WHERE CONTENT CREATORS GET IT WRONG: CHASING REWARDS OVER QUALITY || A NEWBIE GUIDE
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Not only is this geared at newbies, but it is also popular among the oldies, and this is because it is very simple to lose sight of what is important, which is always placing quality in their content. While navigating through various contents on the chain, you will see that, in comparison to the large number of articles published, just a few people are truly putting in attempts to do their best regardless of the rewards attached.
I completely understand that the primary reason we are on Hive today is for the rewards, and I am no exception, but it is always good to look at the greater picture above obtaining rewards and focusing on the quality your content has to provide to your audience. This is why I am never a proponent of rushing to publish articles or trying to make a deadline in order to obtain a curator's vote. If I'm not proud with my article, I'm never going to publish it till I'm finished with it.
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Simply put your passion into your piece, and you will find yourself standing out and unique among the others on the chain. This will not only bring you rewards, but it will also set you on a long-term path. Your efforts will undoubtedly be noticed if you put up your best effort, and the rewards will undoubtedly be greater than you realize.
Yes, I write my articles in order to earn money from them. Yes, I live off the money I make from Hive, but that wouldn't make me want to spam articles or post in communities that have little to do with my material just so I could get a higher upvote. Why? Instead of pursuing my selfish impulses, I am looking at the big picture and doing my best to do what is right.
I've been watching some of the people I've onboarded and mentored on Hive from afar, and I always make sure to pass on every message of quality over quantity to newbies because trying to meet up with daily blogging deteriorates your quality over time, causes burnout, and even interferes with balancing your personal life. I recommend that you post frequently only when it does not put you under pressure.
What makes writing pleasurable is writing without pressure, clearly from your thoughts and mind. It is the source of the pleasure of communicating in thoughts. At this stage, you're creating content for fulfillment rather than enrichment. When both substances are consumed, there is always a variation in taste.
Posting in the right community is vital based on its niche. It increases the visibility of your posts and connects you with the relevant audience. I read a lovely article today by @erikah on Why it is important to publish in the appropriate communities, which goes into great detail about selecting the proper community for your posts. You should absolutely look into it!
As I previously stated, I have been observing newbies that I have onboarded and mentored from afar, and I have gotten to know those who are doing well and those who aren't. The significant difference is that those who followed this advise are doing well, despite both groups receiving roughly the same quality of mentorship from me.
Some have become completely diverted by the rewards and are now writing for the purpose of getting rewards rather than for the fulfillment of writing. They constantly wondering how I obtain my incentives, which I can't really explain but believe stem from the fact that I devote my time into following the advise I give to others. It's practically no secret.
So next time before hitting the publish button after writing each article, it is advised to ask yourself: "Am I proud of this content I am about to Publish?".
The truth is that doing what is right is one of the most difficult things to do, especially when the people around you are not doing the same but appear to be doing well. I strongly advocate remaining unique and pursuing what you feel is appropriate without first considering the incentives because doing so powerfully pulls you away from seeing the whole truth.
𝘼 𝙇𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙊𝙉 𝙏𝙊 𝙇𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙉 𝙁𝙍𝙊𝙈 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀...
𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘴, @olujay 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 150 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥.
𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘥𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦: 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴..
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.
CLOSING NOTE...
If you're on Hive for the long haul as a content creator, quality should always take precedence over rewards. Otherwise, you will find yourself making mistakes and even plagiarizing in order to accomplish your goal of earning more and more incentives.
If you stick to quality, you will find that the rewards will arrive over time and will be much greater than having to prioritize rewards above quality at initially. Remember this: Creating quality content leads to growth, which leads to far more rewards...
Peace_Out!!!
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I'm sure this is like a hard slap that will wake up many people who have such bad habits.
I totally agree that quality is the most important thing in all fields.
have a nice day sir.😊
I definitely hope it will brother...
While reading I was just comparing the instances to myself and I discovered that I'm guilty in the aspect of not always giving my best but not because of the reward though. I have made it a point of duty to always make at least one post a day but sometimes it gets hard for me because I don't have too much time for that day, most times I just wait for some time because I still want something of good quality but sometimes I still don't achieve it.
Writing every day was as a result of me wanting to train myself to be better at it but there are days when I know I put in so much effort compared to other days though. I still want to keep doing what I do, but I will surely put in mind all that you've said.
Indeed @olujay is a great inspiration to me in the aspect of creating quality contents, with every of his content, I can imagine the effort he has put into it and I'm always impressed. Keep up the good work Joe, I hope to get better too 😊.
Thank you so much Star for sharing this beautiful piece with us, it's really educative.
It’s okay to right everyday but not okay when the main reason is only for the rewards. For me, I would really love to write everyday but it doesn’t work. Not because I don’t have something to write about but it comes at a cost of forgoing other important activities.
So I plan my activities and try my best to balance my life.
Okay, that's nice, I want to get to that stage when writing is not a problem for me, maybe the time will just like you.
I think it's even better to write few times in a week but since I'm not a good writer yet, I just have to keep practicing so I can get better.
I also try to push content every day, but I have often failed at it. The thing is, there is a level of preparation and consistency that is required to fully enable one to deliver regularly with high quality. I have found that I am yet to develop that, so I work at my own pace to keep delivering as well as I can.
It may sound strange to hear that I frequently do not believe my contents are as good as they should be. But I am open to learning and keen on growth. So I just make sure I implement positive changes with the feedback I get on them.
Nonetheless, I really appreciate the kind words you shower me with. I'll be humble enough to keep growing so I can keep my people pleased and myself too.
That's right Joe, it's really hard to access one's content as good sometimes but with the feedback we get from people, it helps us know where and where we did well or not. Although there are sometimes when I judge my content by the number of comments I received too.
I've noticed that whenever I put my heart to what I do, which happens most times, I get positive feedbacks from people and that really do encourage me to do better at every other attempt. Yes, I call it attempt because I know I'm still at the base, trying to become better.
You're welcome, I believe you will keep getting better and I hope to keep learning as well.
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Oh my,
I'm always a big fan of people who do but they preach.
And you're a prime example of that.
I haven't seen a less than great article from you yet.
It shows how much you dedicate towards quality.
This article was just like a reassurance to me to keep doing what I'm doing.
No matter how much the rewards are,
If you're a true creator that's passionate about the craft.
You won't feel comfortable posting something mediocre.
Wonderful job with this bro🙌🏻
Keep making the best of content💙
Quality over quantity!
These very words, brother...
When you're keen on excellence, you just won't be able to help yourself from cringing at mediocrity before you.
Bro, thank you so much for the nice words...
As it should be brother!
Bro that's the point brother. Someone who is not a true content creator would not look twice at his content to check if it has its best.
Well said bro...Quality over Quantity always
Thank you! Also try to work on your engagement skills. It would help you out. Comments like this won’t take you anywhere!
Oh wow.. how do you mean please, the comment ain't engaging enough?
Nah.. the best comment ever written on the chain man! 🥳🎉🎊🎊
But you said comments like that won't take me nowhere...common bro, I'm open to learning a lot on how to engage properly so as to grow my page and followers
He means to take time to actually engage in order to make a statement and not engage to fulfill righteousness. It's not a bad comment, but then you can be empathetical and show the man you've actually read the content. It's probably one of the things. Engagement speaks volumes and some people take it for granted and wonder why mountains aren't moving on their behalf.
Well said! There sure are things to take away and discuss on, even questions to ask, from works published by authors.
The way to connect with the mind of an authour and spur them to have meaningful interactions with them is by quality engagement.
Words speak volume, and a whole lot about one's perspective to a matter.
Try sharing your insights and point of view when making a comment. And not a kind of comment that looks spammy.
Oh okay bro,would do... thanks a lot, this was helpful..all I could garner from this is to engage more, show more interest in the post by talking more about it, sharing your own opinion or even asking questions to gain clarity on the subject matter if need be.
Thanks once again!
Thank you so much @josediccus @starstrings01 & @olujay...this was really helpful and insightful, I'd try my best possible to start putting all I've heard today to act. Grateful Indeed 🙏
I can't agree less!
You have indeed spoken so well 👏
Chasing rewards makes us lose sight of the quality of our original content overtime and this will translate to spamming for reward sake, plagiarism/stealing great ideas to present quality contents (albeit stolen ideas), and disappointment when our "utopian expected reward" isn't forthcoming.
The more we say this or emphasise this, the more people continue to lose sight of that which is important and focus on the peripherals and trivial issues.
Many would blame the system, the "partial curators" (in their words), the admins/mods and communities, the "publish" icon on peakd (for leading them astray), Justin Sun, my little puppy (which I don't have), and every other thing/person but themselves. They forget that their Greed is leading them astray.
However, when we think long term, we focus on the clear and overall picture, rather than allowing our subjective view to becloud our foresight. We focus on doing things the right way and doing things for long term.
Reading through @josediccus celebration of 5 years of activity on Hive and 34k comment on Hive, one can see how consistency and growth will really pay off for the long term. It isn't easy, but it is not impossible.
@erikah post on community/specific niche placement is one which I'd readily recommend to anyone, anytime and anyday. That post will indeed serve as a guide for the present and future time.
What brand of Beer do you take boss, I suppose dash you one beer like this for this post. Abi you want Caprisone? 😅
Wonderful write-up brother
Well, 34k seem rather huge, looking at it. I think it's been more like doing nothing for me. people forget to have fun, watch the videos contents, rather than skip, make acquaintances and show real efforts. It's no magic, the secret is to have fun while making impact.
Thats true!
Have fun with what you're doing.
One reason why I can't really leave Hive amidst everything choking me is because I have made real friends on Hive.
When na only star I sabi... omo, I would easily be overwhelmed with all I'm doing and Hive no go dey the agenda, because there's really nothing for me there, except to find money.... and honestly, I'm not really the money freak... lol... I believe this will shock you small.
If it were just the money, I would have been going on and off like before... but Hive dey help me overcome my depression now 🙃
This is the exact point brother... Just being long time, and definitely your works would show up for you in the future...
@josediccus is a true inspiration to many of us. Most especially me. Would have left Hive if I never got inspired to keep doing my best and following his footsteps.
As you keep following his footsteps, we keep following yours and his. We have so many footsteps to follow, but most time it's a shame that we really can't keep up.
To find our own feet can be really difficult, but small small... we will 🤧
Brother, definitely you would find your own feet.
@tipu curate
Upvoted 👌 (Mana: 38/48) Liquid rewards.
Now this is the kind of comment I love to see 😂🤣😂
Wow there is really a lot to be learnt from this and thanks for sharing.
Yeah there is brother!... I hope it does help you in your journey in Hive... Would appreciate knowing what you actually learnt in particular.
The idea of actually showcasing oneself by trying to be consistent and to be active in making good content and also interacting with others as well with good comment.
Now saying this initially is a better way of engaging in comments than the first comment you sent! Try to do this more in other posts you comment on.
Great you had something to learn from this post. I hope it helps your journey on Hive! Stay blessed brother...
A very large number of us joined Hive mainly because we learned about such a space where "truly" monetizing one's content is possible. It is actually okay, really. But it becomes a big problem if this remains the (main) goal if one is looking to actually thrive. This is because to maintain steady results, one needs consistent and regular motivation; rewards won't give you that.
When people get their motivation from the rewards they receive, it's only a matter of time before their quality crumbles like the Wall of Jericho. This is a predicament that is difficult to get out of.
I can totally understand pushing to meet deadlines, or maybe "curation windows," if you will. But if one cannot look back on that work and not cringe, being proud of one's work, knowing that maximum effort was injected, then one should reconsider.
A type of motivation that would help is one that is innate: a type of motivation built in the mind that births thoughts like, "I should be concerned about building." The time will come when one will effortlessly reap the benefits.
Everyone has their own standards. Some are keen on attaining perfection, others not so much. But the top priority should be positive growth, and not declination and degradation.
Words of wisdom, brother!
Bro! I won't lie the rewards is motivating, eye catching and easy to stay connected to it when creating content. I fight myself to look away and stay on track. It's more little putting in discipline on staying true to quality.
Yeah putting your mind to the possibilities of a better future helps in putting your mindset in check and staying true to quality over rewards..
The rewards definitely ginger one. But what happens when the rewards don't show up as often? Exactly...
Person just gats discipline themselves ni.
On point!
Exactly as I was beginning to use Hive, this content appeared.
In order to avoid coming across as hypocritical, I'll admit that one of the reasons I joined Hive was for the benefits, but I'll make sure to give it my all when I create material and keep the big picture in mind.
I appreciate you sharing this; it was very helpful.
You are paving your way to thriving on Hive just by instilling that mindset of being resilient, regardless of how it may be. Stick to it (long-term) and you'll do just fine.
As a newbie on Hive, following these contents would help you out. I sight you brother. Keep putting quality in mind while creating contents. Your journey would be far smoother than how mine was when I started on Hive.
To be honest, I am seeing some article that has onnly great pictures but the message is small but with great rewards. I felt belittle because I did posted my hard earned post about things we do before 8 in the morning, with my own thoughts because I am doing it, and I feel sad not getting anything that much compare to that post. Because I read this, I move forward and starts to think of the quality because ending in hive is not only for me to earn, we are also building the site ans helping the site to grow ans we grow with it.
Hi @grecy.. I suggest you check out this post here... This would help you out as you are starting your journey on HIVE.
Don't feel bad about your rewards now, and don't compare to others who may have contents that seems less in quality to yours. They may have passed through this phase you are on at the moment and built relationships with people around.
Right now, I think building relationships would be your focus now. Get to engage with people and post in right communities. This would help you in the long run although not immediately.
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By the way, I have followed you. Would be checking out on your account on some occasions. Keep creating great contents!
Thanks for following me. Please do check on me as I want to grow here too and I really need to learn more. Thank you again.
I will visit the link you provided now.
To be honest, the rewards were my main aim for joining Hive... I just wanted to write and earn money but in that process I got more hooked on the writing that I forgot about the rewards.
The funny thing is that it's even when I put in too much expectations for rewards that I get disappointed the most.
Even though I don't write daily, I like to keep at my own pace and write when I get the spur so as to put in substantial effort and quality into my content. So far, it has been working quite well for me.
Reading people's post daily and doing well to engage has also greatly improved my writing skills for the better. I believe that with time, hardwork, patience and consistency, it can only get better.
Thank you for reminding us that it should always be quality first!
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You just hit the nail on the head bro. I have come to understand that when you write because you have that passion to write, it comes out differently. it is better I don't even write for a day than to put out contents just because of writing sake and because I don't want to miss out on the day's incentives.
Again, I want to also add that sometimes your quality contents may not bring you anything. So to avoid this, just write because you love to write and because you want to also teach people one or two things from your posts. The earlier we remove this mentality of writing to make money, the better for us. Because that's where the pressure comes in.
Thanks for this lovely article.
Not just different, but uniquely!
This is so true! Happened to me many times but because I wrote to fulfil myself and be proud of how much my content is, I was able not to feel bad about it.
This would be hard even for me 😅😂. Since the main purpose, I am on hive is to make money, plus I live from the money I make here. So somehow, my mind is always there.
Hmmmmmmmmmm
What deeper words here... firstly I need to reblog this post to enable me to visit it line by line whenever I start deviating again from the raw Truth 👌
@starstrings01, you have said so many things here that led me to self-examination on my journey so far on hive and I have promised myself to repent from my wrongdoings.
Before you hit the publish button, ask yourself if you are proud of the post you are about to publish🤔🤔. This is pure truth and should be taken into consideration by everyone both oldie and newbie, whether reward or no reward. This is because, our content is our image, thanks for this bro...I should be doing better!
Publishing every day to pursue rewards might lead to low-quality content for "some" people and this advice can save the day. Also, writing under pressure can lead to low-quality content and this has been noted too. ATimes it becomes so difficult to balance our personal lives while pursuing curators daily without necessarily thinking of quality over quantity, and by so doing, we find it difficult to engage as well which is also important in the Blockchain.
Thanks so much for this piece of advice, I got so much value and I pray for God's wisdom in producing more quality content that can add value to others and not just for posting sake.!
I say a very very big Amen to this! It is not easy to produce content like this that hits hard. It is God's doing!
I just learnt a big lesson right now. It's not that I didn't hear this before but you've made this much clearer for everyone. Thank you.
I hope to read more quality contents from you @didiee.. glad my post came in handy.
Great
It would have been better if you did not comment at all, brother!... Kindly read the first comment on this post to understand why.
Something to really think about. I believe that our contents mirror who we are and we must make an effort to improve each and everyday. I'm struggling with this myself but working on nonetheless :) Thank you for such an amazing reminder.
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Absolutely, besides creating contents just for rewards,every content creator must ensure that their contents have meaning to their audience.
This is highly inspirational. Generally in life, I really feel so good when I see people make efforts to be better in what they do rather than chase rewards when they have not really worked. Thanks for sharing this inspirational post. @starstrings01 dear dad @ksam I hope you are you have seen what my grand dad has done here?
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This caught me in by @olujay.
What I sense is just people's inability to delay gratification. It's true that we're humans and we all love pleasure. Rewards on hive is a form of such pleasures that we seek. But the purpose is not for the rewards alone. It amazes me how people will rather focus on rewards and neglect personal growth.
If you focus on personal growth, reward is inevitable.
This article is very enlightening. Thank you @starstrings01.
I am a newbie here and I totally agree with all your points. It's true that everyone here is for rewards but when this becomes the only intention and motivation to create content then it is bound to reflect in the publication which is... not appealing. Content created with heart and a clear mind without a rush definitely speaks for itself.
I am here for the long term, and I have a very clear roadmap on how to grow here organically whilst creating a good interactive relationship with other bloggers. Thank you for this post, it served as a reminder that content is king.
Thanks you so much for this post I am already given up on hive but you have encourage me the more thanks for sharing
Oh, brother, sorry boss😂😂😂😂. It is so nice to always come across your articles. You’re a true inspiration to me and a lot of people too. My first days on hive, I came across your article where you talked about making quality comment and interacting well with people. I must say that is really helping me till now.
To be sincere, writing for the rewards can be very tempting. I mean, the main reason why we are all here is to make money, right? Not so many people will remain here if money wasn’t involved. Although the reward is also a very good motivation. How do you think a newbie would feel if he sees 100 dollars on his post. Surely, he/she will definitely loose focus.
Just like you, I also believe in quality over quantity (I feel newbies and even oldies need to know this). I try as much as possible to make sure I’m satisfied with my work before hitting that publish button.
Although I post almost everyday, I make sure I spend hours on it and even proofread it before I finally publish it.
What people don’t know is; when you improve your articles/when you write quality contents, a time will come when the rewards will come freely.
Thanks for sharing this masterpiece.
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@starstrinngs01 Nicely put. Lately I’ve been posting daily but have begun to feel I could put out better content if I stuck to every other day instead. Still conflicted on that but will make up my mind soon
I was also initially interested to write when I saw that people are getting paid for what they create. This made my first attempts to write purely for the sake of the monetary rewards.
This is until I slowly realized that focusing on long term growth and personal development was far more beneficial. Writing can be way of expressing my thoughts on things that I normally can't in real life. While at the same time, having the opportunity to earn from it.
I started writing without anyone mentoring me. I don't know about communities, the proper tags, and all the necessary things a newbie should know. There was a list of reading materials (posts/articles) that was recommended to me by the OCD team but I don't know how to read them at that time - I thought it was just a carousel of images. LOL.
In short, I learned the hard way.
This makes me a little bit envious to those who are being mentored and guided by people like you. If only had the same guidance, then my growth here on Hive may not have been stunted. 🙂
Up to this day, I am still looking for mentors that can guide on becoming the best person I can be at content creation.
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I will definitely check your pinned post.
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All excellent points raised by you. There's no doubt that one of the most important driving force on this platform is rewards but we have to keep in mind that good content and rewards are intertwined with each other and one shouldn't really expect any sorts of rewards without putting in his/her 100% everytime. Even after that, I'd not expect any sorts of rewards, because it's the expectations that pulls a man down.
Writing from the heart wins the heart and it's highly possible that you'll get more engagement on posts which come directly from the heart. For me, making new connections and friends is very important as it builds a strong circle around me. The rewards will just follow.
There's no denying that we all want a stable and healthy income but writing medicine content won't do any good. I'll end my comment here. You're spot on with this post and I intend on reading more from you.
Thank you
Yeah, that's the main point here.
When one has good connections, rewards always come definitely. Your friend would surely support you. Also with the fact that you make quality content, more people would find you.
Oh thank you so much for this great reminder @starstrings01. This is applicable not only to the newbie but also to the oldies who is fond of the thought of having quantity over quality. It is best to have quality over quantity. I love the thought about writing without pressure could lead to a far better result. I hope many would take this great advise from you
Yes oh.. something that comes from your heart definitely would yield better results!
The above statement is worth emulating and practicing over and over again as we create content on Hive.
Nothing beats taking pride in one's work, it makes one unique, this I have experienced even at the work place.
Exactly!
Having pride in your own work, nothing beats it. It makes one's work unique since it is where the main focus is in the first place.
I was reading a quote from a HIVE user today about one of the abuser on HIVE, it was
HIVE is not facebook!I honestly felt that! If only people get the idea of how actually they can improve themselves along with countless others the scenario would have been different.I am not sure what to add with the article as most of the facts have been laid out already. I also make earnings from HIVE and take out money for my real life but the dedication has always been there towards HIVE. There were plenty of opportunities for users who have come here from Steemit to HIVE. As we all love decentralization, passion and moreover community. Or else I sometimes peek into Steemit and see users who are not even worthy of calling themselves content creator are making hundreds if not thousands. Like many other folks in HIVE I do not want that for myself. I want to see what holds for me for the efforts that I give towards this community. Yes, the road was tough and will be but giving up was not an option for me.
$$$$ can easily be made. Once a place for thyself is created! Until then thriving in the right direction is necessary. I am glad many new folks are walking towards that path. While some will drop out. Without passion its not really necessary to be here, I suppose. Unless one have deep pockets lol.
This is really true but funny at the same time. To thrive on hive it has to be by passion and as you said wanting to have something to hold on to. Also having a deep pocket, one doesn't need to be a content curator to enjoy hive!
This is why I am taking my time to build my career skills, make sufficient money outside Hive, and build my Hive account... I am not there yet, but definitely, it is just a matter of time...
....About STEEM...
That place is trash and I am grateful for the fork... It has been a long time I have been there and I don't see any reason to check that place again...
....Hive is not Facebook....
This is the reason why I don't bring anyhow people to Hive, or I take them through an intensive training I hold for people who wants to join Hive. if they manage to pass the training, then I would create an account for them... I started this training because I got tired of onboarding people and then they start plagiarising everywhere even after being told what and what not to do...
Kind of doing the exact same thing! I have been improving few of my skills and getting to learn few others skills which were not my forte and if I get to acquire that not only my HIVE journey would see the benefit of it but also my level of expertise would spread world wide due to web. Fingers crossed to that :) Wish you all the best too!
Yeah! That place is a night mare atm.
Wow that is indeed an impressive idea. I love it. Yeah, I gave up on few seeing their unwillingness and the way they wanted quick results after they started in here. I despise their thoughts tbh. If only they knew how much they could have learned in a long term thoughts.
While I'll try to spread the words about the bootcamp and hopefully few people get into the right track for their epic HIVE journey.
Thanks to you and your other team members for helping NEWB and guiding them along the way! Cheers!
Wow! I would really appreciate this.. Thank you very much for the support!
quality is good
Yeah it is my brother but yet, work on your engagement skills.
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Thanks for this wonderful writeup @starstrings01 I really needed it at this point, I've been trying to make a post for few days now, but after writing, i get discouraged because I felt it wasn't worth publishing, i guess I was pressuring myself to write instead of trying to enjoy the process, i think I write better if what I'm writing about is from within and relatable, still learning the process thou, hoping to get better with time, quality post from people like you and some other writer I've seen on hive really gives us insight. Thanks again.
Thanks so much for classifying my post quality. It makes me feel great.
One thing is when I write, I make it come from my heart which is why I am always proud of my articles when I go back to them.
Don't stress yourself. Just write even though you don't feel motivated. Write from the angle of how you feel and how it relates to the topic of discussion.
Alright, i will follow as guided, thanks for the knowledge
Hmmmmmm, I really enjoyed every bit of the words said on this post, I as a person have been a writer since my early days, I have been writing since JSS1 and then it was for fun but I was dedicated to it, I have been a lover of story books and one day I sat down to think about how they do it and that was how I took it upon myself to start writing stories in a 40 leaves note and present to my audience to see what they feel about it..
Lo and behold, it turned out well and I moved to oral narration, something I made up myself and to my greatest suprise it moved my audience to laughter and morals..
I have always love writing and since I joined here I am a man of lengthy post, many can attest to this, but I make sure my audience is my sole priority, I must dish out quality post even if its takes me more than 1k words, those that will read it will read it, writing a short post just seems incomplete to me and never ever have I valued quantity more then quality, my audience opinions matters and that is why I tend to write over 1k words on topics I have experienced...
I really love sharing my real experience here because someone might learn one or two things and I feel like it worth it when I get attention on it which makes me happy...
I write without pressure, I write when I am happy, I don't just write to fill my blog, I write because I have made it part of me and that is why I take hours on my post..
Though I write everyday but when I am blocked, I leave everything alone and either talk about how I am feeling blocked or just go enjoy some movie to get back in the game..
I am a full time hiver and that has given me time to work more on myself even when I was working, I still make sure I give out a fulfilling post..
I truly agree with you @starstrings01 , if anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart...
I spend atleast 30mins on my post reading it continuously before I click on the publish botton, and until I feel it is fulfilling I don't publish but when I am done crossing checking I do the needful..
I learnt a lot from the post and the comment...
Well-done ❤️❤️❤️
Bro! This comment alone has shown that you are a man of words and I love it. Yeah, I often reread my post and try to correct every possible error before publishing it.
Man, you have been writing for a long time. I started my writing journey when I came to Hive and I am still learning.
Yeah, learning is continuous and it is a requirement to grow in all aspect of life and I really appreciate the post and I say kudos bro you are indeed a star🤞🤞❤️
Lol. You made me smile here... thanks brother.
heheheeh, that is indeed true llz
Lol. You made me smile here... thanks brother.
First let me confess that yes it hurts and sometimes demotivate when we get very low rewards after putting so much efforts. Something that hurts more is when you see a low quality post receiving really big upvotes. At this point I ask myself , is reward the only thing I am on Hive. The answer gives me the new energy to keep on doing what I am doing. Had rewards been the sole purpose of my presence on Hive, I would have left long ago. Even if I don't get monetary rewards from a post, there is still a reward that I obtain and that is the refinement of my thoughts and skills. My personality is polished and my cognitive abilities are enhanced So yes, you are right. In order to have a long term stay on Hive, there is a need to have a stronger reason.
This happens to everyone. Me inclusively..
A very good question to ask oneself...
Yeah... this is a true fact. and one thing about you staying consistent and not being affected by the little rewards is that the rewards end up coming in the future.
I think this is general about life itself.. In order to be long-term in whatsoever path on is in life.. there must be a very strong reason to it.
This happens to everyone. Me inclusively..
A very good question to ask oneself...
Yeah... this is a true fact. and one thing about you staying consistent and not being affected by the little rewards is that the rewards end up coming in the future.
I think this is generally about life itself.. In order to be long-term in whatsoever path on is in life.. there must be a very strong reason to it.
You are right. It is general in all the realms. The stronger reason we have, the resilient we are and stronger perseverance we display
This is a great advice. I agree. I have actually had by blocks here because I usually have the feeling that what I have to share is not good enough. My long absences may be explained by one indecision after the other, plus a lot of presure in my daily life
I can understand your long absence here. I hope to see you blog frequently soon.
I made a post, and I was so sure that this was it...like I took so much time and paid so much attention to detail and was pretty sure it was going to be one of my greatest posts...then I made the post and it actually got really low returns...I was angry and I was sad but frustrated most of all...but I didn't stop...then I made another post...this time I did it with a lot of emotion...I wasn't expecting much from it but I logged in that day to see my highest ever reward payout since I joined Hive...
One thing I've grown to understand is that you shouldn't expect too much ... always and always set the standard for your posts...what are you really known for as an author?...do you have a great sense of humor or are you really good at breaking things down...or are you good at making detailed posts?..find your niche and look for a community where you'll thrive and put in your all..make posts that anyone would enjoy reading or learn from and with time your consistency will pay off.
I'm tired of complaining and getting angry over another post earning more than mine even if I consider mine more valuable...what's valuable to you might not be so valuable to others...so keep adding your value till you finally get the attention of those that believe that you're actually adding value to them and they'll support you with everything they have..
Consistency is the key..don't give up!...I'm also telling my self this and I hope I keep reminding myself..
This was quite helpful @starstrings01 and a big eye opener...btw... coman cut small payouts gimme na 😂😂😂😂
Swears... I can relate so well to this scenario. I have written posts like this that I thought it would go so so so so so so so so well but yet, it did not go as I thought it would. It gets me annoyed but do you know what I try to do to reduce the pain? I try to reduce my expectation in my articles although it is quite hard to because of the energy I had placed on writing the article. I just do this so that I don't feel so much heartbroken because it hurts so bad.
Exactly!
These are very important questions that constitute one's growth on Hive. You have learnt a lot here brother!
Brother, you have said quite a lot and hit some points that need to be learned. This is a valuable contribution you have made here brother. Thank you!
Swears... I can relate so well to this scenario. I have written posts like this that I thought it would go so so so so so so so so well but yet, it did not go as I thought it would. It gets me annoyed but do you know what I try to do to reduce the pain? I try to reduce my expectation in my articles although it is quite hard to because of the energy I had placed on writing the article. I just do this so that I don't feel so much heartbroken because it hurts so bad.
Exactly!
These are very important questions that constitute one's growth on Hive. You have learnt a lot here brother!
Brother, you have said quite a lot and hit some points that need to be learned. This is a valuable contribution you have made here brother. Thank you!
Swears... I can relate so well to this scenario. I have written posts like this that I thought it would go so so so so so so so so well but yet, it did not go as I thought it would. It gets me annoyed but do you know what I try to do to reduce the pain? I try to reduce my expectation in my articles although it is quite hard to because of the energy I had placed on writing the article. I just do this so that I don't feel so much heartbroken because it hurts so bad.
Exactly!
These are very important questions that constitute one's growth on Hive. You have learnt a lot here brother!
Brother, you have said quite a lot and hit some points that need to be learned. This is a valuable contribution you have made here brother. Thank you!
This gave me some really good exposure too.
At a point I realised i Couldnt really meet up with some unrealistic demands and balance with real life activities, struggling with burn out and all..
Thanks for this post.
Whao, so much depth in this.
I feel like this should be applied in every aspect of life, if you chase value, money will chase you.
Things of high value and quality are like magnets that attract money.
Thanks for this.
A great post, and there is much truth in it. I reckognize it in my musical productions. It works best when I am inspired to make something, and doing it for the enjoyement of it. Funny to see that you also mentioned the similarities with musical productions.
I will keep the advice in the back of my head. thank you.
That pressure of missing out in the daily incentive is what move me sometimes to just post....and honestly when I'm under pressure I don't work well or better still I know I can do better.
I feel attacked here🤣🤣🤣but I'm just going to work harder on posting quality content... thanks for the reminder.
I like your perspective. I was just talked about it in my post. Check here. You can upvote and reblog it. I just reblogged yours.
Well said bro...Quality over Quantity always
Quality will always stand the test of time. This is one thought provoking article I must say . One should endeavor to always put adding value first rather than aiming for immediate rewards and gains. The latter will be a bonus to the former if we strife to make our articles reek of much quality and value .