Very interesting information! LEO is definitely on the lead here. I have been thinking that it would be great if the LeoFinance team could share some tips or maybe there is some sort of Open Source software or code that could help grow tribes like STEMGeeks, FOODIE, or others out there to grow.
The basic idea is this: LeoFinance has already made great progress, and they have built a road, this road can be a trail for other tribes to follow and it could be just tips and information. If we had 5 or 7 tribes as cool and big as LeoFinance Hive would definitely grow into a stronger platform. Maybe all this is already planned and I know it's a ton of work.
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It can for sure serve as an inspiration. About the dev tools cant tell for sure, but others can do something similar for sure.
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Leofinance is already the proof of concept as I stated somewhere else. It showed what is possible. Now it is up to the other tribes to do their thing. Some of what LEO did will apply, some will not.
Sadly, I see development lacking on most of the tribes. I understand it is an expensive proposition and not all are able to do it. That is slowing things down in my opinion.
Yes open source tools will help but not all that Leo is doing applies. After all, they build their own website from the ground up. Thus any plugins or features will not apply to the tribes which are still built based upon Steemit Inc.
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Oh I see! So it will really is on the tribes leaders hands. They will have to be proactive and see what they can use from LEO. I also think that this will need a lot of work and investment but it kinda seems like an exciting adventure. I'm in no position to do something like this atm but I'll think of ideas that I could share with someone who might be able to do it. I think that besides an interesting niche or topic a team is needed: a marketer, developer, investor, content creator, community manager and of course lots of users who are committed.
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Well it is up to the communities to determine their focus. On leo, there is obviously Khal heading things and them some others with influence. We are all focusing in different directions. For example, we decided that engagement is important since so many are posting.
This is a direction we chose. Other tribes need to follow suit going in the directions they feel best.
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I think that engagement is a great choice, this way everyone wins! LeoFinance site gets more ad revenue, posters get more comments and commentors have a chance to earn extra LEO. I fell that ads here are not intrusive, they are well-placed and relatable.
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What you describe is the simple exponential concept. Each builds into something else which means the impact of the original activity is magnified.
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Leo has a huge advantage as it is a common interest of everyone here. Other topics are a small subset of a tiny user base.
For example, STEM is a massive industry but we have very few interested on Hive.
The only solution is onboarding and no one has figured how to do that well.
I've been eyeing STEM for some time but LEO and SPORTS wouldn't give me space. The academic community should be the target for STEM. When schools resume, I'll begin to include STEM in my
HIVE project marketing list. I hope I'll earn the community's support.
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