Conception
There are many curation projects on steemit, but a few of us thought the community could use an offline curation project. You may ask “What would be the point of offline curation?”. Many steem articles contain valuable content that’s both educational and entertaining. Their monetary value might only be cut off at seven days, yet the content is timeless. We never know when the posts we create will help people in another part of the world solving their day to day problem, answer their curiosity about life, spark some inspiration or creativity, or strike a chord with someone, letting them know they are not alone.
Mission
Our main goal for publishing a steemit magazine is twofold. Firstly, we would like to make sure that incredible content reaches the eyes of new readers even when it has passed its payout date. Secondly, we would like to help spread the word about steemit and show more people what the community has to offer, bringing in new users who are interested not only on the monetary aspect of steem but also in quality content.
There are other purposes that a steemit magazine could serve as well. Although technology is growing rapidly, there are still places in the world which don’t have access to the internet. As these places primarily rely on books for their education and understanding of the world. A steem magazine could provide them with another perspective and allow them to see outside of their communities and gain a better understanding of the world outside. An alternative to what they may find in popular publications and Hollywood films as most of the articles were written by for regular people, by regular people, from all over the world.
In addition, with books about self-help, entrepreneurship, and investment selling so well, it’s clear that many people are searching for financial freedom. A magazine could empower the promoters to bring more efficiently these people straight to Steem, which will serve as a medium to introduce these people to blockchain technology and help them reach their goals.
For the content creators, this publication will mean that their works will be read by people all over the world and will have timeless value. There is great satisfaction in the opportunity to motivate someone in different part of the world.
Organization and Distribution
We will organize posts based on nominations and our discretion and after formatting it into a printable document, share it with the community. From there we hope that community members will help us to print it and leave it in places where people will see it, including but not limited to cafes, community spaces, offices, art studios, waiting lounges, co-working spaces, meetups (including steemit meetups for distribution among community members) Internet cafes, etc. We think this will work just as good, if not better than posters and business cards advertising Steem.
Team
This project was started by @GuyFawkes4-20, @macchiata, and @whatamIdoing. The three of us have known each other since our early days on steem about half a year ago and have built a strong connection on the Be Awesome discord channel. We hope that we can help more people benefit from this community and connect with other like-minded people in the same way that we have.
@GuyFawkes4-20
Anarchist fighting against all the bullshit of this world through straightforward, raw and full of honesty posts. Curator for OCD, trying to support undervalued Steemians, now both online and offline. Cryptopreneur and a firm believer that blockchain will take over the world.
@macchiata
She's a coffee lover, metaphorically living in a coffee shop that writes about anything that comes to her mind and is very passionate about helping people achieve their dreams.
@whatamIdoing
Is a symbiotic pineapple from outer space. He writes "political self-help", fiction, language learning material and blog posts and currently hosts the Deadpost Initiative which finds readers and rewards for undervalued expired posts. He's extremely motivated to build a strong community and help spread the wealth distribution at Steemit.
You can find us in the Be Awesome discord channel
A little teaser, a preview of how the magazine layout may look like, everything is subject to change because we are growing fast, we will take submissions in the future but more on that later.
