Howdy Folks,
My name is Eliot. I am super excited about the prospect of getting involved on Steemit!
I am a freelance writer by day so I have spent my fair share of time around the reddits and mediums of this world. I have recently been doing a bit of work with cryptocurrency and blockchain companies as the technology fascinates me.
I am currently halfway through the book Blockchain Revolution which led me to find Steemit. The use of blockchains could be so powerful in my kind of work whether it is with Steemit or for smart contracts and payment issues I face.
Working with companies all over the world from New Zealand to Dubai to the UK currency exchanges and payments are a nightmare and dramatically reduce earnings because everybody wants their cut!
Still waiting for the day a client pays me in Bitcoin… can’t be too far away, I proposed it the other day to fall on deaf ears. And that was from a friggin cryptocurrency startup!
Here's where life gets fun. I am a bit of a travel addict so I have built my life in a way that gives me the freedom to do what I like and travel while having my dream job. (But mainly not have to be in an office 9am Monday morning.) I spend much of my winters in France writing and producing content from ski resorts. My summers are now free to go where I like and earn money by opening my laptop lid.
Anywho, I am here to write, debate, complain about all sorts of things from travel to tech to sport and anything worthwhile. (Not Justin Beiber).
Also, you can ignore most of what I have said above as I am probably goofing off on my skis.
Am I a freelance writer or a freelance ski bum?
Who knows.
I don’t have to make my mind up, and you can’t make me. (I hope)
Welcome Eliot
I'm glad to welcome you on STEEMIt!
I followed you and UpVoted to you!
I wish you happiness! You will be happy on SteemIt!Hello, @princeeliot ! I liked the photo with the skier. Nice pics.
Thanks Igor :)
Welcome to this wonderful community @princeeliot
Thanks!
Hello Eliot princeeliot ! Welcome man ,Steemit is the best place you may grow up and earn nice money ! stay tuned , see you on my next posts !
Thank you and hello.
Welcome @princeeliot 😉
Cool to hear about your life as an traveling writer - it must be so fantastic, having the freedom to go catch an airplane, look up an Airbnb and then write while you're checking out new places 🤠
Have fun and enjoy your Steemtime 😎
It's amazing. You'll be happy to hear that I spent some time in Denmark a couple of weeks ago. There was quite a lot of rain... 🤠
Welcome to the Steemit community. Nice Ski picture!
Cheers, @rebele93
Thanks!
HI .... I upvoted and commented on your post...I have created a fb page " steemit global community" join us...we will give you all the help needed.
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Nice to meet you, @princeeliot! Welcome to Steemit!
Hello my brother, I hope you're doing great. Welcome to this wonderful platform, I wish you all the best. Upvoted you
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Thanks. Nice to meet you, I'll see you about the place!
Welcome, Eliot. What kind of writing is your speciality? Or are you quite diverse?
I used to do a lot of creative writing when I was younger, but don't devote nearly so much time to it now. I still consider it a hobby, though, and I love the feeling when I'm deep in writing something, where it feels like my consciousness has gone to another place and something/someone else is channelling the words into my mind.
Hey Michelle.
I work a lot in the ski industry (unsurprisingly, travel guides and the like) but have branched out to other sectors. I spend most of my time content writing and working on marketing projects. Pays some bills that way. I would love to spend more time focusing on comedy pieces, one day soon maybe. I keep planning to get a book together.
Whatever I work on there is still a great feeling of accomplishment when publishing! Have you written much recently? I'd love to know more about where people and yourself find inspiration for writing?
I haven't written a great deal lately, sadly - certainly not fiction-wise. I still try, occasionally, but most of my ideas seem to meander off nowhere and then fizzle out.
One thing I do quite regularly is blog for my hometown's amateur dramatics group, of which I'm a member, so naturally write about acting, theatre, the arts, etc.
I'm also very interested in mysticism and the occult, which sometimes inspires me to put my thoughts onto paper (or the computer screen.) Sometimes in a philosophical kind of way, sometimes in a more imaginative form.
this is really nice from you i like it
Hi, I'm George. Welcome to Steemit. Feel free to interact with people, ask questions where you are confused and make friends. Here in Steemit, we love each other as family.
Thanks for welcoming me in. :)
@princeeliot welcome aboard. I have upvoted and once I am done typing I will give you a follow.
following you now . :D
follow me back pls . :)welcome to steemit @princeeliot
Congratulations @princeeliot! You have completed some achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :
<p dir="auto"><a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstpost.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstpost.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstpost.png 2x" /> You published your First Post<br /> <a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvoted.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvoted.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvoted.png 2x" /> You got a First Vote<br /> <a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/voted.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/voted.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/voted.png 2x" /> Award for the number of upvotes received<br /> <a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvote.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvote.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstvote.png 2x" /> You made your First Vote<br /> <a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcomment.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcomment.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcomment.png 2x" /> You made your First Comment<br /> <a href="http://steemitboard.com/@princeeliot" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcommented.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcommented.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstcommented.png 2x" /> You got a First Reply <p dir="auto">Click on any badge to view your own Board of Honor on SteemitBoard.<br /> For more information about SteemitBoard, click <a href="https://steemit.com/@steemitboard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">here <p dir="auto">If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word <code>STOP <blockquote> <p dir="auto">By upvoting this notification, you can help all Steemit users. Learn how <a href="https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/http-i-cubeupload-com-7ciqeo-png" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">here!Loved the post. Looking forward to more content! Hope you have a good time here.
Hey! Welcome to Steemit. Why do you call yourself a prince? It sounds like you've made it possible to pursue your passions. That's great! Few people do what they really love. I'm in the process of getting off the 20 year IT hamster wheel to do what I really love (residential security and private investigation).
There are a ton of other webpages to help you with Steemit. Here are some of the best for beginners:
https://steemd.com/ (This site is used to keep track of your voting power and other stats. You do not want to run out of voting power, and you only get so much per day. I keep my voting power around 80% for example.)
https://steem.makerwannabe.com/ (This site will tell you who follows you, who unfollows you, and who mutes you. It is great for meeting new people too. I regularly check it to see who has followed me to see if I should follow them back.)
https://steemit.chat/ (This site is the official chat webpage for Steemit. There are Discord channels too, but I usually stick to the official site. Come in to network and meet new friends. You can directly message people there too, so it makes it easier to communicate with your closest friends.)
Oh yeah, there are a lot of bots on here. If you see a cookie cutter reply, especially to your intro post, it is almost certainly a bot. Check the account's reputation. If it is low, I would recommend just ignoring them. Everything is public on Steemit, so you can go look at an account's comments and replies. Are they all the same? It's a bot.
Adding photos to your account as a new Steemian may be confusing at first too. The easiest way it to click to "Submit a Story." Once in there, use the built in Steemit tool to upload an image from your computer. Below the posting window, you will see "Insert images by dragging & dropping, pasting from the clipboard, or by selecting them." Click on the blue text. Once the image is uploaded, you can copy and paste the link into your account settings.
Verifying your identity is very important because it will get you more support and people will trust you more. The best way to verify is to link back to your Steemit account by using another public social media account. For example, I posted my Steemit articles from here through my Twitter account. Another person posted their Steemit information on their Facebook account. Some people will even post a video of themselves writing out their account information since that cannot be Photoshopped. The more famous a person is or the more valuable their content is, the more important it is that they verify. If a new account falls within those two categories and fails to verify, it may get blacklisted.
Again, welcome, and I've followed you! If you have any questions about getting started, look me up on the chat site.