Ken Melendez

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Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure and honor of participating in The Plan, a bi-weekly live stream hosted by Patricia C., along with co-hosts Lauren, Nick, and Adam. All four of these incredible individuals are members inside of the Content Builders Club, a support group for creators who post on Coil.com and other Web-Monetized sites. Twice a month I look forward to tuning into the stream, or at least catching the replay if I'm not available at the time.

The stream lasted about an hour and a half, covering topics around Web Monetization, Coil, and crypto in general. One thing I notice in every stream is the smiles and the laughter from each person involved. The atmosphere is light and inviting, creating an environment of fun, interesting discussion, and entertainment. In fact, Nick even busted out an outro performance he created specifically for The Plan which you'll need to experience to believe.

Take a look at the stream on YouTube. If you are a Coil subscriber, please watch the video on Patty's YouTube channel so she gets rewarded instead of myself. Start watching the video at minute marker 8:40 to get right into the introduction and discussion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DOHQ5769MA

I join the stream at minute marker 42:14, but I recommend watching the entire stream to get the most out of the experience. Also, while you are on Patty's channel, make sure to hit the like and subscribe to her channel as she puts out quality content that is both genuine and interesting. She is also on Cinnamon so follow her there as well.

A couple segments of the show that I thought were neat:

1) Favorite articles from the past fortnight

Before I jumped on, Patty, Lauren, Nick, and Adam went around the room, so to speak, and shared their favorite article they viewed since the last stream. Not only does this make the article's authors happy, but it brings more awareness to new and interesting content on Coil which will ultimately draw more readers. Taking a community-first approach is admirable and in my opinion, a highly-effective way to build a tight-knit culture.

2) Trivia game

Towards the end of the show, Nick announced the trivia game where a series of questions were asked to the audience. The first person to answer correctly in the chat wins a certain amount of XRP sent to their XRP Tip Bot account. The neat thing about this is that it helps get the audience engaged, serving as a fun reward for being on the stream. Make sure to tune in and see what questions Nick asked the audience and who got the answers correct.

It's great to see that the CBC, Content Builders Club, brought these 4 people together in a special way where they are now all great friends, even though they live so far apart. I have gotten to know each of them more over the past few months and can honestly call them family. I am looking forward to watching The Plan series evolve as 2020 unfolds.

Header image by: Adam Waring

View the lyrics and discover my thoughts on Nick's outro song...

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