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RE: Upvotes don't always come your way and supporting Minnows

in Rant, Complain, Talk2 years ago

Hello!
New users are the future, and I still consider myself a newbie. One of the things I found hard to assimilate when I started on Hive was the lack of engagement in those first posts. I came from writing on a platform where you might not get big votes from the rewards robot, but you never lacked comments, and that was encouraging. On Hive, it's not like that. And that was a big shock at the beginning. Here, we have to work hard to get some comments until we get some regular readers to engage with.

And engagement is at the core of any social platform. So the road is a bit bumpy sometimes, yes. But when you get the feedback you expect, Hive becomes a great place with multiple options. With the possibility of interacting with people from far away places, and with great initiatives like your #ttt. Cheers! :)

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Hey there, what a great comment, you really get to the heart of the issue here and it is so true that hard work is required here at the start and I suppose it makes sense, as you start off with zero followers and nobody knows you are there, so 95% get no engagement on that first post and sometimes even the second, third, fourth posts. I think those who do best are those who mindfully engage with others across the communities leaving meaningful comments and get to know people that way.

I think those who do best are those who mindfully engage with others across the communities leaving meaningful comments and get to know people that way.

I agree with this.
But the hard part for some newbies is to learn to be patient and not get frustrated dealing with resource credits when starting. Because is a paradox that engagement is indeed the key to success, but in Hive when you start the scarcity of RC doesn't allow you to comment much. However, in the end, it's all part of the learning process.