Less than a week ago, I joined Scorum, a project that describes itself as “Sports Media Powered by Blockchain.” Upon arriving and making my first post, I quickly learned that this Scorum is not a project, but a new and growing community and sports fans, bloggers, and experts.

Within a few days, I had already earned hundreds of dollars in cryptocurrency rewards and gained a few dozen followers. It’s not hard to understand the value Scorum provides writers and sports fans like myself, but in case you need a little convincing, here are the top 10 reasons I believe you should join the Scorum community.

#10 . Publish Your Sports Stories, Predictions, and Opinions

As a full-time writer, I have plenty of platforms to publish on, from my own blog to LinkedIn to my Medium and Steemit blogs. However, until now, I have lacked a place to interact with and share content on sports while getting rewarded for it. Scorum is an open place for users to publish anything and everything from the world of sports.

#9. Earn to Blog

Scorum rewards content creators and community members with cryptocurrency rewards using their coin, Scorum. You can earn Scorum and Scorum Power, which can be used to help build your account and influence on the platform, and which can be exchanged into other cryptocurrencies. In other words, whether you want to earn cash or become a “whale,” you have that opportunity here. You can write blog posts and immediately begin earning rewards.

#8. It’s Free

There is no cost or minimum investment required to join Scorum. In fact, they are currently giving new members 5 Scorum Power just for signing up, which allows you to vote for the content you think is worth rewarding, including your own.

#7. Build a Community

Communities both online and offline add value to our lives. Scorum is still a very young community that has only existed a couple of months. Each new user will play a large role in building the community that will grow it over the next few years. This is a gigantic opportunity and responsibility, and I sincerely look forward to building this community along with the other users I’ve met there so far.

#6. Meet Like-Minded People

I don’t know about you, but I don’t run into sports fans as passionate as myself every day. I know they exist, but I rarely come across them. Scorum is bringing sports fans and writers together, which gives me an opportunity to build my network and share my love of sports with others who care about them just as much as I do.

#5. Commission-Free Fantasy Sports and Betting

One of the most exciting future projects of Scorum is commission-free fantasy sports and betting. As a fantasy sports player and occasional bettor, this is a very enticing offer. I plan to use a portion of my earnings to play fantasy sports with the Scorum community. This also opens up interesting opportunities for users, including participating in contests, which has been made popular by other cryptocurrency-based blogging platforms.

#4. Get Rewarded for Your Comments

After reading a sports headline, I often scroll right down to the comment section to see what other fans are saying. On Scorum, comments can be rewarded by community members, meaning that by displaying your passion and opinion on an article, you can earn cryptocurrency.

#3. It's A Proven Model

I’ll admit it, spending your time on a new platform that promises you rewards is a risk. However, Scorum is using a proven model for their platform. Scorum uses a Graphene blockchain to facilitate activity and rewards, which is capable of handling thousands of transactions in a very short period of time. This team has learned from other platforms, including the very popular Steemit, while adding many new features.

#2. Grow Your Brand and Following

We all have dreams. I do not care about being rich or famous, but I do want to surround myself with a network of people who appreciate and value me, and people I can provide value to. Scorum is a place where you can connect with others and build your own personal brand and following. By publishing on Scorum and promoting on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, I can build my following both on Scorum and on other platforms.

#1. Once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity

Call me crazy, but I see Scorum as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We are at the ground floor – the very beginning on what Scorum may become. Many people look back at Steemit, Bitcoin, Facebook, Apple, and other companies and think, “Man, if only I would have invested $100 right at the beginning…” There are absolutely no guarantees with Scorum or any other cryptocurrency, but right now will never be here again. Right now Scorum is a small community of sports enthusiasts and bloggers, but I don’t think it will stay that way.

Come and join me (@mikey). Sign up here.