Wow, this would have been really useful when I started here, haha.
I think it's an excellent guide for those who are just starting out in the community or have been trying for a while to make their content stand out.
For me, the engagement part for example has been crucial, it seems important not only to reinforce the chances of being voted, but also because it helps you generate connections with the content of others and the style with which they usually post, if you you take the time to read other people and comment on their work, perhaps they will take the time to do the same with yours, apart from that you can enjoy their post and feed yourself with information along the way.
Another thing that has helped me a lot to improve my experience in this community and the HIVEGC (The two where I am always active) is to take care of the amount of post that I publish, both in a negative and a positive sense... it is important not to exceed in the number of daily posts to avoid spam but it feels nice having a constant rhythm of writing and publications, more than anything because it ends up being an intelligent way to rehearse your redaction and layout style while connecting with the community, although you always have to prefer quality over quantity.
Engagement is something that I feel really needs a bit of a kick here. Across a large portion of Hive, even.
I'll be getting a post out for the engagement side of things at a later date. I really want to address it and hopefully see some improvements in how people use this community. Comments alone are such a fundamental aspect of the Hive experience; it's how you meet new people and how you even market yourself on here. The same with curation.
You're also very right about post frequency. I do sometimes see people posting multiple times per day and it results in two posts that ultimately are too overwhelming for anyone to properly enjoy. And it ruins the experience for the poster as well given they could've spent that time putting in the effort of a single post which is much more likely to attract attention.
My personal limit for posts in a single community is one post per day. If you're posting more than once in the same community in a single day, you're doing something wrong and most certainly sabotaging your own growth. I think I'll also address this in that engagement post.
Speaking of engagement, however: I had the neat idea earlier today of conducting interviews with our community members. These interviews could highlight people, spread around their voices and interests and allow us all to get to know them better. All while rewarding them in those posts. Great idea, huh? :^)
oh man that would be amazing, I'm looking forward to see how you're going to address that idea. 😎👍
Engagement is vital, across the board. I spend most of my Hive time at LeoFinance, and there it is a major topic every day. Comments are integral to what we do across Hive: not everyone can post daily or even weekly, but everyone can make a comment which turns a so-so post into a trending post.
This would be an excellent idea. It's a way to build buzz around a community member for a while and to keep the buzz going as long as the interview project lasts. If it's really successful, it could be a model for other communities to use to revitalize themselves, and in the long run that helps the community, Hive across the board, and HIVE the token.