Hey everyone! Thank you for being so patient with the contest winner announcement post. Here's a quick update on things before I resume my regular posting.
2 weeks ago I underwent a minor surgery (more on that later) and had some immediate travel lined up and fell sick on the trip with a bad case of flu. It left me catching up on my travel when I was better few days ago, and during this time I also had to focus largely on my consulting work and some interesting projects taking shape behind the scenes with the time I had left in the day.
Let's cut to the chase. Thanks to everyone who participated. If you didn't win this one, don't worry. I will be giving away another ticket in another contest next month so you can try your luck there. I might also run a contest or two from now until SteemFest and give away some SBDs as well.
Contest #1 Winner
The contest saw some interesting entries but since I can only select one winner it has to be @fatpandadesign. You can read his nomination here and his entry here. It struck me as the most striking entry from the aspects I was considering for this contest.
@fatpandadesign please connect with me on Steemit.Chat. Thanks.
Runner-ups
There were other exciting nominations but some of the people who were nominated by their friends failed to respond to it. I kept the contest open beyond it's initial time as I was unable to update owing to health and schedules and that allowed more interesting entries such as the one from @roxane and @karensuestudios and others to come in.
I particularly like the detailed response from Roxane and also the video that Karen made towards the contest.
I originally did not intend to announce any runner ups to the #1 contest but I changed my mind as I wrote this post.
- I'm giving away all the SBDs from this post + 30 Steem to @roxane towards her participation in the contest.
- 25 SBDs + 15 Steem each to @karensuestudios and @acromott towards their video participation in my contest.
To the runner ups: I'll transfer the same in a week as I get some SBDs/Steem so please be patient. Thank you for your participation!
The winner will collect the sponsored ticket at the registration desk at SteemFest. This means that you have to fund the trip yourself, but the entry to SteemFest is completely free! You save $264.40 on ticket cost at the very least.
SteemFest is going to be packed with some of the coolest members of our community. @roelandp has put in a great effort towards organizing this incredible event and to support him Firepower Crew will be there as well. Win the ticket and come join us all for a great party with 300 people from across the globe! See you there!
If you like my work kindly resteem it to your friends. You may also continue reading my recent posts which might interest you:
- Successful #2 India Steemit Accelerator and Steem Cryptocurrency Meetup 2017 at Robert Bosch India HQ!
- My 1st Steemit Anniversary — Looking Back at an Amazing Year Of My Life!
- Dummies Guide to Basic Steemit Account Security + Account Recovery Guide! Must Read For Steemit Users!
I don't think you understand how happy and excited this news just made me.
@Holbein81 told me in Discord that I won - I completely lost it out of excitement!!
Thank you SO much for this opportunity!!! You've literally made a dream come true. I have sent you a message on steemit.chat already as well.
@Firepower, you're amazing. Thank you - I can't wait to come and represent our group, and meet all of the amazing Steemians that make SteemIt a place that I'm proud to call home <3
By the way, I hope you're feeling better now. It sounds like both of us weren't having too much fun health wise lately, but, hopefully things are improving for you, as they are for me. Best wishes!
Congratulations!
SteemFest2 is sure to be awesome and it appears as though you are awesome too!
I am honored and excited to be speaking this year and stoked to meet everyone there!
@firepower is obviously awesome as he has been helping this community succeed for over a year now! Congrats to you and thanks to @firepower for contributing so much to the benefit of this community!
See you both there!
How awesome - I am so honored to have won this, and am extremely excited to meet everyone and hopefully learn a ton!
I'd love to personally chat sometime if you're up for it - I conduct interviews with Steemians that have been around for a while and have made an impact on the community in some way or another.
My Discord is Panda#3993
Let me know, and I'll see you at SteemFest2!
It is great you are honored and it appears you deserve it!
Congrats again I am excited for all of Steemit not just those at SteemFest and feel SteemFest will benefit all of Steemit and we are going there to make it so!
SteemON!
Congratulations @fatpandadesign, it made me happy and smile just reading how excited you are! So wonderful, hope you have a great time at SteemFest2! :)
Congratulations!!!
We look forward to seeing you there.
Omgsh thank you so much for the runner up shoutout. You are so generous. Thank you so much for hosting this competition! ❤
Also congrats to the winner! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Super awesome! :)
Thank you for participating in the contest @karensuestudios.
Congratulations to you on winning as well! @Firepower is incredibly generous :D
thank you! and I'm excited for you :)
Congratulations to the winners!!
All the best for your hard work on this platform, my son dear @firepower...., keep it up...
Resteeming!!!
Your generosity is exemplary and inspiring!
Thank you for sharing this goodness around with us all and allow us to partake in the reading selection of the contestants, such quality, innovation and spirit! Don't we love those Steemians!?! ;)
Namaste :)
nice inspiration note
Thank you very much.
I'm Agree
Omg
I was expecting after a month
But thanks to u
Please keep posting
Love your work
:)
Upvotred
Hey @gkumar. Thank you for all the love and support.
good work!!
Proud to be INDIAN AND HUMAN
@firepower! That's so exciting that you chose @fatpandadesign! He's amazing! He is the epitome of a true servant leader. Shoutout to @codingdefined for nominating our hungry panda. YAY!!!
<3 I'm so excited to represent our community and attend this incredible event. You guys helped make this possible with your continued support and love! @CodingDefined really did me a huge solid by nominating me - this honestly made the end of this year amazing. I get to go to Portugal and attend an event I've been dying to go to!!
Congrats Brother @firepower
Good job for steem fest 2017
Hey Firepower hope all swell looks like things are going good broro .. anyway check out two of my blogs if you got time! https://steemit.com/pos/@ryan313/b3-coin-10-000-roi-for-20k-blocks
https://steemit.com/family/@ryan313/a-real-meaningful-job-that-i-m-trying-to-do-well
congrats to the winner
:-(
How awesome is that!! Congrats to @fatpandadesign, he truly deserved it! I'm keeping an eye on you @firepower, I'm in Lissabon 2-7 November so if I can pick up some Steemfest tickets that trip will become legendary. Upvoted for @roxane and cheers to you!
Thank you so much.
Congratulations @fatpandadesign! You're a deserving winner.
@firepower, your work is great!
I resteem, upvoted, followed)
And I'm glad you're better now.
I'll try my luck in the contest next month)
Thanks for sharing and again thanks for support #indians .
Upvoted
Cool and this is great fun, congratulations and success for all. Hopefully Steem Fest 2 goes according to plan and smoothly. I fantasize for Steem Fest 3 at #aceh.
Hi. I caught the attention of the images. the steemit goes to the success of every person who works
@firepower,
the SteemFest is of the coolest event on steemit community.
the sections on the contest with participants are give there best to enter in which you organize,very cool bro..and for that i give you my support and thumbs up on your article. upvoted bro.
p.s
@Mrblu
kindly see my post also,hoping for your kind favorable consideration of your time to check my post..
mrblu poem please click it here
and mrblu talk steemit
Gg w
Congratulations @firepower, this post is the second most rewarded post (based on pending payouts) in the last 12 hours written by a Hero account holder (accounts that hold between 10 and 100 Mega Vests). The total number of posts by Hero account holders during this period was 184 and the total pending payments to posts in this category was $3560.61. To see the full list of highest paid posts across all accounts categories, click here.
If you do not wish to receive these messages in future, please reply stop to this comment.
Nice post friend. thanks for sharing. @Firepower.
You're welcome.
@OriginalWorks check this out.
The @OriginalWorks bot has determined this post by @firepower to be original material and upvoted it!
To call @OriginalWorks, simply reply to any post with @originalworks or !originalworks in your message!
To nominate this post for the daily RESTEEM contest, upvote this comment! The user with the most upvotes on their @OriginalWorks comment will win!
For more information, Click Here!
hope someday have chance for this moment @firepower thanks for the information, and will take chance in the next contest
Warm Regard
dilimunanzar
Will look forward for the same. Keep on Steeming. Cheers!
interesting posts I am interested to participate in the contest ..
I will be giving away one more ticket. You can try your luck in the contest next month.
Yeahhhh Congratulations winner... If you need any tip on Lisbon pm in steemit chat.
Very nice @firepower ...Bless
good post @firepower
Thanks a lot.
Nice promotion!!
Dude! Thanks so much for giving so much back so much to the Steemit community!! I am super grateful for being a part of this awesome contest! I hope to meet ya in Lisbon!! ;)
See you there man! :)
Hi friend, are you okay now. Flu is increasing day by day in India, thanks you over come from it. Not this time but next I will definitely make a good try, thanks for the results. Wish you good luck good health and happiness in life, Happy steeming friend.
I'm feeling much better now. Thank you.
Thanks for the nice reply and also great thanks for upvoting my posts.Have a great day friend happy steeming.
Very cool fest i am waiting for the more information of contest.
Thanks for sharing this infor through your post @firepower
This is very interesting. Tell me please! What is human success?
That's a great news. Congrats to all the winners :)
Hope you are fine :)
Thank you and I'm fine now.
nice promotion
Thank you.
Congratulations, your post received one of the top 10 most powerful upvotes in the last 12 hours. You received an upvote from @kpine valued at 51.75 SBD, based on the pending payout at the time the data was extracted.
If you do not wish to receive these messages in future, reply with the word "stop".
My #promote
Lihat Tweet @atjeh01:
Disclaimer: I am just a bot trying to be helpful.
a good post my friends love it greetings from me.
@abupasi.alachy
Thanks a lot.
I am so excited to hear about this. keep the good work going on @firepower
Thank you.
check out how yoou can create your own bitcoin bank an online and offline wallet and manage your own fund. with no restriction or charges.
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@walanter/easiest-way-to-create-your-own-bitcoin-bank
Goodluck to thewinners. Wish I could be like them byt just a dream.
Hey @lebron2016. You can participate in the another contest next month. Good luck.
Thanks for this type of competition hope i will win this someday upvoted.
kapan ada kontes lagi , saya ingin mengikutinya . dan saya yakin saya pasti bisa @firepower
Congratulations @firepower!
Your post was mentioned in the hit parade in the following category:
There are only few people here on steemit who make people happy.
You are one of them. keep it up :)
what ? You are from India ?
I guess you are the most popular Indian here on Steem :)
Yes , I'm an Indian. Thank you for your support.
enjoy the stay in Lisbon!!!
Will certainly do. Thank you.
My desire is that you finish recovering and that all your projects have the success that you deserve.
I congratulate the winners and the person who goes to SteemFest to enjoy it. ;)
Regards!!!
Fire only fire.....
this is great content for steemit firepower!
This post recieved an upvote & comment from mahbubalam. If you would like to recieve upvotes comment from mahbubalam on all your posts, simply FOLLOW @mahbubalam