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#nostr #nostr_writer #review #beginner #obsidian #anytype #contract_drafting #agreenent_drafting #lawyer #law #contract #agreement #learn #education #plugin #telegram #wordpress #yakihonne #primal #damus ## How and Why I found Nostr? I teach contract drafting. That is [who I am](https://njump.me/npub1zrlr7uxqxnx3ppmsee2ncw393m6qhpsk9msws2pgm04f6dyfeqgqysp2qj). To teach the subject I maintained few websites through self-hosted [Wordpress](https://wordpress.org). I faced numerous challenges despite spending money on hosting, domain and whatnot. I do not have any technical background. So, you can understand my frustration when my websites kept disappearing due to hacking. I always put a brave face and started afresh. I used Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Obsidian to draft my posts and lessons. So, I had some backups. Thankfully, I also did post some of the training sessions on my [youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@Contract_drafting). Checkout my previous post for link to the [Youtube Playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUx4vOXTq5CyNPZjy0zk9z9BQdVJkqke_&si=iEBKBsaCOFgN26of). Since, I teach for free, every time my websites were hacked, it pained me to see the bad side of human race. I was not hurting anyone, spending my own money, still someone unknown to me, for whatever reasons, could stop my mission. I started empathising with the belief in the internet being dysfunctional and still being beyond reach of common man. Then I found some hope, when around a year or so earlier, I found [Anytype](https://anytype.io). A simple app, the everything app, which promises anonymity, security from data breach, and a promise to share ones thoughts publicly with the others soon via web. Although some of its features (e.g. option to self host) are little bit technical for me, I still have high hopes. It is similar to Obsidian, yet way more than that. I could use either [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) or [Anytype](https://anytype.io) for writing and publishing my data on web. So, I recently surrendered to the idea of using one of Obsidian's plugins to publish my content. These provide the option to publish your obsidian notes on web through sub-domain. One that I used before was [Obsius Plugin](https://github.com/jonstodle/obsius-obsidian-plugin). But, secretly I also wished want more. I wished to maintain my same anonymous profile I have on [Telegram](https://t.me/CONTRACT_DRAFTING). I have a dedicated student base on Telegram. So, I wanted them to easily find me or atleast my content on a new platform. I also wanted to stop spending more money, or at least save some by spending less. And, voila! I came across Nostr unexpectedly through [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) and found a Plugin [Nostr Writer](https://github.com/jamesmagoo/nostr-writer) by [James](https://github.com/jamesmagoo). I was looking for a simple method to host my blog posts and lessons on contract drafting. And, I found much more.... If you have some other compelling reasons, as Marc, do read his piece on why he is on Nostr - [Why I'm on Nostr?]([https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qq8hw6re945k6tt0dckkummnw3eq7dj2z0](https://highlighter.com/a/naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzph68s45y080zdd9g8sdacnd6kcd4ejpwrgcju2eghjq45y4f28n8qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hj7qghwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46z7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qythwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnswf5k6ctv9ehx2ap0qq8hw6re945k6tt0dckkummnw3eq7dj2z0)) ## What did I find? After going through the Nostr Writer](https://github.com/jamesmagoo/nostr-writer) documentation on Github, I searched for Nostr and found [NOSTR.COM](https://nostr.com). As expected, it took me some time to understand the concepts of Public and Private Keys, Clients, Relays and so on. But, within 2-3 days, I found that this was just a SMALL TIP of a HUGE ICEBERG, yet to be show it's full potential. My most sincere thank you to its creator, and to people who spend time explaining it and making it AWESOME. #### **NOSTR's CONCEPTS** If you want to READ ABOUT NOSTR's CONCEPTS, you can go through the following: 1. [Intro by Nostr's founder-FLATJAF](https://fiatjaf.com/nostr.html) 2. [NOSTR Website](https://nostr.com)] 3. [NOSTR Guide](https://nostr.how/en/what-is-nostr) I also went through almost each and every youtube video I could find on Nostr onboarding and much more. Although, these are very few, I found each one of them to be very useful. I have listed some of these below. #### Nostr Onboarding videos My most sincere thank you to each of the creators (), who took time to explain the onabording by various methods. 1. By Ares - [how to get started with Nostr on mobile](https://youtu.be/uwRvBXd0hGY) - 3 minutes approx 2. By Castig- [How to get started on Nostr](https://youtu.be/Czkv54pQfTI) - 7 minutes approx 3. By Max Demarco- [Create your Nostr Account- Beginnner Tutorial](https://youtu.be/kifwECtwjJQ) - 18 minutes approx 4. By Nostr World - [Nostr for Beginners w/ Derek Ross](https://youtu.be/NVm_jGdwTjQ) - 37 minutes approx 5. By 88 Sats Radio- [how to get started on Nostr](https://youtu.be/DOShMOgsCvg) - 48 minutes approx I suggest every beginner must watch all of these videos, create as many accounts you need, and do it until you understand the whole Idea. This is just the beginning of what to come. So, do not stop using Nostr. In fact refer to friends and family and ask them to join. #### **Bonus of Nostr** You can get paid in Bitcoins! Without spending a dime!! Yes, you read it correct. All you need to do is have a lighting wallet. I leave it to you explore for now. I am still reviewing the payment structure. So, I will write about how to use this feature later. Meanwhile I suggest, you go through [BTC Session's Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@BTCSessions) to learn more about bitcoins, wallets, zaps/sats, lighting, etc. #### What else do you need? Pretty much you have the basics if you did everything suggested above. If you have a question, you can ask someone within any of the Nostr Clients. ### NOSTR CLIENTS I am experimenting with following Nostr Clients (apps to read your notes, pictures, and long form content) on my apple devices on web. Damus Primal Yakihonne ### NOSTR APPSTORE You can find many more clients at [GetAlby's App Store](https://getalby.com/discover) [Nostr App Store 1](https://nostrapp.link) [Nostr App Store 2](https://nostrapps.com) So, Good luck to you and *Happy Nostring* **Only the Human Imagination is the limit of what you can do with Nostr** If you liked this article, share it with your friends.