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     6 years ago (edited)

    As I mentioned previously people either simply put their steemit link up on another site (IG or Webpage) or they take a picture of themselves holding a peace of paper with their steemit username and the days date

    Here is a FAQ about it
    https://www.steemithelp.net/verification/

    How do I verify my account?

    • A photo or video with you holding up a piece of paper which has your Steemit name and the date on it.
    • A post on an official website, Facebook account or other online location that is already associated with your name/work you are posting which links to your Steemit account/name and would not be accessible to someone else.
    • The SteemVerify service which allows greater anonymity via a 3rd party.

    Why?

    • To reduce the risk of people impersonating others to gain a following and earn money on Steemit.
    • To reduce the risk of people falsely claiming to have produced content i.e. plagiarism etc.
    • To increase trust.
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       6 years ago 

      Cool thanks! I do an instagram link and a photo of myself. That should do it I hope. :-)

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         6 years ago 

        I am just trying to save you some trouble down the line. ;-)

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           6 years ago 

          Thank you I appreciate that! I will do that tomorrow. I will also add a steemit link on my website.

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             6 years ago (edited)

            Do you have Discord? A lot of the background interaction happens on the discord channels. Fell free to ask me any questions on there.

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               6 years ago 

              Hi! I don't know what a Discord is? I only have steem chat but not many people are online.

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                 6 years ago (edited)

                This is the photofeed channel

                https://discord.gg/QhGPd3

                This is the channel for the Minnow Support Project (called P.A.L)
                https://discord.gg/HYj4yvw

                That should get you going. You can find me under the same name there.

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                   6 years ago 

                  I just did my account verification! Thank you for all the help! :-)

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                     6 years ago 

                    Well as @intrepidphotos mentioned, it's usually important to "prove" you are the actual author of the photos instead of picking them off from a photographers site (etc.) and pretending to be you.

                    You can imagine, you could find someone pick a bunch of your photos from your website and then post them here, pretending to be you. But hopefully you are truly you :)

                    So cross-linking is usually one method to verify yourself, as mentioned. Not only pointing out Steemit -> Your web page, but also Your web page -> Steemit. That's usually one of the strongest proof, as it can prove you control the website and it's pointing out to your Steemit account.

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                       6 years ago 

                      Hi @apsu!

                      Yes I will try to do that today. Thank you for your help! :-)

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