and more people to the blockchain.
This post, and then this exchange, certainly keeps me interested...
We are now going to blow up Steemit in Uganda with this testimonial,all doubters will now believe.
In less than a month,a lot is changing in our team,this post of his will now bring more new users.
yeah Mentor. Thank you so much. @jaraumoses You have been always close to me anytime i needed you
He might have had to shut it off. lol He was pretty excited about the $150. He's already over $1500 and it's VERY early. I shared the "heck" out of it. If he doesn't know tomorrow just be like hey man the people really liked your video and break it to him a little slow. That video was super amazing.
ahaha...yeah....some people don't actually believe i can reah that level. thank you all for the support.
I'm surprised your earnings aren't even higher but it's still early. :) lol
Thank you so much Brother @jaraumoses. I can't have enough words to thank you. you are such an amazing person
It is sobering to realize what steemit can do globally. So much of what we hear through media is depressing. I love that steemit is creating hope.
That was really generous of you to have promoted his post,i'm from Africa and believe me when i say that i understand what steemit does for us, i am a student at the University of uyo Nigeria, I just joined a week ago when i heard stories about steemit, here some of us actually use steemit as a means of feeding.
Just two days ago i heard a fellow student say to his friend that he'd actually been broke, he was relying on steemit to go by, i just want to say thank you all again for what you have done and i pray you continue to get rewarded for your good deeds.
Thank you, but I see it as helping everyone on here. The Steemit platform is just one of the many incredible ways the STEEM blockchain is going to change the world. I have been talking about this for so long, and over the next couple of years we are actually going to see it happen.
Thanks for sharing it or I might not have ever seen it. Wow!
You're really an amazing person, first of all I saw the post among trending topics under #promo-steem, I was thrilled cause I noticed @jona12 has not been long on the platform, I wondered how, @anarcotech you are really an amazing person, thank you for making this young man's dream a reality and also to others who contributed.
I've been telling friends about Steemit, i'm currently in very rural village somewhere in Africa and am working towards touching lots of lives here, I believe in Steemit and I so much appreciate the guys on promo-steem.
I wrote about what i think of Steemit, this platform is more than just a website, it's an evolution- https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@ofishea/steemit-is-more-than-just-a-website-it-s-an-evolution
This testimony of @jona12 is enough encouragement to those newbies working towards the promotion of Steemit, it's a big encouragement for me. Thank you @anarcotech
Regards @ofishea
Oh, I can only imagine how amazing he feels after seeing such rewards coming in. It's truly an example of what steemit is capable of and how it can change lives for people who struggle a lot. Now he will definitely bring in at least a thousand people into steemit, haha!
No kidding. I'm expecting this guy to be telling every person he meets about Steemit and the STEEM blockchain. I really hope he continues to do well, as I do all the fine promoters out there who haven't yet had their whale upvote. The more we spread the wealth around Steemit, the more interest we get. We're already the number one blockchain in terms of capacity, speed, fees and usage, but to show that we are demonstratably changing peoples lives, and doing it in a decentralised way is like manna from heaven to me.
He was already telling everyone about Steemit with the small rewards he was getting,now am not sure of what he is going to do! He might start telling and retelling each and everyone about Steemit again.........he might go back and do massive followups hehehehe.
forsure it really does,i also counld'nt believe till i saw his post yesterday,may GOD BLESS STEEMIT
Great post!!! Yes steem has really changed my life as i can earn money by being online thanks to steem maker....
I can send my time here as here there are many interesting post which i loved...
Steem should to promoted all over the world....
thanks for promoting it..@anarcotech
steemit is a good thank you thank you for sharing it among us
You're very welcome. I felt passionate about it.
I'm relatively new here but have seen the value of promoting the platform and how it is necessary for us all to grow. My votes are not much more valuable than 20 cents at times but I try to spread them to accounts where it might mean the most to the author. Each one of us benefits from helping the others. If we don't do it, we all will fail eventually. Thanks for pointing out @jonah12 . I am now following.
Sounds like you guys both did an awesome job. :) #charity #helpothers
Living in SE Asia, (but from the UK) it is quite amazing the difference steemit can make.
Since the price has gone up, the $10 a day I can grind out of it, while enjoying making content at the same time, makes a massive ( and I really do mean massive) difference to the quality of life here.
It's fantastic, it really is!
amazing post and support for a minnow. I think we have the same intent here as I did also promoted a new member who published her first steemit post yeaterday. @kelgreen post got me really interested in same project as such i did a post about her intro to get her some more publicity which she is getting. thanks for sharing this and keep it up
https://steemit.com/steemit/@mysearchisover/2018-the-year-of-steemit-the-new-slogan-of-steemit-the-new-face-of-steemit
Thanks a lot @anarcotech for your useful post and i completely agree with you about the steemit's favor effect to our community and helping people. When you available please check the below link and let me know your opinion about context I really appreciate that https://steemit.com/steemit/@aknur/can-steemit-be-the-future-s-monopolist-platforms-social-page
The life changing power of steemit is clear to us who are involved. Like any new 'idea' it takes time to spread the word and having great promoters like @jona12 who is adding value to the platform by offering to translate steemit into Swahili is just amazing.
I'll never forget this day. I could be steeming and telling people about steemit but couldn't expect such a great reward. When I look at my post, I'm like indeed this is a miracle . I never did anything so special, but just tried to involve everyone and grow together. Sincerely, I've never reached that level in real life. I mean having such steem dollars was a great move and change to me. At least I now have a strong tangible proof of steemit when promoting steemit. Truly,@anarcotech @thejohalfiles and other steemians have shown me love and i promise you that I will make steemit great in uganda. My mentor @jaraumoses has always been there for me and I can't stop thanking him. I'm proudly humbled to be in his group and we believe that we shall take steemit to an other level in uganda and even east Africa.
I can't forget to thank all my friends minnow that we share the same problem. Life is really hard, but with a little courage, consistency and determination we can reach far with steemit. Having 400 steem was beyond my dreams but it came in just a day. I can now say that I'm now a baby whale not a minnow as I did write in one of my previous posts. I mean as the whales try their level best all over the world, I too will be doing my promotion work in uganda. Some people did ask me about how to write and everything concerning the video, but sincerely speaking I did use a simple phone, I mean Brother @jaraumoses phone . English and long accurate grammars do not matter, what matters is the love and passion to steemit. Always speak your heart. Some people couldn't believe that I had spoken my life, but truly saying how can you forget to testify a life changing experience? Live your life with steemit, tell the world your inside . Your past matters to the community and we all long to hear more from each stemians. I think this is now my real time vand ready to do everything inside me to make steemit a dominant platform in uganda and est Africa.
Thanks a lot fellow steemians
These success stories are so wonderful!
I have had to live on one meal a day before, myself, in the US. I get so, SO inspired when i see people not only rising themselves up out of poverty, but taking their communities with them! I know this post has already expired but I just had to comment because this kind of thing is what keeps me so excited about Steemit. Thanks for supporting such good causes, @anarcotech!