I have only been on Hive for a few days and I am still finding my feet.
All the writings you will see on my posts will be written by me and some will come from my website.
This is me
I have been told that I need to introduce myself so - this is me telling you who I am.
My heart's desire is to help people. That is my foremost motivation.
I am the youngest of eight children and was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. Even in my teens, I recognised the need to earn my own money and contribute to my schooling. I lived with my low-income family during the apartheid era in South Africa.
I am now a trainer, motivator, and social entrepreneur who can help people to learn the skills they need to be competitive in the business world.
In Cape Town, I obtained a degree in Economics and a Higher Diploma in Education.
Later I studied in the USA to earn an MBA and a Science degree.
I am excited to be a part of HIVE to get to know a new set of people with similar desires and dreams as myself.
I was introduced to Hive by@christinepoulos aka @pandamama and we share a love of photography. We both take photographs of the food we eat and @christinepoulos posted a blog about our lunch together.
It seems I will be following her lead and writing on @ecency. Fun to collect points with which we can promote our posts.
I look forward to connecting with many new friends here.
As requested @lovesniper @indayclara - thanks for the tips and I hope this post is as it should be.
Welcome to the Hive community @avril.fortuin!
We sincerely hope you find everything you are looking for and have found a new home here.
Seven suggestions to consider:
I found you because @brittandjosie and @jamerussell from @heyhaveyamet presented and promoted your publication to get more exposure and help you grow faster.
If you find yourself overwhelmed and need some guidance, or if you have any questions, there are informed Hiveans available who can help you; you can click to go to The Terminal in Discord here:
Have fun and happy Hiving!
Thank you for the tips and advice. I'll be sure to reach out when I need some help.
Hello Avril
Hi there ,great to meet you not on the least because you decided to join us ! So Welcome to the Hive. It’s a true movement and a blockchain, and I love that you decided to join us here. You will have fun blogging and vlogging I promise.
And hive will have some great tags to blog in about your hobbies or thoughts.
But in the beginning it’s hard and new and maybe you need help. We have amazing people here and a help discord if you need it. I love blogging, been here for three years already. But always be carefull with all your passwords, Never give those up !! I speak from experience !
I use Peakd to post to Hive, but Ecency is also a possibility. It’s a website, mobile and desktop application that improves your experience on Hive. If you are interested for Android download : https://android.ecency.com, for iOS: https://ios.ecency.com, for desktop: https://desktop.ecency.com apps that helps you to connect, and that’s what we do here !
You can also earn to promote and boost your content. Again If you are interested https://ecency.com
Or join the lovely discord https://discord.gg/9sn9Vans
Just some extra information in this early start of your journey here! Last hive.blog is an option too.
Good luck with with hive experience and I Will See you around and may you find here what you are looking for. Just remember that all good things come in good time and never giving up is THE key to big succes on the Blockchain. Also you could join the the Terminal discord, as I said before we help there with problems or questions, for free don’t worry. Or visit @heyhaveyamet for more new arrivals, all are in the same phase that might be helpful or reassuring. Newbie exposure in the beginning very important.
Let me know if this was helpfull or if you need more help, see you in Discord
the Terminal. Here is the invite again its totally free,
https://discord.gg/XZGPGpz
Greeting from the Netherlands
@ Brittandjosie
Good luck to you as the new arrival, may hive become your new life !
Thank you for the warm welcome and advice.
Welcome on board @avril.fortuin
Its good to have an MBA holder around.
I look forward to your content.
I think if you have to post things from your website here, you may have to state it clearly to prevent being flagged for plagiarism.
I love the originality you bring though.
Welcome.
Thank you so much @jaydr and I will be sure to state when I add things from my website.
Welcome!
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Welcome to Hive @avril.fortuin - may your time here be a blessing to you and to others.
Thank you Dan
You're welcome 😄
Yay! 🤗
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Welcome Avril. Great that you have joined HIVE
I look forward to learning a lot from your posts and looking forward to seeing you in Cyprus.
Thank you Eden - look forward to meeting you too
Not long to go now - Be there in 2 days
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Welcome to Hive!
my start tips are:
find communities that you like
engage
upvote good contents
create good posts, don't do plagiarism
and have fun...
for me, this still is the best starter guide for hive created by @ryzeonline
https://peakd.com/hive-189306/@ryzeonline/hive-a-complete-beginners-guide-with-fun-doodles-pt-1
Welcome!