Today I came across a post by @fredrikaa which stated that SteemPress v 1.0 is now available in Wordpress plugin store, and the response has been tremendous since its introduction, I decided to give it a try by installing and activating it on my blog http://www.lifewithtee.com

![IMG_20180207_013621.JPG](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTmXNTofByLW8QAE1LutBsH894N7HdfCnsXx2AFQDaUS8/IMG_20180207_013621.JPG)

The plugin helps to publish articles to the steem blockchain automatically and allows one to earn money. It already has about a hundred downloads and over 50+ active users including me. The features I'm seeing here includes

• Option to auto-upvote my post

![Screenshot_2018-02-07-01-52-20.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZqkz878wo6jF2KHx4vSPkvHcbZM3uiYJZh6L5GoobznK/Screenshot_2018-02-07-01-52-20.png)

• Option to set rewards as either 100% Steem Power or 50/50 split Steem Power/Steem Dollars

![Screenshot_2018-02-07-01-52-50.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmazDEmVFM2WVMdZREuCv2kkLFC3yraRXYyGWmW1zhakP2/Screenshot_2018-02-07-01-52-50.png)

• Option to add a link to the original WordPress article at the bottom of the post I make on Steemit

• Ability to choose up to 5 tags I want to use on Steemit from the WordPress menu

<b>My benefits as a blogger</b>

What benefits could I as a blog owner derive by also sharing my posts on the STEEM blockchain?

<b>(1)</b> It will help me to gain a new audience as my content is brought to the eyes of people browsing any app or website that presents content stored on the STEEM blockchain.

<b>(2)</b> It will also provide a new source of income, as content posted on STEEM earns its own rewards based on upvotes.

<b>(3)</b> It will help to store my content securely.

You can also use it inasmuch as your Wordpress version is up to 2.7.0 and I hope as time goes on @howo and @fredrikaa will add more interesting features to the plugin.

Let's keep the fire of Steemit burning 🔥🔥