Pete, I didn't read your last post because I wasn't on HIVE then, but by reading this you've given me a good idea of its content. When in Steem I produced the first professional film ever fully funded with earnings from the blockchain - Steem. I powered down over the production all the Steem I had to be able to maintain that tag. So I need to build up my HIVE P now and will be dealing with that over the week or month. But while doing that I was asking myself what is the endgame on this social media blockchain - be it Steem or HIVE. I too took tons of time producing and posting my videos. I did have the support of Whales. It was great while it lasted. But it could only be short-term support just long enough until you build your own support. It all worked well for me. But I could have done better, much better.
So I'm going to ask you a rhetorical question? How much time do you take to thoroughly read the posts of those people posting in your community? I'm not talking about those you follow or those who follow you. I'm talking about those in the community you are in? I spend 10 times or more time replying and upvoting than I do on posting and I have a plan. Within 3 months I will have 25 - 30 HIVERS in my 'filmmaking' community who's posts I will always read and upvote (based on the originality of the content from10-100%) and reply to first. That's where I put my time. I have 3500 plus followers. I'll continue to post and I hope many of those people will comment on my posts. When that happens, it's gold! I'll reply quickly and after dialoguing with them I find they fit into the community I'm looking to establish - filmmaking - I'll invite them. They may very well be one of the 25-30 eventually in my inner family group.
Therefore, in my opinion, the response you get to a post is directly based on the dialogue you create with those whose posts you reply to and those you upvote. Networking is what makes social media blockchain work. It doesn't take thousands. It takes just dozens of people in a community to be successful. For what it's worth.
Yes, community is key. Shouting into the void doesn't get you far. I am one of the top commenters. That and going to Steemfest helped me connect with people.
I know Dick/Pete is part of the open source world. That does not seem to be so big on Hive yet. It could be good as a lot of those projects struggle to earn enough to cover their costs when people do not want to pay for 'free' software. I would vote on posts by projects whose software I use. For now I get their blogs via an RSS reader, but I cannot vote them rewards with that.
Thanks for the clarification. That I didn't get from his post. Cool.
You're absolutely right. I can't find fault with a single word you've said although, and here comes the "But".
Should it really be that hard? I mean, I spend far too much time on Mastodon it doesn't feel like hard work and I feel like I'm rewarded there. Everyone says that for Hive (Steemit) "You've got to put the work in, you've got to spend X amount of hours trawling through posts and commenting, you've got to build a presence in a given community. This doesn't sound like fun it sounds like very hard work for little reward.
I know I'm coming across as a moaner but actually I'm not moaning. I'm making some pretty valid points for a lot of the Krill such as myself that are members of Steemit and Hive. TBH, it feels like I'm starting all over again. 😭