Hi Steemit! I'm Lexi, And I'm About To Make The Scariest Transition Of My Life — Pretty Decent
Join me on my "Pretty Decent" adventures?
Bonjour, Steemit! My name is Lexi. I'm a freelance content strategist with lots of passion, particularly in the areas of business, music and fashion. I've been known to go by the pseudonym Pretty Decent, and if you click here you should get a pretty decent (sorry) idea of my vibe.
In just a few weeks, I'll be making the biggest leap of my life thus far: moving all the way from Florida to New York City to split a bedroom with my best friend and try to "make it" in the Big Apple.
My dream for a while now has been to produce actually useful content around this entire experience, everything from how much money we've saved to finding an apartment to dealing with the homesickness.
There's just one problem: I really hate social media right now.
That's right, you heard it here, straight from the mouth of a full-time Internet Person. I'm currently on a complete hiatus from personal social media. I find sites like Twitter and Facebook to be a total black hole of negativity, and I just spend too much time on Instagram wishing I was someone different than who I am.
Cartoon via Emily Flake for The New Yorker
But as a digital marketer, I spend my entire day thinking about that big word: Content. I've spent countless hours in the last four years producing high-quality, professional-grade content, only to watch the share counter sit idle and social media metrics dwindle.
Sometimes, it feels like there's no hope left for making a name for yourself on the Internet...which is a bit ridiculous, when you consider we're only in the infancy of what the Internet will surely be.
That's why I really appreciate Steemit. Not for its monetary potential, but for the promise that here, anyone can be "someone." I have been so inspired reading your stories and watching your videos, and I can't wait to join you.
Of course, at this point I have to give a special shoutout to my mom, @GatorLynne, who introduced me to Steemit. It's official: she knows more about the Internet than I do. :) Be sure to follow along if you'd like to read how that happened.
Because I really value transparency (woo, blockchains!), before I end this I want to share an idea of the type of original content you can expect from me, Lexi, a.k.a. Pretty Decent to share here.
- In-depth posts on what it's like to uproot your life and move to New York City
- Digital marketing tips, tricks and best practices (Think: personal branding, graphic design, content marketing!)
- Work from home advice, especially staying organized and motivated
- Style inspiration roundups, particularly those inspired by classic TV shows and movies
- Playlists, new releases and reviews of my favorite music. I love rap and R&B.
Can't wait to share *all* of my big, scary transitions with you.
- Lex
Pretty Decent Blog
If you hate traditional social media and are looking for a new way of blogging - You are right here lady ;)
Resteemed you via @welcoming, my page for sharing promising new users!
Greets, @theaustrianguy
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Welcome to Steemit!
Thank you! :)
Welcome Lexi, I think you find this community different than others,, jkenny
Thank you, jkenny!
Wow pretty awesome introduction, how are you? Welcome to steemit by the way, hope you're having a great time.
Thank you so much! I just read your beautiful 2018 post -- those photos = mesmerizing. Hope you're doing well, too! Excited to follow along. :)
OMG! I remember @GatorLynne now, she told me about you. I was wondering the why @GatorLynne was familiar, sorry I have so many friends I met here and am not good with names, hehe.
Thank you, I am doing good. =)
I look forward to more of your blogs soon, I know you will deliver more quality content, just by reading at this blog =)
Ahhh thank you! And yes, she's told me all about you too :) I'm excited to follow along on your adventures!
Welcome to Steemit! You are really going to like it here. This is a unique place where there is no competition. Instead, we all work to build success by helping each other out. The best way to grow is to build Steem Power and vote to reward other authors.
This is a great place to network with other people from all over the world. If you continually post great content you will grow a following in no time and start making some nice author rewards.
I encourage you to take the time to search for other posts that interest you and upvote them. Also, start following authors that post good content and upvote them as well. Make some friends and you will be well on your way to earning some nice curation rewards and growing your following!
Best Of Luck!
Spencer Coffman
My Latest Article: How To Save For Retirement
hi Lexi, you should have named your self @stunning not @prettydecent :)
welcome to steemit, I hope you find what your looking for on this platform :)
Thank you!
your more than welcome :)
Welcome Lexi, this is a great community. looking forward to see your post and ideas. I am blessed with 5 daughters, one who has a makeup youtube channel. She too should be on Steemit soon. Going to use you as inspiration for her and her sisters to join. upvoted, followed and resteemed
Welcome to STEEMIT @prettydecent! I can certainly relate, what's great with STEEMIT is that not only are there some really cool people you'll meet here, you'll even be rewarded financially for interacting with them!
On facebook or twitter, you'd get zilch... well, except for the heartache and pain from all that "negativity", as you described... lol
In order to help kick-start your "STEEMIT experience", you may also be interested in checking out my recent post on how I built up my "presence" on STEEMIT. :)
Hi Lexi, welcome to Steemit! I wish you the best of luck on your transition, and look forward to reading about it on your blog. I guess you already know from your mom that steemit is a warm and welcoming community.
I'm sorry to hear about your experiences with social media. I'm not the biggest fan of it myself. Your introduction is doing quite well, but please don't be discouraged if afterward you notice a major drop off in engagement for a while. Steemit likes to give a warm welcome, but it still takes some time to gain a following here. In the mean time you can settle in to the community by interacting on other people's blogs. Many of them will follow you back and at some point you will have an engaged community on your own blog!
I say that last bit by faith, as I'm still in the early stages myself. But compared to my efforts on other platforms, steemit seems far and away the easiest to get going on!
Hi Shawn, thank you for the kind welcome. I appreciate your honesty. Like any venture in life, I'm sure this will be an uphill one. I'm excited to try and apply the skills I've learned about humans and the way we consume content on a platform that doesn't have the traditional barriers to entry. I'm really looking forward to having a lot to learn :)
Love the shirt. Ask me about my break from social media. There is some irony and humor there. People are on their phones too much too often nowadays. We all can be people as long as we are willing to go through the process of becoming what we were destined to become. Too often, people are too lazy to put in the work in the development of their identities, their brands. Welcome, Lexi. You look great.
Thank you Joey! I totally agree. Since my hiatus I've noticed myself reading (physical books!) more, a welcome surprise. Your response reminds me of my favorite quote:
"The only person we are destined to become is the person we decide to be."
And life is a box of chocolate. Very delicious to eat. We often have more choices, more decision, than we realize at first. Readers are leaders.