Direct from the desk of Dane Williams.
Even as a crypto n00b you can and should start blogging on Hive.
How many times has this happened to you?
You sit down in front of the computer screen with your Hive front-end of choice (obviously it’s leofiance.io) open.
Blink...
Blink…
Blink… flashes the cursor at the top left hand corner of that white screen.
No matter how hard you try to twist your brain, you just can’t think of what to blog about on Hive.
Frustration, anxiety and imposter syndrome sets in.
By this point, you’re not even kidding yourself anymore.
Nothing is getting published on your blog today and all that momentum you’ve built up, quickly dissipates.
Start documenting your Web3 journey on Hive
But I’m here today to tell you that it doesn’t have to be that way!
One of the coolest things about creating content via the LeoFinance Web3 blogging platform is that you can change everything…
…without actually changing anything at all.
Hear me out here.
You see, by choosing to participate in our beautiful Web3 ecosystem, you’re already right on the cutting edge of both finance and tech.
By showing up and participating in the community every day, you already have everything you need to write great content and ultimately make money blogging on Hive.
Stop fretting about what you know or most likely don’t know, and simply start documenting your own crypto journey on Hive.
When you stop and think about it, some of the best content creators aren’t even trying to create at all.
All they’re doing is simply documenting the journey that they’re on.
Can you do that, even as a n00b?
Of course you can!
An argument could even be made that you can do it in an even more relatable fashion than someone further along their own journey.
Shock horror, but whales telling people how rich they are in a weekly update just doesn’t do it.
But listening to someone come across extremely relatable roadblocks that you’ve faced or are still facing, now that’s content that resonates.
As a crypto n00b you’re actually more relatable
The most exceptional bloggers on Hive and LeoFinance actually aren’t the technical wizards who write posts full of jargon.
They’re not crypto pros or any different to you at all.
They’re the ones simply sharing personal experiences.
Humanising the crypto journey and creating content that people can relate to.
If you’re a crypto n00b who is just starting out on their journey, you actually have some of the most valuable insights to share.
You can literally save people’s lives!
Okay, that’s a little dramatic.
But you can most certainly help them save time and money as they make their way forward on a journey of their own.
That’s pretty damn valuable if you ask me.
Final thoughts about Blogging on Hive as a crypto n00b
I want you to stop viewing the multitude of activities, communities, tokens and pages that make up Hive’s Web 3 ecosystem as distractions.
Instead, just start documenting the way you use and interact with them.
Share YOUR experiences.
No matter how much of a n00b you think you are, people can and will relate to you if you’re open and honest about the journey you’re on.
Flip your mindset and staring at that bloody blinking cursor at the top left hand corner of your screen will become a thing of the past.
Best of probabilities to you.
Dane.
PS. When I say some of the most exceptional bloggers on Hive and LeoFinance aren’t the technical wizards who write posts full of jargon and are simply the ones sharing personal experiences, who comes to mind?
Tag them in a comment and let’s see what happens.
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This is good advice. When I first started, I write a few "Hive tutorials" for beginners, but I was writing for MYSELF. Some Hive things take some learning or just thinking differently. I'm embarrassed to say how long it took me to grasp why we have multiple tokens and why we have so many keys. I made a couple of how to vids, step by step for simple things for newcomers (again, for me to learn!). I wrote about 6 posts to chronicle my reluctant start into deity from knowing zero to now knowing zero plus one or two. These simple what I did posts or how to do this posts earned some of my best early rewards.
!HBIT
This is a really good way of putting it!
This format of writing posts is actually really helpful.
As a prime example, just look at your latest mystery of null post.
I've been here for years and I had the same questions around null that you asked in that post.
It drew me in and was genuinely helpful.
The format works!
Keep up the great work :)
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The only way to start is to just start.
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Yep, that's it.
Start doing and share your experiences.
Literally anyone can do that.
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I tend to always plan my blogs over a week and what I'll be writing about. At times something will come up that is breaking news and I'll report on it. Luna hasn't ceased to provide riveting content.
I have to admit the videos take a lot out of me but they're fun to do and provide an alternative to simply reading.
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Pretty much the same process as me.
I have a note in my planner with an endless list of topics and notes in Google Docs that I can draw from each day.
But every now and then something time sensitive catches my eye and I throw it up instead.
Your videos look great by the way - Very professional!
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I can relate to this vividly and sadly, I find myself doing the same, staring at the cursor instead of writing about experiences & challenges on HIVE.
There's no excuses though, neither are regrets, why? I find myself reading most of the time that I forget about writing but I hope that changes soon.
I'm sticking with acensontop. I love to read about his honest experiences here on hive and beyond. Here's a !PIZZA slice for you
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Maybe a solution is just have your notes app open and take little notes as you go about your day to day reading/processes here on Hive?
Then you always have a ton of writing prompts to jog your memory and pad out.
People love being able to relate to those that they're reading on a human level!
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n00b here, what are !PIZZA slices? I see it a lot in replies.
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The minimum requirement is 20.0 PIZZA staked.
More $PIZZA is available from Hive-Engine or Tribaldex
Pizza is an engagement token on HIVE Blockchain.
These are the functions and benefits of buying the Pizza token on He or leodex;
Stake pizza for 12% APR compounding.
Buy and stake 20 $PIZZA and gain access to the PIZZA command to reward others with free $PIZZA
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After staking 20 pizza you can use the !PIZZA command to tip user.
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Write the way you want to write, write what you think is right, and if your post brings a meaningful readership, you have delivered your message regardless of what incentivized outcome your get.
Nice reminder Dane, inspiring one.
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This is a great attitude to have as a writer.
If you're doing what you want and think is right, then you will find it so much easier to get into a writing flow.
Just do you :)
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I think sharing personal experiences are fine and you don't have to be a super expert in anything. If you can't figure out what to write, just comment instead because there is a topic available already and move on from there.
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Yep, commenting on Hive is a great strategy in itself!
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In following your commenting strategy, suppose I run into a post which has hundreds of comments and I go through the entire post looking to see where I can respond.
My instinct is to go through them all and comment to as many as I can. Should I keep doing that, or should I stop at some number and move on to a different post in order to spread out engagement efforts? I ask because time becomes a factor in this case.
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Just to add to what you mentioned.
One can also visit and comment on the post of others when unsure of what to post about. Once visiting enough posts I'm sure one will find some inspiration to create one themselves.
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Yep, great advice!
Come up with a daily commenting strategy on Hive and you will not only find inspiration from the journey's of others, but you'll get noticed by bigger accounts along the way.
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Thank you, thank you for this :)
Being a n00b, I write n00b posts :)
And being a noob still, I prefer to read simple and yes, relatable posts because I get overwhelmed with technical things. But that doesn't mean I ignore posts that I could learn from so I always try my best to re-read and understand those anyway. We cannot be always a n00b hehe.
Jongolson :) I love reading his Hive goals and updates
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You're doing great so far, just don't let the bear market shake you out.
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Thank you :) And yes, trying to work that out, making myself busy so I won't mind what's going on in the market, lol!
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And just keep staking tokens while they're cheap.
It might not seem like much when prices are down, but when the re-pricing occurs, you will be in an excellent position.
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Thank you, I will remember that :) Working on a budget for a few tokens I'd like to stack up on hehe
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Even BRO and UTOPIS are affordable these days. Still on the pricey side, but much more affordable.
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It's funny that I have these 2 tokens on my list but haven't really started accumulating them. Was thinking of delegating HP to brofi for bits of BRO :)
Haha, @jongolson was exactly who I had in mind when I asked that question!
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LOL! His goal updates are always motivating
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It true actually. Thinking of using industry lingos will only make one sit around and do almost nothing because you're waiting to create a post that actually fit in.
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The best writers (and smartest people) are actually those that can explain complex topics in the simplest of terms.
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Yeah so true. It's simply by simplicity.
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Wow. What a great idea. I never thought about it before. Since I am new to this platform maybe I can start my next post with my journey here.
Sometimes, looking at the blank page to create a post is very intimidating and ended with nothing to post.
Luckily I found there are a lot of photography contests on the hive platform which I can join and give an idea of what to post next. I still figuring out what to write on leofinance.
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Welcome to LeoFinance! As you look around the community, you'll find lots of niches where you can contribute content. If it's related to crypto or finance in any way at all, it's welcome here. Not all posts have to be about a crypto or the markets or about a rise in interest rates.
Try answering this question:
Answer this question, and you can post here.
Consider the case of rapper 50 Cent. Assuming that the rapper name is based on 50 cents out of 1 dollar, how much is 0.500 USD in Bitcoin? Ethereum? Hive? PolyCub? Cub? Leo? POB? Dogecoin? Splintershards? Starbits? Make those calculations (or others), and turn some pic of him into a meme featuring the current crypto prices for 50 Cent.
If movies are your thing, see how they handle certain topics. One strand of fabric which goes through the John Wick movies is how decentralized the economy is within the environment of paid assassins there (especially with precious metals).
Find a way to intersect your favorite subject with crypto or finance, publish your content, and engage like crazy so that people become familiar enough with your account name to give your content a viewing. Then repeat.
Wow, a new point of view. I never thought about connecting what I love or what I am interested in with crypto. I'll give it a try.
Thank you very much for the suggestion. I very much appreciate it.
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You're welcome! You'll be surprised at what you can find for posting.
There are Leos who post about coin collecting and stamp collecting, so there is room for other types of finance posts.
Even if you still have trouble finding your niche or a way to intersect crypto or finance with your interest, keep in mind that "finance" is a broad umbrella term. It also includes topics such as personal finance, home budgeting, home economics, greater productivity from limited resources (such as urban gardening), person-to-person loans, negotiations at pawn shops, finding greater success at eBay or Etsy, making money with stock photography-- anything which helps you or others to make your money do more.
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Thank you so much for encouraging me to start writing on leofinance. I just found out that there are many things that I can explore to write here.
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You're welcome. I'm glad you see the writing potential for yourself at LeoFinance. I wish you the best in your writing and engagement here!
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Many many thanks to you.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
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Cheers Magna :)
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Welcome to Hive and the LeoFinance community :)
As someone who is new, I'd love to hear the thing you find to be the most weird here.
Maybe something you think should be done differently?
Let us know :)
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Hmmm.. I didn't find any weird things here. I just found page load on leofinance is a bit slow. I don't know whether it is because of my unstable internet connection or it indeed slow.
And I found some tokens in my wallet that I don't know how I got it and where to find some info about those tokens.
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Good advice Dane. I tried to suggest to those who are being kicked from Web2 to join Hive, but for many they don't want to take the leap. Its a shame, but it should be getting easier for them with Hive Lite accounts, Liketu and buzz now leading the charge for Hive.
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People are lazy to onboard lifetime opportunities in their early stages.
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very true. they said they have telegramm now. I said they can be kicked from here too.!
When it comes to Web3, the underlying tech on networks like Hive is already here.
It allows dApps to solve the problems of data ownership, censorship and allowing users to benefit from the value a network generates (rather than a tech company).
Once they get the front-end processes, the switch from Web2 to Web3 for normies will be seamless, simply because Web3 dApps will do everything better than their Web2 predecessors.
Normies don't care about the underlying tech, they just care that their problems are easily solved.
Just gotta give it time and development.
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As a newcomer to HIVE, what's "intimidating" for me is the quality of the blogs, they are excellent.
Is it okay to use hive like Twitter?
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Very good point.. It will turn into a flood at somepoint.
I tend to create posts from within Ecency, and something I'd love to be able to do is store more than one draft at a time. That way I could put ideas together for more than one post, then work on each until it's ready.
Of course, it is always possible that the functionality is there but because I'm a bit of a n00b I just haven't found it yet !
I'm not sure about Ecency, but I know LeoFinance has that feature and I think PeakD does too! If you prefer to continue posting from Ecency, maybe you could store the drafts in one of those and copy them over to Ecency when they are ready.
That's if Ecency doesn't have that functionality... maybe they do hehe
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The only downside to LeoFinance is that some things don't correctly all the time so you might have to click preview and that is a few steps extra that I don't like.
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That's true. I wish they would change that
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Haha yep, there are still so many things that seem like a little fix on the surface, but would make a huge difference to the user experience.
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I think if you click the save button, every new addiction or edits updates and no more stress.
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I am talking about the preview post and it automatically saves your drafts periodically. The page doesn't really show it correctly on the right side and you have to click view draft to see if it works out or not. In the end, it's a UI issue.
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Yes, that's true.. I understand now. You do have to click before you get to see the preview. I hope the team would do something about it though.
Ecency won't let you save multiple drafts, but it offers a feature just as useful and you can use it to save your drafts: Snippets
Normally reserved for bits and pieces of content you refer to repeatedly (including "signature text" and commonly-used Markdown patterns), you can add a new snippet so that it is a draft of a future post.
If a front-end can't do something in the normal way, maybe it offers a workaround which can accomplish the same thing. This is one such time.
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That's brilliant - I love how a bit of lateral thinking can make software do more than it was designed for :) Thank you !
You're welcome! Just take a look through all the options your preferred front-end has, see what limitations it has, then see if there is a workaround for it. Also see is there is al anternate way to access the workaround.
Getting back to Snippets:
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Ecency supports multiple drafts. But this is only available on Ecency desktop not on mobile.
Usually, I write on Google Keep Notes, and I highly recommend it (if you don't mind storing your drafts off-chain).
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I think PeakD is the best for it. As much as I love LeoFinance, some of the stuff doesn't load up until you hit the preview so PeakD for drafts is better. When you are done with your post, you can always copy-paste it into Ecency if you want to post from there.
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What does ecency do better than Leofinance.io?
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There's no denying that their front-end looks fantastic.
Their front-end designers have done an EXCELLENT job.
From the point of view of an end user, LeoFinance could and should be 100x better than it is.
A few little things that Ecency does which LeoFinance doesn't:
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I used peakd often and it has if not all of these functionalities.
I am trying so hard to get used to leofinance interface, frontend, and all.. As I use it day by day, I am getting used to it.
But if someone asks that I choose any frontend on Hive, I wouldn't hesitate to choose peakd. That layout does everything I want with no stress.
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The main reason I use the LeoFinance front-end is to earn 100% LEO when I publish a post from there. Along the way it helps for SEO purposes.
Outside those 2 reasons, I use Ecency mainly for admin functions and notifications while I use PeakD mainly as a replacement for D.Buzz as well as for delegation management.
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Searches
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Yeah, as tokenizedsociety society mentioned, you can definitely store more than 1 draft via the leofinance.io front-end.
They've really improved their drafts section, focusing on ensuring that posts always autosave and that it's all but impossible to lose content if something happens.
Come and check it out.
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This is good advice. I do it sometimes and should probably do it more often. Everyone has something they can teach others, no matter how much of a n00b they are :)
Another thing I'd add is that the blank "new post" screen can be very intimidating so what I do is just start typing whatever comes to my mind related to the topic I want to write about.
It doesn't have to be the first sentence of the post. Sometimes is just a loose sentence I'll squeeze somewhere in the middle and heck, sometimes I end up not using it at all but that little trick gets me going and before I realize I'm already halfway through a decent article
!hivebits
!PIZZA
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Nice hack!
Worrying about getting the exact format of your post correct can be intimidating (like intro - body - conclusion).
So just writing bits and pieces now, then worrying about structure later is a good way to overcome the anxiety.
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Sometimes I also get to a point where I don't have ideas about what to write or what I'm going to talk about in a video. Sharing your experience and documenting your journey is a great starting point. You don't have to work so hard to get to the next blog post idea or video idea. Consuming content also helps you share your view and come up with a new idea of what you can talk about next.
We all can express ourselves in Web 3.0 and be a part of the next big thing.
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We are so immersed that sometimes we forget how cutting edge Web3 and crypto is.
It's going to be interesting to see how our early crypto journeys are viewed when we come back and read in the future.
Having it documented in this way will be pretty cool.
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to be honest with a little effort researching and learning how to make a good post, any noob can use Hive really well
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There's no denying that the onboarding process and front-ends need a lot of work.
But like you said, with just a little effort, it can already be picked up by pretty much anyone if they truly want to be early movers.
For the rest, we've just gotta give the space time to develop.
I have no doubt Web3 will become a normal part of everyone's digital life in the near future.
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Some of the best ways of drowning the writer's block is definitely reading other people's posts. It sure works for me.
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Smart :)
I actually always have a note clipping app open.
When I read something that resonates with me, I clip the sentence and maybe add a few lines of what I was thinking at the time.
Not only am I learning while on my own crypto journey, but they act as great future writing prompts.
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Pretty much the same here. I'm using the "keep app" on my phone.
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I think being in flow is important. Writing every day helps. Writing down the possible topics also helps.
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Getting into a flow is something I didn't talk about.
It always amazes me that when I'm in the flow, the words just seem to fill up the page.
But if I miss just 1 day of writing, I'll often then miss another... and another...
Writing is a habit that you need to always maintain to be successful.
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I try to write 2 good posts a day, but even after doing if consistently for nearly a year I have days where I just stare at the blinking cursor.
When this happens, I take a breathe and start reading/commenting on other posts to gain inspiration.
The beautiful thing is.... Write whatever the hell you want!
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The freedom of being able to do what we want here when compared to say writing for clients, is huge.
So much easier to get in a flow when we're writing about something we're genuinely passionate about.
Keep up the great work with your content!
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Absolutely!
Thanks for your support man.
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Although this may seem like motivational talk, you are absolutely right, there are times when I get frustrated because I don't know what to post, but today you have given me a great idea and I thank you very much :D
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Haha great to hear.
Tag me in a comment when you get that next post up ;)
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Of course, just take it for granted :D
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That's some pretty damn good piece of advice up there, thanks!
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We can all relate to staring at that blank screen from one time or another, thinking we don't have anything intelligent or meaningful to contribute.
But no matter where on our crypto journey we are, just sharing our experiences and thoughts will be valuable to readers.
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Can people relate to blogging on HIVE as a Hive N00b? :)
Still trying to figure out why there are so many front-end websites all doing the same thing (and my voting power is showing 0 for LEO while a few cents on Ecency)
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I am agree with you. when i was started my journey few years back, i shared SEO tutorials for steem (when hive was steem). There are lots of things to cover on this topic and i did, not every aspects but major things.
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It's great to see SEO start to get more attention.
Hive's 7 day reward window has always frustrated me because it seems to disincentivise SEO-optimised, evergreen content.
But hopefully with the integration of ad revenue for LEO staker's, this will start to change.
Do you now have any plans to use your skills to post a series and try and actually rank content?
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I am waiting for this feature and i am also planning to share SEO full series according to my knowledge not now but soon.
Ah, this Is great advice. All. Of a sudden a post idea has landed in my head. Thanks
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We are all on our own unique journeys here on Hive.
Each focusing on different communities, projects and investment opportunities.
Cool to see that you're sharing yours :)
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I need to pull my finger out and blog more. I do miss it but Real Life gets in the way.... You have inspired me to commit to two posts a week and more comments to increase engagement....
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Great to hear mate :)
What are you thinking of sharing?
A new series or just something more ad hoc?
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I've been on hive just for a month and few days now and I've been stuck with the peakD interface ever since I started because I felt so comfortable with the GUI (graphics & user interface) I have seen numerous features on peakD that have not been witnessed on essency and the rest.
coming into the Leo finance app which is more portable and friendly than the web version I love the fact that it puts you into one pot and makes you focus on only one community which is the Leo finance. In additional the interface is a bliss but one of my most adorable feature on them is the dark mode theme.
If this should be implemented on the Leo app, then I may parck out of peakD
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Happy to hear that you've discovered LeoFinance and that it's easy enough for you to almost fully convert :)
One of the coolest things about having a Web3 Hive account is that you can use all the different interfaces together.
While I do all my posting, commenting and voting via LeoFinance, I still use the PeakD interface for their Hive wallet interface.
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Not knowing what to blog about happens to me a lot, as I am not much of a writer or an artistic type of person. When I get stuck, I default back to Actifit or Splinterlands!!
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The only thing I'll say about using those 2 templates is that you've gotta try and stand out from the crowd!
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The Hivebuzz proposal already got important support from the community. However, it lost its funding a few days ago and only needs a few more HP to get funded again.
May we ask you to support it so our team can continue its work this year?
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Your support would be really helpful and you could make a difference.
Thank you!
That's great advice. I started on Steemit years ago then had to start over because I lost my freaking keys. And it happened right after the fork, which means I lost access to over $1,000 in crypto on both accounts. Pissed me off. It pissed me off so much, in fact, that it took me a couple of years before I was willing to jump back on Hive. Now I'm posting like a n00b and feeling the groove.
Monetizing conversation is a fantastic way of onboarding people into the crypto, it's the market manipulation which puts people off.
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