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Hive can be a lot for a new user to take in all at once, for sure.
This is just like Hive University! I also saw someone else who is creating a guide for new users. I joined Steemit all the way back in May 2017 when it was just a wee little baby, and I wish there had been something like this when I was trying to learn the ropes.
I've pulled a few friends onto the platform over the years, but none of them really stuck around, and I feel it was mostly because it's so overwhelming for people who come here with no knowledge of what a blockchain is, or even cryptocurrencies are. Interacting with Steem/Hive is so much different than being on any of the big name social media platforms. I believe projects like The Hive Guide and Hive University will be invaluable to a new generation of Hivers? Hivians? Bees? 😅
I can't wait to see The Hive Guide's approach to onboarding and educating new users!
Wow, those posts are awesome man!
Yeah the more educated people get here, the better.
I think the biggest stumbling block for people on the blockchain is they get overwhelmed with so much info, so quickly....That's out goal. To simplify it while encouraging them to actually use the tools here!
Absolutely! Introducing new users about all the various tools, communities, Dapps and more that exist around here is part of my getting sponsors for each lesson. It gets the projects themselves lifetime advertising, shows the user many of the options they have here, and as a side effect, puts a couple dollars in my pocket for my efforts, and helps me build toward turning HiveU into a Dapp all its own!
In its evolved form, I also intend to gamify the courses in some way, as I've long been an advocate for gamifying education. It's awesome to see that you're also incorporating badges like CTP.
A few years back, I was heavy into affiliate marketing and traffic exchanges, and ClickTrackProfit was among the many sites I used to earn bonuses for my efforts. I'm sure my account still exists from when I was promoting a website I ran called MoneyFromHo.me 😅 Once I learned about Steemmit, I kinda dropped the affiliate work and started focusing more on my writing, and the blockchain has definitely changed my life for the better.
I've become that annoying guy in my hometown who's always trying to recruit local writers, artists, musicians, and anyone interested in a new way of investing/earning, but I'm okay with that if I can show even a few people that Hive can change their lives for the better as well!
Hive University will be my newest push toward recruitment, and once I turn it into more than a simple post series, I can literally just hand someone a business card that directs them to it.
Again, it's absolutely awesome to see people who believe in Hive enough to try and bring new people in for selfless reasons. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out The Hive Guide!
Ha too funny....Yeah CTP has been around for over a decade now and you'd be surprised at how many people were members back int he day...Actually met someone at Steemfest in Poland from the old CTP system.
Crazy small world....And yeah, pretty much the same...As soon as I discovered this place, all I kept telling myself is that it's the perfect fit for entrepreneurs and affiliate marketers.
Just need to educate them and make them feel comfortable!