Are you located close to Montreal? Come and join us!
Hello everyone! I pushed the button, bought a meetup.com subscription and started a steemit meetup in Montreal! I'm super exciting for what it's going to become. The idea is to get to know the local steemians and to exchange ideas, network and brainstorm on how we can bring more value to steemit together.
If you are in the vicinity, join us!
https://www.meetup.com/Steemit-Montreal-Meetup-Group/
Why Am I Doing This?
I think its about time for me to step up and take the lead to let more people know in my own province about Steemit. I've been on this website since late May and it's been a wild ride! I think I can bring perspective and knowledge to newer members who may still have questions about how to get renown on Steemit.
There is still a long way ahead of us when it comes to disrupt the social media landscape. Building local communities is the next step in getting people emotionally connected with their fellow steemians.
The release of the "follow" function definitely pushed me over the edge yesterday night. Now we have a way to build a following and create our own circle of "sponsors" or "patrons", the sky is the limit!
Since, I am a "dolphin" in the Steemocean, I now have a way to reward and encourage local blogger. I'm very excited about that.
What is the long term view
At the beginning, I want to test the water about the format. I decided to make it casual and relax. I will probably create 2 events who alternate between French and English. (One week is the English meetup and the next will be French)
But I think it could grow into something much bigger.
Conclusion
I challenge everyone on steemit, who is ready and available, to start a local meetup in their hometown. Hopefully, we can learn together how to better organize them and empower each other in spreading the word.
SteemOn!
UPDATE:
I've received this message from meetup
Your group was not approved to become a Meetup. We reviewed your group, Montréal Steemit!, and it isn't a fit for Meetup. Meetup does not support groups whose sole purpose is to sell or market goods, services, events, or event spaces.
Will follow up with more updates...
I also posted a meet up in london just before you :) heheh lets support each other with this great idea! Alla x up voted :)
So that's your secret! :D Why hasn't @ned upvoted this one. Surely they both deserve to be on the front page?
upvoted! Great minds thinks alike! :-)
Why not just start a facebook event if your from montreal, use the reward you get from this post to advertise it on facebook. I can say Ill join already.
awesome ;) definitely! Wish we could attend each other events ! if you are ever in London, let me know :)
I'll come over as soon as Steemit hit $5 ;-)
heheheh amazing :)
depends where you are based, if you click on my name I'm hosting meet up in London.
Hey @cryptoctopus, I live a bit outside of Montreal. I might be interested in attending a meetup!
Do you think there are many people around Montreal that would be interested?
I sure hope so, I live in the Laurentians. Do you need a ride?
No, I could get downtown and I don't live nearby so would be completely out of the way ;)
UPDATE 2: The Meetup was finally approved! Come and join us!
Im so excited to see how your meet up will go! Mine will be in two weeks as well :) We did well :) Alla x
I don't think I'll be there but I could change my mind. I'm still 1 hour from MTL so that's kind of a bummer.
Look forward to a London meet!!
we will try here in Manila
Hi @cryptoctopus Your are doing nice job for steemiants here your motivation is inspiring more steemiants and soon or later other Steemians like you will also launch local meetup. inspired with your efforts
Thanks for doing this. You might be interested in this post / video of our Meetup last night in Phoenix, Arizona
kind of have something like this already. busy helping out my friends which really need it. And they helping others out. I must say that when you have shown a person how to use steemit they don't do "stupid" newbie things on steemit and can contribute a lot better to the community
Congrats! Have a great meetup. We already have a local meetup. No actual meets yet...
https://steemit.com/steemit/@ervin-lemark/please-welcome-and-join-steemit-ljubljana-meetup
I have a desire to hold a similar meeting in Novosibirsk (Russia). Although, in principle, we already have a team, and at the moment we are preparing a little surprise for the Steemit community :) I hope you'll support it!
Thank you, @cryptoctopus! It's inspiring! :)
great idea!
Spread Steemit! Thanks
I'd love to have a Steemit meetup in Nova Scotia, but since I know only one other Crypto enthusiast in the whole province, it's gonna be small, lol. Best of luck.
Wow great staff! Good luck guys
We need more meet up's like this... Good work! https://steemit.com/introduction/@neilradimaker/an-introduction-hello-i-am-neil-radimaker
Great that you're spreading the word @cryptoctopus.
Mac Demarco, one of my favorite artists is Canadian. He has a song called European Vegas and I think it's about Montreal, but I'm not sure.
Is Montreal known as 'European Vegas'?
Hi @cryptoctopus, happy to know u are looking to organize a meetup in Montreal. I will be more than happy to join u in this venture. We've started at the Bitcoin Embassy in Montreal with few crypto enthousiast and things have been going well.
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/blockchain-reseaux-sociaux-comprendre-le-modele-steemitcom-tickets-26971193566?aff=es2
We can arrange for a location in Montreal for a Meetup. Let's find a way to meet this week or next week at the Bitcoin embassy thursday.
Nice to find out more Steemit Meetup in Montreal
https://steemit.com/steemit-meetup/@pnc/first-steemit-info-session-at-the-bitcoin-embassy-in-montreal
Thanks for the recent up vote on my this post!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@nathanbrown/business-com-promotes-steemit-com-encouraging-businesses-to-join-as-early-adopters-to-cash-in-on-the-new-blockchain-based-social
If you know any other dolphins or whales that would like to up vote this article I would really appreciate it. I'm giving away all my author rewards to the guy who wrote about Steemit.com on Business.com. If I can get the payout high enough on the post I wrote, say just $500, then I can use the proof of the earnings from this to entice other writers on places like enterpreneur.com and elsewhere to cover Steemit.com as well with me giving them revenue from a similar post I can put up after they cover Steemit.com
FYI, I'm a professional online marketer (you can check out my site here: www.integrationprofits.com) so I have experience making somewhat similar deals and think I have a good shot at making this work if I can get enough traction on the post above.
Of course, the more whales and dolphins vote on the post, the higher your curation rewards will be as well.
If you don't feel like passing it along, no worries. I really appreciate the up vote you already gave!