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Benefits that Hive is offering to everyone.

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The fascinating thing about participating here in Hive is the potential to grow your connection, knowledge, and even your finance. This platform offers almost everything that you could wish to fulfill social media ventures. You may already create content (both short & long-form content), you may invest in community projects, you may curate, and or simply deposit your money as HBD and earn a good interest out of it.

It's also accessible enough that anyone with an internet connection can participate. You don't even need to pay an initial cost to be able to use the apps on this platform.

The question is how far can you in your journey?

What are the things that you can do to grow your account?

The answer to the question is simple... Create, Engage, Compound, and Yield!

There's no magic sauce that will instantly grow your account here in Hive but with time, dedication, and a commitment to grow you are definitely going to reach for your goals on this platform. Let's discuss this.


1) Create

As we all know, Hive is a platform that provides tools for content creation and curation. There are several front-end applications that you may use to write your blogs. You may make posts and comments for as many as your Resource Credits can handle. You may also consume content for as many as you can, it's all free and there is no premium content that you need to pay for before you can read.

All you need is content that can interest the curators and get upvotes for it. The idea is to get the attention of the curators otherwise they'll pass on it. No one is obliged to upvote your post. Make it valuable enough to make other users engage with it, share it on their own blog, and suggest your page to other curators as well.

Learn about the people on this platform:

  • What do they talk about?
  • What interests them the most?
  • Who are they curating for?

Finding the answers to these questions will provide you with a good insight into what kind of content you should post. There are several Community projects that offer a variety of topics that you can choose from.

Leo Finance community being one of the popular ones talks about finance, investing, or simply money. The Alien Art community deals with the artwork. There are plenty to choose from which you may instantly join without asking for permission. Of course, there are community guidelines that you should follow to prevent yourself from being "muted" by the community moderators.

*That's just it, find a community that suits you and create your content.


2) Engage

*"No man is an island." You can't do it on your own, you need to be part of the community. You need to connect with other users and a good way for you to do that is to interact with them. Let them know that you exist on this platform.

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As you join a community or communities, visit the other users' posts, upvote them, and comment on them. That's what works most of the time at least in my case. I consume content in order to learn about ideas and what the author has to say about a specific topic. By learning from other authors' content I also get to learn the kind of topics that the curators are supporting.

*My advice to newcomers is to read the content of other authors by heart and make meaningful comments about it. And when the author replies to your comment then you stay with the interaction. Stay engaged with the author. Right after the interaction is complete then express your gratitude for the time spent by the author engaging with you. In my opinion, this is the respectful way of interacting with the other users here in Hive.


3) Compound

This is probably vague for all of you but what I'm trying to say is that you should think "long-term". My Hive journey and probably most of the content creators here didn't start well. I can't speak for everyone but what I noticed is that gaining the trust and confidence of the curators isn't the easiest part of this journey. Obviously, we are mostly "anonymous" and we are strangers to one another.

Will you expect someone to upvote your content based on the content alone? I can tell for certain what would others think but for me in order to gain someone else's trust then I must showcase my credibility through my content and through my engagement with others.

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*Consistency is the key to gaining the support of other users on this platform. They need to see that you are producing insightful content that is original and valuable to the community.

Along your journey, as you gain the trust of the curators, then it's in your best interest to put your best foot forward. Set a goal on a daily/weekly/ or monthly basis.

  • How many posts a day will you contribute to the platform?
  • How many comments a day will you make?
  • How much Hive Power is your goal in a week/month/year?

*Compound every stake, every post, and every comment you make and you notice exponential growth in your account.


4) Yield

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For this part, I would like to focus on the Hive Power. It is one of the most important aspects of your Hive account, HP serves as your stake in the blockchain, it allows you to distribute rewards to other authors by upvoting content, it also allows you to vote for Witnesses of this blockchain, and for the exciting part, it allows you to earn curation reward by upvoting content.

By utilizing your HP, you grow your voting power and your influence on the blockchain. You will also gain the trust and confidence of other curators.


Bottom Line

Hive is a platform where there is an opportunity for everyone. It opens up the possibilities for investors and creators to connect with each other in a safe environment. It's a platform where creators can exercise freedom of speech, contribute their knowledge and skills, or even share about their personal life.

Earning money on this platform is a good benefit however, one should appreciate the connection and relations that you may build on this platform. Take this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals and create a rapport that will potentially be extended even outside the platform.


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