Thanks for the shout-out. I have lived here in the Philippines for over 6 years now, and I have never met a Filipino that has been anything less than generous, and genuine.

Therefore, I would like to give back in a small way. I know that with proper support, and guidance- The Filipino community can be the strongest and biggest on Steemit.

A few tips for all newcomers;

1.) Reinvest in yourself.

2.) Steemit owes you nothing

3.) You will get out of it, what you give in.

4.) Don't publish blogs and comments that are less than 100% of your true potential. Never feel that you have to publish a blog every day... Because doing this, will only sacrifice quality.

5.) Resteem your favorite community posts. Especially when you don't have any blogs to write. It will give you leeway to draft an excellent blog in the coming days, that the people you resteemed in the past, can help you with.

6.) Don't be cheap with upvotes. If you see something you like, give it a figurative "Thumbs-up". It keeps the creators motivated to continue blogging, and producing quality content. By not getting upvotes on garbage posts, they will learn not to rush.

7.) Most important to me, leave genuine comments. If you see a blog, or a comment that you appreciate... Take the time to leave them a nice comment thanking them for their effort. Go to their page, learn their name, find out where they are from, leave them a comment asking them a question that they have to reply to. This will surely increase both of your morale, and the receivers will not forget this gesture. That, is the ticket to long-term success on Steemit. (Would you rather have 1,000 followers that aren't active on your blogs? Or 100, that you took the time to become friends with?)

Hopefully, I will get a chance to meet everyone in Cebu at this event. If there is a required slot to speak, I would volunteer my time.

_Rob