Hello everyone and thanks for reading this post. Especially as all my posts are hidden and requires you to click to see it! Almost makes it quite mysterious I think, as only those who have been around long enough will know to click and have a read.

These are the results to my contest which you can find here:

https://steemit.com/steemclassof2018/@kabir88/win-10-steem-if-you-re-in-the-steemclassof2018

We had 9 people who resteemed the posts, so I want to say thank you to those users first, they were @aotearoa, @enforcer48, @fadli92, @hash-tag, @intisar, @karamyog, @maggy7419, @oma25 and @rezoanulvibes

We had the following posts to select from:

This was the post from @enforcer48

https://steemit.com/steemclassof2018/@enforcer48/my-steemit-story

It was a great read, the quote from @someguy123 where he compares Litecoin to Steem / SBD is something all crypto investors should be aware of

@enforcer48 mentions some great projects and name drops a few great steemians, if you aren’t following @enforcer48 already, you should give him a follow. It’s also worth checking out the projects and people mentioned as it will help you find other quality content producers

This was the post from @intisar

https://steemit.com/steemclassof2018/@intisar/the-story-of-my-joining-on-steemit

A very personal story where he gives some personal background and how he came to join the steem blockchain.

He describes how he met the wonderful @cheetah bot! And how that lead to him changing his ways and learning more about the platform and producing better content.

The thing I really like was that @intisar believed in the platform enough to invest some of his own funds

The next post is from @oma25

https://steemit.com/steemclassof2018/@oma25/my-steemit-journey-and-all-i-have-learnt-from-the-platform

This was a very genuine and personal post of her struggles in life and how being on the steem blockchain has helped her find something positive to focus her attention on. What really got my attention was her desire to help others and she used the post to share the lessons she has learnt during her time on the steem blockchain.

The next post is from @rezoanulvibes

https://steemit.com/steemit/@rezoanulvibes/why-am-i-still-using-steemit-14298a6898138est

The title was great and it’s a message that everyone should listen to and consider. I’ve seen the number of people posting and interacting drop. It’s a great time to post and see who the genuine believers in this platform are.

This quote from @rezoanulvies, sums it up nicely:

“Steem and SBD price is down right now. But it will not stay there forever. It will go up as it did before. You do not lose anything unless you sell your Steem and SBD.”

WINNER:

So who did I pick to win the 10 STEEM prize?

Firstly I think we are all winners for being such pioneers and taking the leap to be here on the STEEM blockchain.

For that reason, I am going to give all four entries a prize

@rezoanulvibes - 10 STEEM

@oma25, @enforcer48, @intisar - 5 STEEM each

I have learnt a lot from running my first contest and I hope everyone reading this takes something positive away from the each of these writers.

I would just say to keep on the lookout for good content and interesting contests, even if the author has a -11 reputation score!

A quick shout out to @fulltimegeek who’s bots continue to provide my posts and comments with support, it’s much appreciated and to all the others who are too many to name that have continued to follow my posts, upvote and resteem my content.

See you on the blockchain

@kabir88