Hive Success: The Key Is Getting Attention
Sometimes the most basic premise is overlooked.
There are a lot who complain about what they are getting on Hive. Many opine how their content isn't rewarded and nobody looks at their stuff.
It seems we entered the Twilight Zone.
Why do people feel that Hive is exempt from the laws of the rest of the universe? For some reason the mentality is show up and millions of votes will follow.
This is complete insanity.
Here is the reality:
If you aren't getting rewarded, it is because you have not done enough.
Stop trying to shift the onus onto other people.
Marketing 101
If you want to be noticed, do something that makes you seen.
We all know this. Look at social media, especially Tik Tok and the insane things people are doing for attention. While it seems the motivation is likes, i.e. validation, there is a lesson there.
The priority is to get eyeballs. We are in the attention economy. With Hive, there are both base and second layer rewards. However, to garner that, one needs to be engaged. If you are not in front of people, the solution is to do more.
For years I retorted to those complaining "go make 500 quality comments over the next week and then get back to me". If one did that, he or she was certain to get on the radar of someone.
This is basic marketing.
Over the years, I not only co-hosted Cryptomaniacs but also did a number of other shows. Right now the trendis on Spaces, where I host a weekly episode.
All of this is done with the intention of keeping myself in front of people. This is the rule for Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Hive is no different.
Marketing 101.
Show Your Dedication To Hive
We have a few million accounts on Hive. Do you know how many monthly active users (MAUs) we have.?
Ten thousand maybe.
That means a lot showed up over the years and left. Do you think this is what helps an ecosystem move forward?
Naturally, this is par for the course. All online systems eventually experience this. However, if you want to stand out on Hive, or any facet of it, make sure you show your dedication. It is easy to be a "fly-by-night" person, showing up once in a while.
If you are not making this a daily part of your life, that will be reflected in the results you get.
Dedication is another key. Those who have it will do better than those who believe this is just another area to pass the time. I stated for a long time, "treat your Hive account as a business". If you own a business, do you show up once in a while to make it succeed? Obviously not.
Are You Willing To Do What It Takes?
This is the central question that each person needs to answer.
Hive is a place of opportunities. It is my opinion that very view are going to truly take advantage of it simply because that is how the world works. Few consistently take the action required to succeed. Instead, they fail to do it and then complain. This is true within any organization.
Those that do are very few. Most just sit around and complain about how the others are doing it.
Of course, we also have the issue that few are willing to take responsibility for their actions. Ever notice how, with the majority of people, it is never their fault? A guy was fired from 8 jobs yet it was always the fault of the bosses or companies. The same goes true with relationships. We see people get married or divorced 5 or 6 times, yet it was always the fault of the exes.
If you approach that with Hive, then you will get poor results.
Opportunity means not only going after it, but the willingness to take responsibility for the results. There is a secret contained here. If one does this, he or she is empowered. When this happens, one can adapt. We learn through the results we get, adjust our course, and take more action.
In other words, if something doesn't work, try something else.
Success in any venture is rarely a straight line.
The ball is in your court. If you want to blame (fill in the blank), that is your right. It was done tens of thousands of times before with the same results. Those people are now part of the millions of accounts who are no longer a part of Hive. To them, are they losing anything? At this point, perhaps not.
However, there is the potential that, as things expand, we are going to see value being generated in many areas. The decision made by so many might end up being very costly.
In the attention economy, monetary success comes from getting attention. That is the currency that is required.
It is up to each individual to ensure that happens. Hive is no different.
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You’ve analyzed it all. We’ve got to get ourselves out there in order to be seen. Even in the real world, to connect with people you’ve got to go outside and say hello to someone first.
And just as the popular saying goes - Nobody waves—but everybody waves back.. It’s that simple. Chances are that if we wave to someone, even if we don’t know them, there’s a great chance of them waving back. But many people don't want to take the first step of waving first.
As task master said, we need to incorporate Hive more in our lives. Utility of a token, coin, or blockchain platform is the key to the survival and growth of that platform. That's why I have like projects like 'actifit' and 'clean world'. With blockchain activities like these linked to real world activity, developers can build more seamless transitions from Web2.0. And even make the Hive Wallet on-boarding easier.
I agree. Being dynamic is the key.
Exactly! I was always active in comments here and that got me known. I see others churning out posts, but rarely interacting with posts by others. Guess how much they make!
Hive does not have some mysterious algorithm that will promote your posts. You have to build your audience. You need to be targeted though to find those who would actually be interested. Communities may help with that.
It may actually be easier now if Hive ever gets to millions of users.
I think the misunderstanding of RC consumption vs token earning causes persons to place more importance of generating posts vs curating through comments
And this is the truth. The reality is that most people focus on posting. 90% content creator. 10% content consumer. Or even less.
People can post high (or any) quality posts. Every post quickly get buried under other people's posts.
There are post promotion rooms on Discord. Many people promote their posts. Rarely anyone takes the time to check other people's posts. There is a post promotion function on Ecency too, but often even that does not help.
The Hive blockchain need more content consumers.
I cannot agree less.
Great piece
Sometimes it's easy to just play the blame game when deep down we know what the actual problem is. It's funny how we don't want to do anything but we want everything, like you rightly mentioned, it never works that way.
I remember how I started my journey on Hive, if there was one thing that worked for me, it was my consistent engagements with so many users from different communities. And because of some support I get, some persons think it's by luck but they failed to realize that I put so much effort into it.
I've always tried to keep looking within whenever I failed at something and I think that has helped me become better here on hive and reading this post has once again reassured me to keep being consistent and persistent for me to keep seeing good results.
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Are you saying Hive is a part of the attention economy?
I subscribe every one of your word... sharing this article with my cuban people.
Yeah. Well said Task. We should treat our hive account as a business. Consistency and engagement is really of great important if one want to grow. Our hive account is our brand. Growing it we need to try different method and show some seriousness.
This post comes to me at a good time, not because I think I am being unfairly rewarded, but because it has made me see what I am not doing to continue growing, very good article, I hope that many people come to see it and it is as enlightening to them as it is to them. my.
consistency and getting the attention needed to get voted to the front page is key
Excellent, everything you say is very accurate, good results do not come alone, they entail sacrifice, dedication, love and perseverance in what you do. Thanks for sharing these insights words. Greetings
I agree with you, Sir! The Great Tutor - MKT 101😀!
All said, it really true. One needs to work to get attention. In every sphere of life, rewards doesn't come from surface scratching.
Every business, brand thrives on attention and visibility. The more visibility, the more potential hive has to reach out to many people and cause massive adoption
From a few million to ten thousand, this number speaks volumes that the majority is flowing with the million. To go against that tide requires strong resolve and overcoming one's psychology.
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We are all small fish in big ponds. You stand out by reaching out to others, and making a human connection, and showing up everyday working on your success.
It really is too bad that so many people operate under the mistaken assumption that there's a magical formula that will get their posts rewarded.
Mind you, Hive is not unique with this problem. The same song-and-dance bellyaching about "not getting rewards" has been going around since Epinions started the whole "micropayments for user content" gig in 1999.
I remember actually getting taken to task for suggesting that if you want more engagement on your posts, try creating more engaging content! I wasn't offended, but it spoke a lot to many people's mindset that they got upset.
I'll still say that some of Hive's growth challenge stems from the fact that for so many here, Hive is their first social media experience. They didn't arrive here with 10-year Facebook and twitter accounts with thousands of followers.
Regardless, you have do show up every day and do the work!
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