The Steemit Roadshow Amsterdam!!!! Taking Steemit to the Streets!!!! Telling People They Can GET PAID FOR BEING SOCIAL!!!!!

in #steemit7 years ago

Another Day, Another City.

Today we are in Amsterdam just outside the De Oude Kerk Church letting as many people know about steemit as possible, this was the least chaotic spot I could find which meant I could talk to people in relative peace. For those that don't know, I am doing a European roadshow in which I will be stopping at all major cities from Scandinavia all the way down to Lisbon, Portugal where I will be attending Steemfest.




As usual, I was giving out free stuff to get peoples attention as I believe this is much more effective than just standing there shoving flyers in peoples faces, this method seems to work a treat as people are much more willing to listen to you and once I tell them they can "Get Paid For Being Social" their eye's light up. I usually give out coffee and cookies but it was a hot day so I thought water would work better and it was a big hit.


Four New Steemians.




I was really on fire today and I truly believe half the people I spoke actually wanted to join, the more roadshows I do the easier it gets and more confident I am, this must have shown because today I was pulling people in and they were really hanging around to hear all of what I had to say.


When you believe in something as much as

I believe in steemit then people listen to your every word.

If some random person tries to sell me something or shove a flyers in my face I have no time for them what so ever which is why I am surprised that I can get so many people to stop and listen to me, especially in this day and age where no one has time for strangers, this has really got me thinking why and how do I get away with it, the conclusion I came up with, is that I'm not selling anything, I'm just telling them how amazing steemit is and I genuinely feel that steemit can change the world we live in.


I think this type of promotion is worth its weight in steem as I believe word of mouth is the most effective form of advertising.

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Putting my heart and soul into helping steemit grow.

This whole promotional tour is an experiment, I am hoping that by the time it gets to steemfest in Portugal then I will have a much better idea of what is needed to continue my mission of spreading steemit to the masses, and hopefully I will attract some attention from some big players who want me to continue this work I am doing and maybe help me fund it, my dream would be to get a delegation loan so I can upvote good content from the people I meet as an incentive to join.

We had planned on doing a roadshow in Hamburg but after driving around, getting stuck in traffic for three hours looking for a spot to park our tinyhouse truck we admitted defeat, the next roadshow will hopefully be in Paris so watch out for that and if you haven't seen the Copenhagen roadshow then follow the link and support it as much as possible.

The Steemit Roadshow in Copenhagen

The steemit roadshow trial run in Sweden.

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Hey Mark, great job!!

are you still in Amsterdam?

Thanks @roelandp.
Amsterdam was great fun, I felt I had to do a Roadshow at the home of steemfest1.
After Amsterdam we did Paris but now
We are in Spain chilling with some friends and family before setting off on another tour.

@markwhittam you are such a bundle of energy and drive I don't know how you have such an abundance of spirit and positive energy. You are really amazing at selling Steemit wherever you go. Your roadshow in Amsterdam looked very successful too!

Your pictures are awesome! I love the cobblestone roads and beautiful buildings. I will keep resteeming your posts because it is good for others to see your push for some thing you really believe in. Wishing you and your family the very best! :D

Thank you @cabbagepatch your comments always put a smile on my face :)

Thanks for support you give us, we are very blessed to have such wonderful people interested in our life. :)
Bless.

Another great day my friend! Every one on the platform should thank you doing so much for us all. Words are not enough to express what i feel for you and your roadshow!
Good luck mate , i wish you courage and health ahead to complete your mission!

Thanks Bro, that really nice of you. We all help in our own little way, that's the beauty of this place.

@markwhittam you truly inspiring to all steemiants from these things I feel we all need to promote like that.
I feel it's is the best platform to all humans they can shared our life experiences in it. But first we need to shared them about steemit and what had potential it.
I thinks it's the great way to we can explained about steemit as well as promote to steemit in effective way.
I was also add 25+ my friends on steemit and they doing really good.
Well you did great jobs and keep supporting like that we always appreciated your work I would like to resteem it and upvote too.

Big thumbs up

Wow thank you very much @raghwendra I am glad I can inspire :)
The possibilities with steemit are limitless :)

This is so cool and inspiring. I hope to do this also in some cities. Keep up the great work!

Yes yes yes, do it please, you will love it. It feels great to tell people good news :)

THIS is what WE need more steamers = more money and a better community!

More steemers who a willing to invest in steem is what I'm going for :)

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

- Mahatma Gandhi

The great Gandhi does it again :)

Thanks for that @wise-old-man

I really hope Steemit can change the world, because its very needed. You are doing a great job and it's nice to see so many interested people. I'm inspired by your initiative and courage :-)

Thank you @mackjez-santos I really hoped this would inspire people so it's good to hear it has :)

Great, I wanna do something similar ln Ghana soon. Any tips

Just go for it, believe in it, and have fun with it too, people will be drawn to you if you are having fun.

What a great idea. I think there actually will be people who join Steemit after talking to you. Amsterdam is the capital of my country, and I'm proud that you were there. Good luck in Paris!

Yes, I really believe that a good few will join, we'll find out soon when they start messaging me saying "it's me from Amsterdam" :)

That's what our platform needs people passing the voice and teaching how they can join us and enhace the idea of social media and how that can improve their lifes in a finance way. Thanks for your initiative,Resteemed

Thank you for the resteem @dim753

You're welcome i feel you made a good work

Goed werk mannen, komen jullie ook naar Den Haag met de Steem roadshow of moet ik dat zelf regelen.

NBurnie uit Den Haag

great job guys, hope it works out for you

Great Post thank you for sharing

@mannyfig1956

Woow Great job. Good luck guyz

No doubt this is the best way @markwhittam, nothing is more effective than your own enthousiasm. Every time i read about your roadshow, i feel i should do something similar, inspiring!

Thank you @bubke, it's working then :) half of the reason I do this is to inspire other steemians to do something for the platform :)

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm curious to know if you've already met some steemian passing by while you were promoting it! That would be a great experience :)

I was really hoping that I bumped into a fellow steemian but no, not yet anyway :)

This is so cool and inspiring.👍 I hope to do this also in some cities. 👌👌👌

Go for it, I'm hoping people start to get out there and follow my lead :)

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Great initiative. Keep up the great work!

Cool my hometown!

Great City you live in :)

Great job, it shows you believe in steem. Are you from Holland?

I definitely believe in steemit but I am not from Holland, I am from London, but I live in Sweden :)

good job !!👍

Goed gedaan! (= Dutch well done) :)

I project that Steemit will go the way of BitCoin. By the time people wake up and feel the Steem, the stock value will be so expensive, most won't be able to jump in, and will find themselves having one of those 'woulda' shoulda' coulda' Bit Coin moments.
Peace.

How i wish i can do like this . Really amazing..sharing the world about steemit.

Great job, @markwhittam! This is marketing 101: getting front and center with the potential customer!

What is your overall strategy with this tour? Are you building a follower base for yourself or is this a Steem-backed drive for new subscribers? Whichever, it must be a blast traveling across Europe promoting something you're obviously pretty excited about.

I have upvoted this post and followed you so that I can track your progress going forward. Feel free to follow me back. Good luck and enjoy your journey!

Incredible work you are doing, and you are so brave! Thank you SOOOOO much, and I truly hope you get all that you need to continue on.

great my friend....good post...i am new in steemit...i am following you, u can follow, vote & comment on my post.

Thanks & Regards,
@rrnayak

"I think this type of promotion is worth its weight in steem as I believe word of mouth is the most effective form of advertising." This is so true - a friend of mine just made a post on Facebook about his interest in cryptocurrency and I jumped on that immediately! I don't know if he is going to join Steemit right away but getting the word out is the first step! Excellent job!

Great initiative !! Upvoted and following, gotta keep an eye on this ;)

Passion and enthusiasm shines through!
What a hands on way of promoting Steemit, and living an alternative lifestyle, well done!
Wishing you luck and success with your future roadshows. :)

Wow, now this is what we need! People to get the word out, face to face. What a beautiful place to work in too!! I say you absolutely should be attracting some funding. Keep up the great work and take care of that family. Make your mark on Steemfest!!

How do I join you? Get on over here to Bali and we'll do it here ;) I hope you all are well, I was talking about you yesterday and hoping that your path brought you here at some point. I'm happy to see you're doing well <3 Steem on! What an inspiration!

I'm sad I only saw this now, I live in the Netherlands (a bit far from Amsterdam) and I'd have loved to pass by and say Hi! Keep up the good work :)

great job @markwhittam! id love to engage myself to do the same here in belgium :)