AMA – Steemian StellaBelle is on LIVE!
Today, we have set-up an AMA with fellow Steemian StellaBelle. Be sure to follow @Stellabelle on SteemIt! Post questions below and she'll reply back under her account!
How do you get an AMA?
If you have an interesting project, or an expert on a subject please, comment below of your interest, or email askmesteemit@gmail.com and I’ll get back to you.
Who is Next?
Coming soon.
My first question would be. How did you hear about SteemIt to begin with? Thanks!
I was a science/tech writer for Interesting Engineering and I was doing research online for a story I wrote. The story was found on Reddit (I have no idea how I found it), and I was searching for other media sites to verfiy it. I only found one source, so I began searching in depth for "Filetoffish1066". That was the guy's name. The only other place I found this name mentioned was on Steemit! It was a magical and bizarre time...I was searching in the middle of the night, as I found Steemit.com for the first time....4 months after it launched. Here's the story that went pretty viral: https://interestingengineering.com/programmer-automates-job-6-years-boss-fires-finds/
Thanks for the answer. It is odd how things like that work itself out. Yes, I remember that story. Amazing how time fly's.
always feel that the people who found Steemit by accident, on their own are a special sort.....@teamsteem and I bonded quickly once we realized that we had found it on our own, like moths drawn towards light..
yeah...
i hv to beg some of my friends to join steemit. if only they knew the trouble I had to go through to get it
I like this Filetoffish1066, if he was able to pull this off, he shouldn't have been fired!
Here's the Steemit post that changed my entire course in life: https://steemit.com/news/@nkdk/programmer-fired-after-6-years-realizes-he-doesnt-know-how-to-code
My question should be;
What as your motivation to continue with steemit as a new bie.
Was it the cents being earned or passion for blogging.
And how do you handle low views and engagements on your post before you became a whale. Thanks
wow. this is timeless @stellabelle thanks alot maam.
Who would you recommend to follow and why?
I understand this is a bit of an open question even more when there are so many things to consider. I am often in search of finding someone true, unique in their own way, that has passion for whatever they are interested in sharing.
I always find it interesting the reasons people choose to follow another person.
Well, I follow @greenrun because he's a very good storyteller. I am actually searching for more writers who are unknown, who have that special ability to be brutally honest.
I am
yeah, i just read one of yours...you know what would be great is if someone did a weekly post about the best articles from Nigerian writers....
Thanks for the inspiration. I will look into that. Your support will be appreciated
@stellabelle thanks for organising this.
My question tonight is : I've been trying to get your attention, but to no avail. How can I have you visit my blog? Even for once.
figure out how to be a friend before asking for anything.
Thank you @stellabelle, I actually asked you that question because I needed your attention. I'm a big fan of you. Followed you when I was at 30 rep.
I read most post you made. They're a motivation to me. Some of your posts had built me up to this point.
I wanna grow out of minnow.
It's no easy out there alone struggling to survive without the support of whales like yours, other curators and my euronation friends.
From all the responses you made tonight, I gathered a lot. It's a turnaround being here tonight. Thanks once again.
@stellabelle Excellent answer
my Twitter handle is @stellabelle
Do you have a special place where you go for inspiration to be creative? Secondly, what inspires you the most? Thank you.
People who are full of mad passion....those are the ones who I follow.
The only person I know there is Nikola Tesla. I would check out the other two. I asked this because I hear some say they go to some "special places" for inspiration. Thanks.
Vandana Shiva is a scientist and has fought Monsanto in India many times...and won. She's an example of fearlessness. Rimbaud is a French poet....who inspired me greatly.
I know Shiva sounds like a Hindi name. I think I have heard of Rimbaud. But Shiva is completely new to me.
Seriously, on steemit, I've only come across few steemian that are devoted to helping people, undisputedly you are one of them, I'll like to ask you why you like Helping the less privileged ones
Great question and here is the truth:
When I joined Steemit last year, I told all my friends about it. Some are here, but most are not. When I looked at those who are still here I realized one thing:
From this, I concluded that in order to find truly loyal people who really care about building up Steemit, into a fantastic place, I will need to focus on finding those who care. The world is really lacking in care, so this became my main focus. People who are economically disadvantaged, but who also care about the future, that sort of person seems to be the best caretakers of Steemit. The get-rich fast types don't have Steemit's best interest.
I came into Steemit as a poor person with a rich imagination, so I think my kind of people are the best for it.
WoW, this is so Great!!! What a nice motive.... And this moment, I pray the Lord will bless you abundantly and reward you bountifully.
My Second Question goes thus;
What do you like to read about? as far as I know, almost everybody has a niche..... I'll like to know some of your niches too
I like to read about people who investigate scams. I also like to read about people who have very honest opinons, like brutally honest, almost embarrassing writing. James Altucher style writing is good...
That's cool, but can you possibly find them all on steemit? What I mean is that steemit now has over 300,000 participants.... Many good writers are out there..... But few are always noticed
yeah, this is a problem....they have to find friends, and form projects....
this is really inspiring!!!!!!
How were u able to sail through the rough seas of steemit as a newbie till you became this successful In d program.
Easy: total dedication.
I found Steemit only 4 months after it launched. I was the 11,000th account (who knows how many bots, or duplicates).
During the first 2 weeks in Steemit I studied. I didn't know about blockchain, DPOS, or anything, so I really took a deep dive of learning. Most newbies in Steemit don't do the fundamental learning stage! They just expect to earn.
When I joined Steemit, there was not even a real payout. We were all playing a game, and we never even knew if Steemit would pay us any Steem at all....and then, none of us knew if Steem was real money or play money.
It wasn't until July 4, 2016 that we were paid, and then we could withdraw our Steem to btc.....
After I spent 2 solid weeks learning, I focused on commenting, blogging and being consistent. I became addicted really fast because of the large payouts.
Hi @stellabelle. I'm so glad that you are writing this for newbies and indeed for all of us to learn from. The challenge, I believe is how steemit was marketed to some people.. Some of us who market steemit, make it sound like it is a get rich quick scheme. When these people are on-boarded, they get to find out sooner or later that steemit is not what they think it is. Fortunately for me, no one told me about steemit. I found steemit accidentally while surfing the internet and after reading what was on the landing page, I didn't need any fortune teller to urge me to sign up. My first post was put up almost immediately. Majority of the people I know find it difficult to read. It's quite unfortunate that the resource materials that they run away from, in them are the secret treasures of wealth. I love reading, searching, researching, acquiring new knowledge and skills. That is the pathway of life that I've chosen. When I first joined steemit, I read the whitepaper and now the recently released bluepaper. Many won't read. They would tell you ditch the whitepaper. I still read as many materials as I can about the blockchain. Everything is there in these resources: word of mouth from veteran Steemians like you, books, youtube videos, posts, articles, etc.
Wow!! I guess I still have a Deep diving to do. Cos d seas of steemit hasn't really been an easy swim. Thanks MA, for d motivation and d Time u still take to assist us in Nigeria community.
I have found out I spend a lot ofd time on steemit, majorly curating.
My question is, how do you think one can manage steemit in such a way that it doesnt affect some other crucial part of ones' life while still adding value to the steemit blockchain?
It can't! You're either addicted or you're not.
I never understood the concept of "balance."
I like that answer,:
Balance=no change, no shift in thought, stagnation.
Or that's how I view it.
Whao, this is an epic response. Well, thanks. Also thank for the tutorial on gif. I made my first gif , I left it in the comment on the post. looks awesome trying new things on blockchain.
What projects did you make on Steemit and what other projects do you have in mind?
Secret Writer, Steemicide Hotline, Steem Gnome, Virtual Bars, Helped with Project Venezuela, am helping with Steem Stock Photos.....
Future ones: a variety show on video, guerrila style placing of huge Steem coins all around...
Hopefully a dj on MSP waves is on the list too!
My question is: Pizza or crackers and cheese?
this is too difficult. I love both. I had pizza last night so i will have to go with crackers and cheese.
It's hard to choose when both are amazing to eat