We are a bit skeptical about the earning potential as well because:
- We don't have a ton of ads on a page
- We don't show to users (unless the opt in on settings)
- Most views come from developing nations
- Most views are on mobile (less ads possibilities)
BUT... we'll see i guess.
24 cents for 350 views is actually pretty awesome if I understood your post correctly.
Quite realistic point of view.
Yes and no. If these 24 cents are passive income, then it's awesome. But from the point of the author, it's not much. Low-effort articles don't bring traffic anymore. Writing and SE-optimizing for several hours for 24 cents sucks. Hubpages takes 40% from their authors' earnings so they got 16 cents from my article to their piggy bank, it's not that bad. But they have a lot of ads on the page. They also allow authors to turn on Amazon links there to get more from articles.
We'll see. Because on Hive, Google ads revenue will be an addition to Hive rewards and this changes a lot.
I think the injection of text ads right in the middle of the text of the posts can be helpful. Drupal modules allow it, no idea about Peakd/Hive. You can inject a paragraph with an affiliate link or anything like that. Like, "Support the author and the platform by booking your next hotel with this link".
It's pity since Hive users aren't random like visitors from Google search but a group of people with a common interest in crypto / earning crypto.
You can consider showing something to users like a small line of text with some useful information. Although most Hivers aren't rich and not going to buy washing machines on Amazon but all want to raise crypto so an affiliate link to something useful can be popular. If this money is used to develop Hive blockchain, nobody will mind. This way, you can collect funds for some amazing competitions which would be interesting not only to Hivers. Millions of photographers are ready to join a contest with a decent photocamera as the main prize, for example. Ask them to have 10$-worth HP to be eligible for the contest, and they'll buy a lot of $HIVE.
Hivers can be interested in some crypto projects where they can earn. For example, I like beautiful NATIX app ("Join the world's largest AI camera network (DePIN) and earn"). Their referral links change every week but Peakd can ask them for a constant link - maybe, they'll agree. /No idea who is behind the project, just speaking about the surface/ Such cooperation with other crypto projects is good for Hive blockchain too.
Just some raw ideas out of loud.