One of the ways to promote Steem is by making Steem a currency that can be used to exchange for goods and services. Ultimately the number one goal of every cryptocurrency is to become legal tender and to be used as a medium of exchange both online and offline. One of the ways to make this happen is by e-commerce websites accepting Steem as a currency for payment of goods.
Personally I decided to take this challenge up by building an e-commerce marketplace - Uduaa where residents of Uyo can by and sell on the website and accept those payments in Steem. This was necessary as the number of Steemians in Uyo has grown significantly within the last couple of months.
As you can see in the image above when your about to check out of the site you have the option of paying for items on the website with SBD. This single action will greatly grow the value of Steem as more people will begin to invest in the currency when they see the volume of transactions powered by it. Steem is the perfect cryptocurrency for commerce; both online and offline as there no transaction fees. Financial transactions on Steem are fast, quick, seamless and free so therefore employing Steem in commerce will greatly increase its value.
If your a resident of Uyo, you can shop on Uduaa today and have your item delivered to your doorstep.