I have been planning on how to get Hive users in my city Aba, Nigeria to meet and share experiences together. But after this post by @steevc of Hive users in my country and the need to organize networking events, I decided to make my plans work. Today, we successfully hosted a 1st ever Hive meetup in my city Aba, Nigeria. 10 persons were present for the occasion.
Preparations and the event proper
13 persons indicated interest to support the event and 11 eventually made it. So I started by making arrangements for a Hive-branded Tshit. Because of the limited budget for the T-shirt, we decided to print with just 1 color. I bought a good quality T-shirt and the printer did a great job to put the Hive branding on it. You can see how it looks below:
I had to sample the T-shirt to see how it looks. I think it looks great on me too. Take a look.
Here is another portrait of me in the shirt
Hive Exercise books
Next, I planned that we will have a branded exercise book that would be shared to those that will attend the event. I also hope to give out the exercise books to newbies that will later join us. So I went to the market to buy papers and later send them to the printer for branding. I printed a total of 60 Hive branded exercise books.
Each person that attended the meetup today got at least 1 exercise book. We will give out the rest as complementary copies to new friends that will join us in the future
The venue
I own and operate an IT business in my city. The address is 208 Azikiwe Road Aba, Nigeria. My training facility occupies an entire flat on the first floor of the building. So instead of going out to rent another facility which would cost more money, I decided to host the event in a section of my IT facility.
The meetup proper
It was a great event attended by 10 Hivers in my city. More could have attended but due to one engagement or the other, they could not make it. Those that attended it includes the following:
@beauty197
@ijelady
@empressjay
@bumbblebee
@marajah
@iamchimary
@iamnursejeff
@fokusnow
@mesonia
@zeal72
The meetup started by 11.30am this morning. There were 4 items on the agenda that we discussed. The aim is to revive the activity of each person that was inactive and grow together as a group. So here was what we discussed:
- Challenges to your Hive growth and possible solutions
- Our group savings.
- Growth as a group moving forward.
- Any other thing/suggestions
For the first item, some friends complained of being too busy with other engagements while others are struggling with finding motivation to be consistent. Everyone in attendance especially the most active members offered practical suggestions to help overcome the challenges.
For the group savings, we agreed on continuing to save until at least a period of 1 year before we do what was agreed. You can click here to see our last savings update post.
Suggestions for helping the group to grow such as organizing contests, fun activities, exploring niches and communities, microblogging and engagement were all suggestions that everyone was encouraged to try and implement.
There was also a quick question and answer section that provided an avenue for newer members of the group to learn more about Hive. At the end of it all, it was an interesting section. After deliberating on other matters, the meetup discussion part was over by 2pm local time. Next was refreshment.
Refreshment and taking pictures
After the long talk and discussions, it was time to have something to eat. Before now, @iamchimary generously volunteered to serve rice to us. It was a nice meal to have for lunch and all present were happy to have a plate of the food. We had water too to go along. When we have had our fill, we took lots of group pictures and stayed back to chat with friends after the pictures.
We also agreed to start holding regular meetups at least once every week. Everyone present agreed that its a meeting never to miss. Every last Saturday of each month, we will meet as agreed.
After a while, everyone left the venue. It was a successful gathering which we look forward to doing even better in the month of August 2024.
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Awesome!!
Thanks friend
Ahah
Eez plenty
I wish the people of Lagos could do this too
Don’t worry, we’re coming up with something
Yes Lagos is huge. Lets start doing meetups and growing as a group. Networking is important for every business.
Sure we will start up in lagos from next month, are you in lagos? If yes let's connect and do better @rafzat
Powerful, though I wasn't there present but with you guys in spirit. Am glad that after celebrating for months now, the Meetup took place. Will always support the arrangements.
We missed you a lot. Hoping you will be around for the next one. Thanks for the support
I will not miss. Thanks for all you have been doing to help us grow
The date is fixed already. We'll plan towards it together
I wish I actually attended physically, i only had issues with distance...
I can see you guys enjoyed yourselves ❤️
It was massive. @beauty197 is coming to build something special with you at Lagos. Watch out and be a part of it
Honestly, it was refreshing and uplifting, and i know and believe that all of us who attended the meetup today will continue to do well on hive and on board new users on hive.
I personally appreciate your effort as you cane down all the way from Uyo. Your presence mattered to the occasion. We hope to continue growing both as individuals and as a group. More of this to come!!!!
So awesome to see this kind of community spirit and dedication. The Hive branded T-shirts and exercise books are such a cool idea
Sure they are great for Hive promotion
Absolutely brother
Congratulations on your event. This could be the start of something. Getting together with other Hivers is always inspirational. Keep up the good work.
!BEER
Thanks so much. Your stat about Nigeria inspired me. We hope to build something special from here
It was a really great day today. Coming together like this purpose with like minds always yield positive results. We hope to do more for Hive as the days roll by.
Thanks for coming. More of this will make us more active and achieve a lot
it was really an endearing experience, one i wish that it's not going to be the last and hopefully it won't
Thanks so much for the support and your presence. Its going to be better next month. Its here to stay
that sounds cool
It Sure Does
Our focus must be achieved because with great minds ahead, every goal is achievable.
Exactly, no going back
It was really an honor serving at this small great event. Thank you all.
Big contribution. Thanks a lot too.
No going back again, hive marketing and meetups have resumed in Nigeria, no going back.
We have started and we are moving ahead.
wow.. i did not know that something like this do happen here on hive. this is really amazing oooo
We hope this months own would be bigger!!!! We take hive serious. Its business
yes.. hive is big business
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Great. Lets do more, shall we?
That's great @fokusnow! We're excited to see your accomplishments on Hive! We keep cheering you on for your next goal!
Thanks a lot. Together we achieve more
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That is brilliant, finally Nigeria is rising. The potential you have there is absolutely massive.
What a great use of your IT company to host these meetups. Great to see this happening!
Sure we planned a lot of strategic marketing, mentorship and networking. Growth of the Nigerian Hive space and brand is the ultimate goal. The crypto commumity is huge here and Hive should take its rightful place.
We will be making posts from time to time to document our progress.
Yes Nigeria is one of the biggest countries in the world in terms of crypto users.
Great to see you taking the initiative.
You sre right. We will do ourbest