Steem Basic Income is a social experiment to bring a basic income to as many Steemians as possible. Members join by sponsoring others into the program. Steem Basic Income is delivered through providing regular upvotes to member content.
's thirteenth member interview!To provide more interaction within Steem Basic Income (SBI), we are continuing our interviews with prominent members of SBI! We hope to bring a greater sense of community, get to know our members, and gain a better understanding of why Steemians are choosing to be a part of SBI.
Greetings, again fellow Steemians, I am @wesphilbin; This will be my fifth interview for the Steem Basic Income group. So far, I have interviewed the following Steemians:
@eturnerx
@ecoinstant
@jonnyla08
@rishi556
This Interview, I was able to catch up with @tattoodjay... He’s one of the Foundation Leaders for the SteamUSA Discord Group and coincidentally… he’s the reason I became a Writer for the @steembasicincome Group... but you’ll have to read further for that story…
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@wesphilbin:
@tattoodjay: Ok starting with one of the questions I knew you would ask and one I was dreading, “about me”... I much prefer talking about others than me; I am a bit of a wallflower, one could say, except with people who I know well and feel comfortable with. I am a quiet and shy guy… I am a Kiwi (no, not the fruit) a Kiwi is a native bird of New Zealand and also a name we people from New Zealand call ourselves.
I now live in Connecticut and work in NYC, and have traveled quite extensively, to over 60 countries… some on people's wish lists, and some; well, many, that have suffered the ravages of War and natural disasters. Places many never plan to visit, which has given me a good attitude on what is really important in life.
My posts on Steem are all Photography related, generally city shots in NYC and scenic shots where I live in CT. I started with photography with film, taught by a great Uncle in the ’70s, I lost my camera in the ’80s and although I had a few “point and shoot” cameras, only got back into it again in 2007... and have been clicking away since then with a variety of cameras and now shoot mainly with a Sony A7iii Mirrorless camera.
@wesphilbin: Wow my friend… you have certainly had an interesting life! Kiwi… lol; I understand… I have a friend from Australia, who has tried to explain to me the differences in Australians and New Zealanders… I just nod my head :) Traveled to over 60 countries too… that’s impressive, to say the least. So tell me; how was it that you heard of Steem?
@tattoodjay: I heard of Steem from a friend's son, on another site called Tsū which I was active on until it faded away. I missed the opportunity to join Steem in the very early stages, as I didn't feel I had the time to take on something else and did not consider myself a blogger... but just a little under two years ago I decided to take a look and discovered the wonderful community here and have been active on Steem ever since.
@wesphilbin: I understand what you are saying about not feeling like a blogger… perhaps the wording is what gets so many people.
So you’ve gone from visiting various countries… to learning photography, switching from one paid social media site, to Steem… what an adventure so far! In my time knowing you, you’ve seemed to be quite active on the blockchain… which leads me to my next question; how did you come to learn about the
@tattoodjay: I found SBI when someone I follow shared a post about it and I went and read the initial posts that were shared explaining the concept and I thought what a brilliant idea... to be able to send units to people and at the same time, get a unit for yourself and receive some income on each post you make, depending on how many units you have...
When I started to host the #WednesdayWalk challenge (which I won't go into here but stick with answering about SBI) I decided to give away a unit of SBI to 5 randomly selected users who joined the challenge each week; I think it's a great way to be able to give back to the community that I interact with. I started like everyone with one SBI unit when I sent out (or received I am honestly not sure which it was {yes I am getting older and my memory isn't what it used to be} or that's my excuse for forgetting and I am sticking to it) and now I have built up to 625 units, thanks to the generosity of others sending me units and sending out each week as part of the #WednesdayWalk challenge.
@wesphilbin: This I remember; that was the ‘foreshadowing’ in my intro… you were the one that initially started me on my road to 
So here we are… You sponsored me, now I’m here picking your brain as a writer, for the very thing you got me into!
Anyway; you mention giving back to the community, and I am quite aware of how you do… would you mind telling us about any challenges, initiatives etcetera, you are currently doing, and how
@tattoodjay: Let’s start with programs I use on Steem, for posting... I use Busy.org...
I started using it when they added the draft feature; often on work days I don't have time to prepare a post... so, on quiet evenings or weekends I often prepare a few posts in advance. If i get tied up with other things (such as responding to questions for an interview :wink: ) it's all good as I have some posts ready to use if needed. They also give upvotes to users who post on their platform and use the #busy tag on a post. I believe the weight of the upvote is based on the combined level of those following you.
I use the default Steemit.com platform when I want to look through the list of people who have upvoted my posts... well, its the Steemit.com with the Chrome plug-in Steemplus which gives me that feature.
I use Steempeak.com for replying to comments I receive and for some of the interesting graphs and information provided on that site. Hmm... what else, the
Challenges... I have a list on Google Docs of many "challenges" I sometimes join, but the ones I most often join are #MarketFriday hosted by @dswigle, @old-guy-photos has the challenges #MonochromeMonday, #TreeTuesday, and #SepiaSaturday. #BeautifulSunday by @ace108, and #SublimeSunday, created by @c0ff33a, and probably a few others I cannot think of right now, and Duh I forgot one I join every week #WednesdayWalk hosted by a crazy kiwi called @tattoodjay, ohh yeah thats me!
I do love the mixed variety of challenges on the platform... they are great for giving people ideas for posts ... and I guess this could also have been listed on programs; I forgot to mention the Actifit App which tracks your steps and if you do a post from the app you get rewarded by their Steem account; I do like walking for exercise so it was a natural fit for me.
@wesphilbin: Now this is an example of engagement and positive vibes being promoted. Giving thanks and shout-out's to all those you interact with... providing SBI units to participants... I know you are trying to rebuild the @SteemUSA Community...everyday challenges…
@tattoodjay: And if by challenges you were meaning more challenges related to the platform, I guess the biggest challenge for me is finding the time to keep up with taking and editing photos for posts, responding to all the comments I receive and visiting and supporting others on the platform... and as for initiatives I am involved with I think they are all listed in my answers I have already provided.
I can mention an initiative by @abh12345, the Curation and Engagement League , where he does a weekly post of the most active users on his list he has put together; I enjoy seeing his post each week and seeing how strong the engagement is on the platform.
@wesphilbin: We have touched upon a great deal of information here... I commend you for all the challenges and initiatives that you are involved in. I know you have a lot going on, but before we close shop...Would you mind sharing where you see yourself down the road? Future plans on Steem, the #SteemUSA Community, and SBI?
@tattoodjay: As for my future plans on Steem, my plan for myself is simple... just keep on posting and visiting posts, and trying to be an active member of the Steem Community. As I have said, I will keep running #WednesdayWalk and giving away SBI units with that. Myself and @dswigle are working to continue building the #SteemUSA community and are considering a few ideas to help it grow... it has been picking up nicely over the last couple of months and we may well initiate some contest for the #SteemUSA community members and SBI units may be an option we use for prizes for the contests.
Thirteen interviews for the
Until then my friends...
Wes
Previous SBI Interviews
dynamicgreentk
f3nix
andrewharland
improv
dosdudes
holger80
reinaldoverdu
josephsavage
eturnerx
ecoinstant
jonnyla08
rishi556
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