Hey Steemit! BlockSparks is here - this is going to be fun

in #introduceyourself7 years ago (edited)

I'm really excited to have sorted out my Steemit account, finally - having had it on the radar forever, at last, it's happened!

I am the CEO and lead writer for BlockSparks OÜ, where we specialise in storytelling and marketing communications for blockchain startups - and any other technology which is so exciting and disruptive that it deserves specialist journalism, social media, PR and content, to bring it to a wider consumer or professional audience.

My background is in tech and fintech journalism, but I 'fell down the rabbit-hole' into crypto via an investigative gig mind 2017. It turned out to be about one of those dreadful ponzi schemes, you can probably guess which, but the technology behind it caught my eye. A few weeks later I found myself writing some explainer content about an exchange, which confirmed my suspicions that there was a lot more to this world of crypto and blockchain than the scammers, and that there was something here worth exploring and digging into and learning about... Because there were some amazing stories to tell.

Since then I have been learning more every day, and found myself specializing more and more exclusively in writing about this space. I saw a big disconnect between the mindblowing potential for blockchain tech to transform our world in unbelievable ways, and the level of public understanding of what was coming - and for that reason, founded BlockSparks OÜ early in 2018, to bring together other specialists, in marketing and PR.

Our mission is to support clients doing fantastic things with blockchain - to help them spread the word and explain their visions to the world - whilst at the same time driving mass adoption and raising public understanding more generally, by sharing our enthusiasm for greater involvement and understanding of these technologies and their coming impact.

We're looking forward to getting actively involved in the Steemit community, and joining the conversation here.
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Hello blocksparks! Welcome to Steemit! Hope you'll like the community here. As a start, here are 5 tips that we believe will be helpful to you:

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Hey @blocksparks! Welcome to Steemit and good luck!

Welcome to Steemit, blocksparks! Wish you a very joyful journey here in this fun-loving community :) Be happy!

By the way, there are several groups you as a newcomer can join. They will stay with you for your journey, helping and mentoring along the way.

@greetersguild invite link https://discord.gg/AkzNSKx
@newbieresteemday invite link https://discord.gg/2ZcAxsU

Fantastic, that is such a helpful start - I shall check those out asap!

Greetings new members
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Welcome! It is so nice to have you here with us. If you have any questions just post them here and I will try help if I can. Good luck!

Welcome to Steemit, my friend. You'll definitely have a nice time here. Steemit is a place where the dreams of nurturing writers are supported on a large scale. And also, if you possess any good creative skills, you have your way here. Lots of good luck and good wishes to you!! :)

@blocksparks, A warm welcome to Steemit. This is a great community and I know you will have a great time here.

I want to invite you to join the discord channel #steemschools https://discord.gg/eTZqQvk and we will teach and support you to grow up in Steemit, to choose the right topic to attract readers, to use the right tags to get more visibility, how to make quality posts and comments on Steemit.
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Hi @blocksparks, I am passing by to welcome a new Steemian! This is an awesome platform and I hope you will like it here. I have upvoted this post as a form of support to a newcomer. Also, I recently added a new post with some tips for new comers like you. Do give it a read and I hope it will benefit you.

Also, I have started to follow you as I hope to read some of your interesting blockchain stories! Cheers!

Oh thank you very much I will definitely check out your post