Spotlights are interviews! @sndbox reaches out to creative individuals and communities of all experience levels. Our goal is to raise awareness towards new users and help connect them with experienced Steemians. (20% of the SBD earned from this post will go directly to @monomyth’s account to support his work with @tach and educational initiatives in Turkey.)
 | @tach (Turkey) - develops marketing campaigns and presents at local universities. Recent projects include Turkey in the Streets and university meetups. Hub leaders - @monomyth, @steeminator3000, @vitruvianman and @kalvas. |
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@sndbox: Hey @monomyth! It’s great to finally have a time to ‘sit down’ and chat. Before we begin, why don’t you tell us a bit about yourself for viewers who haven’t met you yet.
Well, that question has a long answer. I'm a geek first of all. I love comic books, movies and all geeky stuff. Also I'm studying about computer science. And I'm Batman by night, but don’t tell this to anyone.
@sndbox: Blockchain Batman you say? You’ve piqued our interest, what brought you to the world of Steemit?
I joined on the sixth of June 2017. At the time I was a freelance writer and Steemit was offered me better opportunity to share and monetize my blog content.
@sndbox: Steem definitely is an amazing resource for freelancers. How has your experience on the platform been over the last 6 months? What do you think you’ve gotten out of it?
Oh that is a hard one. Well, before Steemit I didn't know anything about cryptocurrency world. I'm also a screenplay writer and me and @vitruvianman (a super talented filmmaker) always tried to make good short movies but we didn't have enough resources to make it happen. But through Steemit we have had the opportunity to learn a lot about the crypto world and we can fund projects with support of Steemit and @sndbox. So in this way, Steemit is like a school for me. I'm always trying new things, learning, teaching, making mistakes, discovering new ideas, meeting good people etc. And at the end of the day I'm moving my work forward, because I'm earning experience and reputation too.
@sndbox: Anything big coming up for you on Steemit?
Well, me and @vitruvianman are working on a mobile game project. So, the game will run on Steem API and I hope it will change something within the Steemit world. We will share it first part of 2018. This is our big gun.
@sndbox: You and @vitruvianman have been very active with a community group account called @tach. Tell us a bit about the Turkish Accelerator Hub and the kinds of programs you guys have been working on.
As leader of @tach I'm trying to grow Steem within Turkish Universities. I am excited about this happening. I think Universities represent one of the best places for Steemit to find new and great content producers. Also, we started a software workshop for Steemit in my own University. I think in the next 6 months the software workshop will be complete. Maybe we will have a few new Turkish apps for Steemit in the future!
Here are a handful of @tach's upcoming goals:
Launch of a Steemit tutorial website for the Turkish community
Street Pet Program: homeless animals in Turkey is a growing problem, with this program, @tach will be spearheading an initiative to shelter pets in need.
Steemit Turkey, The Documentary: Interviews with Steemians, Stories and Ideas for the future
Launch of SteemianTV An outreach YouTube channel for new Turkish users to learn all about Steem and cryptocurrency (Purposefully on youtube to draw in a new audience).
Software Workshop Series alongside @dogancankilment, this program will be focused on developing Applications build on the Steem blockchain.
Meetups and University Workshops: @tach will also organize organize events for members of the Turkish community on special occasions throughout the country.
Power-Up Goal: @tach will try to collect 3,000 SP by July 2018. With this amount, the tach team will be able to further support the Turkish community and newcomers.
@sndbox: As a more experienced member of Steemit, do you have advice for new users who have recently joined the community?
Enjoy it, be persistent! Don't give up! I think most important thing here is not the content we create everyday, it's the relationships and networks we are building. Because with tags, there is a huge amount of circulation and people can't always see your content or project. The first thing you need is a network. So, be social, share lots of good comments (real engaged comments), talk with people and join a competition... finally, don't lose your password!
A big thank you to @monomyth for doing the interview! For more updates on his community work, make sure to follow the account at @tach. (20% of the SBD earned from this post will go directly to @monomyth’s account to support his work with @tach and educational initiatives in Turkey.)
To learn more about @tach, take a look at their Roadmap for 2018 to learn more about upcoming Steemit workshops, educational and outreach initiatives. Over the last few months this collective of Turkish Steemians has been busy recruiting new talented content creators and expressing a keen interest towards integrating blockchain with University programs.
