With unchanging and continuous time challenges, it was only yesterday that I was finally able to follow-up on recent postings around the announcement of some major advances in PALNet - by far the largest Steem blockchain community.

Having now experienced some of it, I thought I would drop what I was working on to write a post about it. Can't pass up the opportunity to "celebrate success!" 😊

^{Image Source: @elgeko's PALNet contribution post!}

You might be thinking, "What does this have to do with good business, @roleerob?" My short answer is, well, it's my post and I can write about whatever I choose ... 😉

Seriously, I think the PALNet team exhibits many of the great attributes associated with good business practices and I hope you'll take the time to read this post about why I am saying this.

My Brief History with @aggroed

Emphasis on the word "brief," as there isn't much to it, as he doesn't "know me from Adam" ...

While I have heard of him off and on, since beginning my "journey" on the Steem blockchain (May 14th, 2018), I became particularly focused on what @aggroed had to say during the great "dust up" over the news @ned was powering down and moving his massive SP stake off of the Steem blockchain.

As that is not the point of this post, I won't say more here, other than a key concern of his and many others was the failure of SteemIt Inc. to deliver on the promise of SMTs before their projected deadline came and went (and, as far as I know, still not operational) ...

• Note: For those who may have missed the "fun," I think @aggroed showed great "lead by example" effort to diplomatically reach out to @ned, as well as others, to try and "keep it together" on our Steem blockchain. Again, many, many posts written about this elsewhere ...

^{Image Source: @aggroed's excellent "Tribes" post!}

Rather than simply "moan and groan" and subsequently do nothing more about it, @aggroed led a team of devs to establish an SMT-like substitute - Steem-Engine. I am far from an expert on it and there have been many posts written about the subject, since it was first introduced.

From my perspective, what it represents conceptually is the great business practice of not "bringing a problem" without also "bringing a proposed solution." Going well beyond the latter, @aggroed and team didn't just make a proposal.

They "brought it to life!"

Again, while not the point of this post, for those of my dear readers who may not have heard of it, I would recommend clicking on the image above and reading @aggroed's vision for what "tribes" might come to represent on our Steem blockchain!

Summing it up and briefly putting it all together, PALNet and Steem-Engine are actively and relentlessly at work demonstrating what the Steem blockchain can become. If you haven't already, I highly recommend you check it out!

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Long an advocate for "put your money where your mouth is," here is my documentation for taking care of one of our most important responsibilities on the Steem blockchain, voting for our -all-important Witnesses. I have just completed voting the ~ 13.9 MVests over which I have control, in support of @aggroed:

Launch of PALCoin

The very first delegation I made on the Steem blockchain, once I understood what a delegation even was, went to the @minnowsupport account of PAL. I wanted to do my small part to help with their upvote support of all of our fellow Steemians who, like me, were just getting started.

As a result, I learned I was "due" some of the new PALCoins! Hmmm, I did not expect that, but ... Hey, sounds good to me!👍

^{Image Source: @minnowsupport's "How To" PALCoin post!}

Now ... How was I to go about getting them? After checking for several days on my Steem-Engine wallet and finding none, I finally went to the PALNet server on Discord and got some help.

^{Image Source: Steem-Engine}

As easy as "1-2-3:"

1. Log-in to your account on Steem-Engine and, in your wallet, click on the icon shown above, to claim your PALCoins.
   
   
2. When your PALCoins appear in your wallet, click on the lock icon shown above to stake them.
   
   
3. There is no 3rd step, it's that easy ... 😊
   
   

While there are some legitimate frustrations often expressed about the difficulty of using various aspects of the Steem blockchain, the combo of Steem-Engine and KeyChain is hard to improve upon and still meet all of the needed security requirements.

I love it!

• Note: I am a big advocate for using the Brave browser. Works great with all of these apps, like KeyChain, and leaves us free of the "grip" of the Googles of the world ...
  
  

Closing this part of my post with huge "shout out" to PALNet - they have allowed us to continue to accrue PALCoins by continuing to use our "condenser" of choice. My favorite "interface," for some time, has been SteemPeak and I am very happy with it. So much so, had this not been a feature of PALNet's handling of their PALCoin launch, I am not sure I would've made the switch ...

Not to worry, as the PALNet team are truly "team" players, when it comes to building for the future of our Steem blockchain! 👍 👍

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Again, while I am "in here" and wanting to take care of some very important related business, here is my documentation for having just completed voting the ~ 13.9 MVests over which I have control, in support of @yabapmatt - the "engine" behind KeyChain:

Peace, Liberty, and Abundance (PAL) Server on Discord

Here is the great "hangout" of the PAL team and where you can find all sorts of help and info on moving forward with PALNet.

I stopped in to ask questions on what I needed to know about PALCoins and was helped literally within seconds by @crimsonclad and @r0nd0n. And back in this morning to ask questions about the source of PALNet images, I again was helped within seconds by @juliakponsford and @crimsonclad.

Perhaps one might say "great customer service" doesn't apply here, but as stated above ... it's my post and I can write about whatever I choose ... 😉 You can't ask for more or better help.

And I know they didn't just suddenly "show up" after finding out "this is where the action is" on the Steem blockchain. No! They have been faithfully and consistently helping people since I started out "in here" in May 2018.

Due to this investment of their time and effort, it is my understanding these key people (I do not know their account names ...) are getting a large share of the initial PALCoin distribution. Not a problem for me whatsoever, they are well deserving of it!

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Quick tip: In trying to become better at helping myself, so as not to represent time and trouble to these good people, I learned the following commands in the #playingwithbots channel are helpful:

• $bal PAL - Let's you know what the PAL balance is in your wallet.
• $power ?...? (<= Steem account name) - Let's you know your current STEEM stats
• $power ?...? pal (<= Steem account name) - Let's you know your current PAL stats

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Early on in my "journey" on the Steem blockchain, I voted in support of @followbtcnews for one of our all-important witness positions. If, in addition to those shown above, there are any other witnesses related to PALNet which I should also consider, I'd welcome an "assist."

^{Image Source: @elgeko's PALNet contribution post!}

So ... With another post written, "onward and upward" into our Steem blockchain future with PALNet! 👍

Closing

The essential foundation for good business is it must be mutually beneficial. If the recent developments around the great PALNet community don't meet this criteria, then I don't know what does. I have only touched on some of it here. I would encourage you to check it out for yourself!

It is nice to be able to write an upbeat post about "goings on" around the Steem blockchain and the future appearing a bit brighter, as a result.

There's an old saying about their being three types of people:

1. Those who watch what happens.
2. Those who wonder what is happening.
3. And ... Those who make things happen!

Hopefully my fellow Steemians can agree with me that @aggroed and his team of close associates are clearly in this last category. And that the future of the Steem blockchain is brighter because of their efforts.

More power to them in the weeks and months to come. May they enjoy many happy returns for their efforts. Thank you for investing your time in reading my post. I’d love to hear any feedback you may be inspired to provide.

Until "next time," all the best to you for a better tomorrow, as we all work together to build up our Steem Communities and increase the value of the Steem blockchain! 👍 😊

Respectfully,
Steemian @roleerob

Posted using SteemPeak and “immutably enshrined in the blockchain” on Thursday, 13 June 2019!

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P.S. Hmmm. 🤔 1,793 words when the goal was < 1,000 ... 😧 Maybe I need some ... uhhh ... "professional" help ... 😏

Interested in reading more of my “good business” posts? Great!

• Essential Foundation for Good Business – One of my first Steem posts, covers what I believe to be essential to good business!
• Business Review: Great Maker of Backlit LED Pictures – Covers a good business and great memory. Owner said it "brought tears to my eyes" upon reading it. Indirectly led to my "discovery" by the @pifc community!
• Business Review: Great Creator of GIF Images - @skyleap! - Covers my experience with a wonderful Steemian from "the other side of the world," who created my closing post image!
• Celebrating Good Business: 👌 Latest from Ledger! 👍 - Covers a memorable experience with a great company turning "lemons into lemonade!"
• Celebrating Good Business! 😧 Binance Hacked ... Successfully! 😞 - While counter intuitive, this post covers an excellent example of a great company handling a major difficult event.
  
  

SteemPeak: An awesome interface for our Steem blockchain.

Check it out!

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