1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY | This Time Last Year I Had Never Written A Blog Post | THANK YOU STEEMIT

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Well, that came around quickly. What a wild ride it has been so far. 1 whole year ago today I stepped into the unknown and signed up to Steemit.com. Not only has Steemit opened up a whole new world of cryptocurrency and block chain technology, it has also been a place where I have created some unforgettable memories with some amazing friends.



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Before I started blogging I had very little interest in politics, not because I didn't understand the amount of corruption that was going on in the world, but because of quite the opposite. I felt I could see enough of the corruption that's was going on in the world and that made me feel helpless and unable to change it. Steemit changed that for me andallowed me focus on the things I could do to help educate people instead of focusing on the things that were out of my control. I've always known education is the key to changing opinions and ideas on things, which is why I set out to blog.

I decided to start blogging after seeing the MSMs biased reporting on the DNC and the Wikileaks documents. I had read many of those documents throughout the summer and into the winter of 2016, and anyone with half a brain could see that there was electoral and financial fraud that was taking place at the DNC. So with access to the raw authenticated data (emails), I started to dig around and blog about what I found.

I jumped straight into blog-life with a post about the initial CIA leaks by Wikileaks. This was the first of many posts documenting the Vault 7 leaks. In total I've covered 15 or so Vault 7 releases.

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Back when I first signed up to Steemit the community was a lot smaller and there was far less engagement. But this didn't stop me, for months I wrote about all kinds of thinks from secret societies, cryptic puzzle games, hacking, geopolitics, and government corruption because I thought it was important to get some of these thing on to the block chain.

For a number of months throughout 2017 my posts earned next to nothing. Writing something and knowing it can't be deleted or censored was very liberating, and the main reason I continue to blog on Steemit now. I feel after spending many months on Steemit I have finally found a comfortable balance between writing posts and working as a freelance animator and video editor. I have neglected it recently, but you can find some of my animation work at @animate.



So, what would I do differently if I was to sign up again now? Well, nothing. For the first 3 or 4 months I knew nothing about crypto, and to be honest this helped. If I had concentrated on the crypto side of things I think it would have just been a distraction, so all I did to begin with was research and blog, and used this site like any other site in the way it was intended. Since I started here I've often read or get asked what is the secret to becoming successful on Steemit. The simple answer is there is no secret. The only thing that will help you in your journey here is hard work and consistency.

Thank you Steemit for a wonderful year. I'm looking forward to continuing to grow both online and as a person.





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Congratulations on your 1st year anniversary buddy.
It’s been great getting to know you and the many other great folks trying to get the truth out on Steemit.
Let’s hope we have many years to come in which to get the message out.
Steem on @fortified

Thank you. Yes, no one can stop us from getting the truth out there.

Its been an interesting ride, to say the least. Congrats on your one year Steemit anniversary @fortified and for all your good work helping to expose the darkness and corruption that surrounds us.

Hey thank you. This next couple of years will be big for us all as the platform continues to grow.

The world seems to be getting crazier and crazier so there we won't be short of stuff to research and write about.

Congrats

Yes, it can be disheartening to look at the interlocked webs of corruption and subversion; glad you stuck it out!

Thank you. Blogging helps to make sense of it all so ultimately things have become a lot clearer and more manageable. Lets see what the following year brings.

Dude 1 year!
I have been here for a couple months, but I am sold, I am completely convinced this is the future of social networking, as this space grows, and as Steem goes up in value, why would anyone want to post for "likes" on some other platform when posts here can garner actual money?

It will take time before the dinosaurs die off because people are still very skeptical of crypto and therefore remain reluctant to join Steemit, etc. But they will learn more and more each day, as Crypto in 2018 remains in the spot light, and each day, week, and month we will see more users, more posts, and exciting growth!

I posted today about how we can grow steemit moving forward, have a look if you want.

https://steemit.com/steemit/@infidel1258/growing-steemit-how-you-can-help

Great to hear you are sticking with it. Yes this platform is a game changer in the world of social media platforms. Very excited to see what this year brings to Steemit.

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

I'm still new here. But I've seen your beautiful, consistent, hard hitting work. You're an inspiration to all truth tellers, so thank you and congratulations, good sir!

Hey, thank you very much. You are super kind. With a positive attitude like yours you will grow in no time. :)

Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary.
Today is my 1 day anniversary and just been reading articles and came across yours.
Happy i did and gave you a follow as your content is great.
Thanks

welcome and thank you. I hope you enjoy your time here.

Excellent my friend .. you are a credit to the platform and a ray of light in a world of increasing darkness. Thank you for continuing to speak your truth and for shining your light where many fear to look. Happy Anniversary @fortified .. Onwards and forever upwards for you my friend!

Thank you. I wonder what the next year has in store for us.

Happy Steemit Anniversary @fortified!!!

I feel very fortunate to have connected with you on this platform and I have nothing but the highest respect for your incredible and detailed research you've shared with us over the past year. You do excellent work and I'm glad that people are starting to recognize the quality of your content and it's originality. You help make steemit a better place.

I think your approach to this platform is very similar to my own.

For the first 3 or 4 months I knew nothing about crypto, and to be honest this helped. If I had concentrated on the crypto side of things I think it would have just been a distraction, so all I did to begin with was research and blog, and used this site like any other site in the way it was intended.

The only thing that will help you in your journey here is hard work and consistency.

Well said and I also agree with you that there are no shortcuts especially for those of us how don't come to Steemit with name recognition and a preexisting following.

Honored to have met you and can't wait to see what deep dives you have in store for us this year!

Respect

Hey, Thank you very much. It's been crazy year and I'm sure it's just going to get crazier. Looking forward to a lot more leaks. :)

Congratulations for your successful journey in this beautiful community. Wish you a very happy and beautiful time ahead with your immortal creations. Thanks for sharing.

You're welcome. Thanks. I love the idea of Steemit posts being immortal creations. Forever on the blockchain.

This beautiful community is inspiring.

Congratulation dudE

Congrats on your one year anniversary @fortified. I'm looking forward to seeing what 2018 has in store for the steemit community.

Thank you kindly. Yes, its an exciting time for Steemit.

Life all about finding hapiness in whatsoever comes your way. Its not how far but how well and the impact yku have made to the steemit community....congratulations...keep growing !

U was like you few months ago but niw i am a pro
Congrats on your 1 year annivasary @fortified

Incredible to see how much your blogging abilities developed in just one year. I thought you were an old blogger with years of experience writing articles!

Here is for an even better second year! 2018 should be the best year ever for steemit, only surpassed by 2019 in the future :P

Hey thanks pal. Yes 2018 is looking like a good year for crypto in general.
BTW, I love your username. It makes me smile every time I see it. :)

Really? hahahah nice! I am glad you like it, I choose it because it describes me lol

Yes. Its good. It's straight to the point. I like it.

good celebration..
over all nice fpr all
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