Good day Steemians... How many times have I heard people say they want to float a community of active Steemians but lack the wherewithal to embark on such a mission? Countless. The other day, I was on my way back from Uyo where I had gone to witness the launching of @ejemai's #Stach, when I came across a relatively new steemian who was desirous to organize a meetup at Owerri but facing the challenges of financial constraints. Our interactions led me to write a post yesterday in which I advised new members not to bother themselves with organizing any meetups, that they should first concentrate on building followers and improving their images in the eyes of other Steemians.

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Come to think of it, do we really need finances to start up a community from the scratch? Of course this question is subjective depending on the individual's perspective. However, personally I don't think you need any thing more than just your phone and a subscription of data. Staging far reaching visibility campaigns, of course, is a welcome development as it will create awareness around steem ecosystem. However, where you don't have the money and the necessary tools to embark on a high scale campaign, you can still make do with what you have: **your phone and a means of internet connection! And I will demonstrate to you how that is possible using #Euronation model.

#Euronation model of building a community from the scratch

Emphasis here is not on organizing already Steemians into a community, but recruiting virgin Steemians — entirely new people with no knowledge of steem ecosystem — and organizing into a community. This model works best when you are a member of different social media groups like whatsaap, Facebook, tweet, etc.

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#Euronation...keeping the Steemit flag flying high

Using whatsaap and steemit.com webinar approach as a case study

First and foremost, you have to have a good knowledge of the program. So if you are yet to come to terms with different aspects of Steemit social capital program, do yourself a favor now and go and read it. At least master the frequently asked questions.
Make some notes about the program on a note-taking app and save it there. This is important in order not to cause a break in your flow during the webinar.
Create a whatsaap room and name it anything; for example, write your way to success group
Write a short but catchy ad, including the link to the whatsaap room you had created and state the date the webinar presentation is going to take place.
With your ad, go to the various whatsaap and facebook groups you belong to and drop your ad.
If the add is catchy enough, people would click on the link and be taken to your whatsaap room. As they enter, some of them would be asking questions on why they are there. Politely reply them that there would be presentations on a particular date.
Endeavor to be in your whatsaap group venue of the webinar on time on the day of your presentation. Give a motivational talk and share banters as well as freebies if there is any to ginger their spirit up.

Screenshot of #Euronation whatsaap group

Deliver your message. And you will be surprised to see the number of people that will sign up after the webinar presentation.

Why this model is most effective than even the offline highly monetized campaign

Offline campaign can be argued to hold water in terms of engendering visibility for steem ecosystem. However, when you talk able being able to unite a team, being able to make a team as cohesive as possible, it does not come any where to what this inexpensive model can do. During webinar session, environment is always very conducive. You can ask any questions and have them answered in a very calm way. No noise to interrupt learning. You can even copy and save all the webinar notes for future referencing purposes.

Results of #Euronation webinar of January 13th, 2018

#Euronation community is a typical example of a community that's 100% built from the scratch and still being sustained on that ideology. From time to time, we organize a webinar presentation during which steemit gospel is preached to people, after which they are recruited into the community.

The below usernames registered after the webinar of January, 13th, 2018:

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Conclusion

I would say in this conclusion that no one has any cogent reasons not to contribute to ongoing efforts by Steemians of different nationalities to globally domesticate steem cryptocurrency and the entire ecosystem. Start from where you are with what you have. You don't have money to raise a team or build a community; adopt #Euronation Model and get going. May steemit gospel consume all of us! Thank you.

Follow @eurogee, the Steemivangelist and the founder of @euronation Newbie's Support Team; follow @euronation

Newbie's Corner

Don't give up. Success is within reach only if you persevere

Starting out in any endeavor in life is always not easy. And so expecting otherwise is therefore an indirect expression of unreadiness in pursuit of any worthwhile goals. This has been the core definition of my person. So in any endeavor I find myself, I usually stayed back even when everyone has left to see if there would ever be a chance for success. Only when all indicators turn red that I would throw in the towel. I am grateful to God that I didn't give up in the face of initial challenges.

Goodluck to you.

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Building A Community From The Scratch: A Practical Guide To Building A Community Of Active Steemians Without Having To spend A Dime!