2 Years On Hive
Who would've thought I will be here for two years and still posting with no intention whatsoever of making quick bucks!
When I joined the Hive blockchain, my goal was simple: write as much as you can, earn as much as you can.
I joined Hive at a time when the income generating micro blogging platform that I frequented back then was lagging. New innovations were introduced and coupled with the massive lull of the bitcoin cash, making a few bucks from the site became a serious task. I needed a replacement and that was when I stumbled upon the Hive blockchain.
True to form, I set about my task with the sole aim of making quick bucks, leading to mixed results. I had some posts where I was well upvoted, and I had a couple weeks where my posts generated nothing. Due to my desperation, I didn't take the time to learn about the blockchain, I just wanted so badly to write and earn from it. I was frustrated.
The good thing that came out of the fluctuating results was that I was forced to change my goals. There were times when I sat down to write quality posts and was expecting decent upvotes only to get nothing. And there were posts that were rushed and not well edited and I was expecting nothing, only to bank as much as 800+ upvotes. It was a puzzle how the system worked and I stopped having expectations from then onwards.
So why am I still here if my initial intention of making extra income is not being regularly fulfilled?
I realized the blockchain is more than just a faceless forum. With a lot of the communities having Discord channels, relationships were forged. I wanted to learn more, to know more. Reading about people's true stories and not some fabricated bullshit just to gather upvotes got to me. I realized this place can be more than a blogging site; it can be an online family. A family I wish to be part of. That changed everything.
It's been two years as a member of the Hive family. I am happy and proud to be here. Though I have not been consistent or regular, I am happy with my contributions.
Do I want to improve on my contributions?
Definitely, that's the goal.
Have I improved since I got here?
Hell, yeah, I've gotten better as a writer and a person. I can easily call myself a writer of some sort because of the about 200 posts I have written on Hive. That counts for something. It definitely does!
Congratulations @mckane! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)
Your next payout target is 2000 HP.
The unit is Hive Power equivalent because post and comment rewards can be split into HP and HBD
You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking
If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word
STOPCheck out our last posts: