Why I'm joining the Steemit Community

Hi,
My name is Jean-luc van Charante MSc. MA. (@Jeanlucsr), #Entrepreneur, #Rotarian and #Suriname Ambassador.

I have been lurking on Steemit for quite a while now. Honestly, I still am. To avoid jumping into something I did not know anything about, someone advised me not to jump straight in, but learn about the platform itself. That person is @faustofraser, who convinced me that I should join Steemit. Today is his birthday, so what would be a better present that posting my first Steemit post on this day.

Me at the first Social Media Day Suriname, picture by Fausto.

Without further ado, my reasons for joining the community:

1. The concept
   I've been blogging for quite some time now. Started on my private university space back in 2005, moved to blogger and wordpress after graduating in 2009, had my own blogging website in 2014 and briefly shifted to LinkedIn Pulse and Facebook Notes before making Medium my main blogging channel. Blogging got away from me as I started vlogging on YouTube and you get the story. Loads of original content, scattered all over the place. With Steemit, I want to bring all the content back together. Catered to an audience that will actually tell me wether or not they find value in my content, without me having to pitch or sell any product. Sure, views, visits and shares tell me if my content is popular, but actually getting paid for content without having to link to an e-commerce site or paid link, please... sign me up!

2. The blockchain
   I studied Social Science. I'm people's person, I have two left hands and can't do anything technical whatsoever. I'm creative, but when it comes to technical stuff, I zone out quite quickly. I tried to buy crypto currency today for a solid half an hour today and failed miserably. I do however understand the importance of blockchain technology and know I need to learn more. Steemit offers exactly this, with a lot of articles about blockchain, crypto and much more. Spending time consuming content here will help me more than cats videos and gifs on other current Social Media channels.

3. Distribution
   In an interest based world, you should never stop searching for places with like minded people. Steemit offers me another channel to meet and collaborate with people with similar minds and interests. For me the main topics are:

• Social Media and Online Marketing
• Entrepreneurship and Personal Development
• Suriname and developing countries through Tourism and the Creative Industries

If you are interested in any of these topics, feel free to connect or hit me up.

Let's develop something great together,
Tan bun,
@jeanlucsr

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