Hey Dean, and a belated welcome to Hive! Thanks for answering my comment on your Instagram post and I've submitted your profile to Hive Watchers for verification (you should see a reply from them in the next few days). Looking forward to seeing how baby Groot grows over the coming months! 😊
Thanks for checking and good to meet you too. I’m still not sure what I’m doing on here yet but I’m sure I’ll find my way. I’ll always have plenty to share and love seeing other people’s work too
Howdy Dean! I wanted to give you a warm welcome to Hive and to the Photography Lovers Community! It can take quite a while to get your bearings here on HIVE to learn all the ins and outs... so don't feel bad as you figure it all out.
Sometimes we get users that have content that is too good to be true... so we try our best to verify the account to make sure it's not a case of plagiarism and someone making a profit or benefitting from another's work. Thanks for verifying your account, and i am super happy to know we have the actual photographer here in the community sharing their awesome shots!!!
May i suggest that you upload a profile image to help give you some visual recognition. I have also made a few posts that can help with the learning curve as far as how to operate on Hive and what the unspoken rules are of this ecosystem. To help support your success and to help you from making any mistakes here on the platform... i wanted to share those with you.
How To Get A Great Start on the Hive Blockchain
How To Get A Great Start on Hive 2
Please check them out when you get some time and make sure NOT to do the things in there it warns against doing. I think this will increase your chances of support moving forward and accelerate your growth as well! Feel free to message me if you need any help or have any questions!
You're very welcome! I belong to a group of OCD curators who do welcome messages to newbies on Hive, and even though I'm on a break this month (waaaay too busy offline...lol) I'll drop our usual to see if it helps you find your footing. 😊
Hello @spacefrog29! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you're sharing your posts here on Hive - congratulations and welcome! You didn't mention how you happened to find our blockchain home - did an established Hive member tell you about it? If so, be sure to tag them so they know you're part of the Hive community now.
It would also be awesome if you could do an introduction post, so our community can get to know you better. For information on how to write an intro post, please check out the SELF INTRODUCTION section of the post 3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive.
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities. I see you're already subbed to Photography Lovers - you might enjoy the Amazing Nature Community as well.
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the Newbies Guide should be helpful to you, as it is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
For now, @lovesniper will follow your account and we are looking forward to seeing your intro post. Also, please mention (also known as tagging) @traciyork & @lovesniper in your intro post in order for us to be notified, so we can consider your post for OCD curation. Lastly, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server if you have any questions!