Really great info shared here for one to think about.

I have always considered myself an in-house contributor because I felt that’s where my strength lies. The only other platform I’ve ever been on was FB. The only reason I got a Twitter account was due to the many contests that was put on here that required you to share your post there. I’m like cool, I’ll grab one to be qualified. I really don’t have a following there because I’m not technically active there and most of my followers are from Hive anyway.

Due to some agreements I have set with my husband about not being too active on other platforms (because he forgets what I look like from being on Hive so much 😜) I really only give of my time and effort here. Meaning, I don’t always have that liberty or time to share my posts elsewhere. BUT that doesn’t stop me from contributing what I can through keeping my post of quality and engaging through comments, educating newbies on Hive etiquette, supporting other posts and leaving encouraging comments that helps with retention, onboarding family and friends I think would do well here in the long run, staying active in communities and helping with their curation efforts.

My point is that even for those like me who may feel their weak point is bringing people in from the outside they can work more on building up the community and platform from within by not only the content they publish but the ability to help influence more users to upgrade their quality and interaction levels. We never know the fullness of someone’s story/background and what could be preventing them from going an extra mile but what we can do is teach them about other ways and options of contributing more of their time and efforts if they’re going to be here.

Over time, these regular users, who may not have a big following outside of Hive or bring manage to bring a lot of people onto the network, will have to bring something more to the table than just posting content and replying to a couple comments on their posts.

This is what I’ve followed and set out to do for myself for the last few years. It’s funny because even the posts that end up having lower rewards still makes me happy because of the comment section. If I’m producing content that’s bringing interests and encouraging discussions and interaction then I feel my mission was accomplished. While one may just sit and wait for their post rewards to rise they may not realize how important the interaction factor is as well. There’s a lot of moving parts when it comes to value and contributing and not just one factor.