Ok, so im responding a bit late to this Value Plan request for community feedback.
Better late than never right 😉
Here is the original post. Have a read if you have yet to see it.
https://peakd.com/valueplan/@valueplan/value-plan-2025-strategy-input
I just went through the questions line by line and responded off the top of my head.
I certainly dont think i have all the answers. But i think Hive will find Thrive if it leans on its community for ideas. I happily give my ideas for the best hive that id like to see. The cool thing about Hive in my opinion is that there are many ways for Hive to find success. Our strength is the Hive communities diversity IMO
Goals
Please provide your Top 3 goals
1. Find and reward quality Content Creators. Find and reward quality Engagement
2. A better experience onboarding and being onboarded.
3. Create more interoperability with Bitcoin and selected crypto’s ie. V4V and recent Dash bridge
Vision
Hive Vision Statement:
-By Creators and Curators and For Creators and Curators.
-Ownership over Digital footprint. Ie. In this new attention economy, Hive provides autonomy and benefits via engagement. Community created tools to foster Autonomy. You have the keys, your vote brings value to the chain.
Gamification of Effort
Proof of Brain and Stake
Hive Mission Statement:
-Continue onboarding good people, continue supporting good communities! Hive Thrives when genuine humans --genuinely interact.
-A Hive can describe any busy, organized, and bustling environment. For example, a “hive of activity” refers to a place where people are actively working together, similar to how bees operate in a hive. Hives mission should be to Buzz!
-Buzz loud and Buzz proud
-Buzzzzzz on you crazy diamond
Hive Values
Commitment to Decentralization
Revenue Participation
User ownership of Digital Sovereignty
Where do I see Hive in 1, 5, 10 years?
1. I see Hive in 1 year.....
- finished riding the wave of the bull run and with new excited users, getting ready to keep building during bear market
- I see Hive in 5 years…
- with more robust tools and with a growing user base. Hive will be on more exchanges and have more bridges to other trusted cryptos and more interoperability with big daddy BTC
3. I see Hive in 10 years...
- Hive will mature into a very user friendly tool for all things social media and digital diary wallet. The masses will have realized how vital it is to own and control your own digital media footprint. HIVE will be poised and ready for all of the new micro CEO’s coming on board.
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Army of Users- many skilled creators from all directions
Not Sun’s STEEM- Great Origin Story (A Communities Rebellion)
Longevity in Crypto and living up to Decentralizatoin
Weaknesses
Onboarding and Retention
In fighting, self sabotage, reward pool abuse
Too many bots and shit posting
Opportunities
Welcome Back to Hive— many accounts were created on Steem, we could have a campaign to encourage accounts to come back and write a new post. 10% of accounts created by real humans could become returned users #introducemyselfagain (create a support path for accounts that reactivate)
We have the start of the bull run right now. We could put into action multiple onboarding and retention experiments and study results in the next bear market.
Encourage dapps and dapp makers
Threats
1. Complacency
2. Hive is first mover in the own your own social media blockchain game. Hive could lose this advantage to another chain.
3. Destroyed from within. Top 20 Witnesses dont guide the chain to Thrive.
Priorities
My top 3 marketing priorities in order of importance?
1. Digital/physical convergence projects
2. Very select Tech events/ Hivefest / smaller in-person Hivefest events and meetups
3. Physical Marketing initiatives / peer to peer boot camps / competitions with real world localized prizes.
What do i care about the most as a User of Hive. A Hivian...
1. Sharing Content, Owning my own content. - I see Hive as a Digital Diary/ledger
2. Supporting Free speech and decentralization. - Hive has a good Origin Story
3. Investment Gain via a strong HIVE. -More Real Hivians -Onboarding Mentors
—Content Creation and Curation—
How Important is content creation and curation in Hive's marketing strategy?
- Content and curation is an essential piece of the puzzle. Quality content and quality engagement will always lead to an expanding user base. Clear, easy to use tools for finding quality posts on Hive will aid greatly.
What types of content should we focus on to attract and retain users?
-All content is valid. Writing, vlogging, blogging, micro blogging, photography, analysis, memes, podcasts, etc.
HIVE should think of itself like the Walmart of Decentralized Social Media, ‘1 stop shopping for all things social media’, Hive has an open invite to all types of creators to come and play with our community created tools, find the tools they like the best and join the discussion of how to make those tools even better.
Retaining quality creators will happen through engagment and support networks for noobs.
—Community Support And Development—
How can we better support community-driven projects and initiatives?
- allow projects to apply for small SOS initiatives. Ie, a community has a contest or a challenge idea, they can create a proposal requesting aide for prize money. A small portion of Value Plans budget could serve as an incubator for small initiatives and community drives.
- peer to peer onboarding mentorship program. Verified Hivians onboarding support network. A respected Hivian can submit a new onboarded user to receive a 1 year support and guidance trial. Both mentor and new Hivian create a feedback loop to collect data on any success or failure.
What recourses or tools do community members need to succeed?
- a search function that works
-easier onboarding tools
-more guidance for new users
-easier avenues to find high quality content
Hive Meetup starter kits
i think we should have the right to block an account from engaging with us, not to block the account from others, but if someone feels threatened, abused or trolled by another account, there should be a way to block that account from being able to engage with your personal account. I see this as a form of sovereignty over your account. This is not about banning or removing an account from Hive, it about the right to block an account from interacting with you directly.
(I’m aware of several men and women who have left the blockchain because they felt threatened. To succeed, Hive must develop tools to foster safety for all its users while simultaneously allowing all accounts to conduct themselves as they see fit. (Downvoting and Muting is not adequate)
Global Outreach
How can we expand Hive’s reach to new regions and demographics?
-Support for in person Hive meetups would help
- strategic partnerships with creators who have external influence.
-more hack-a-thons
-real world content contests, with real world prizes that can only be presented and claimed with Hive accounts.
Questions (help to plan for future)
What do you need hive for?
-Owning and earning from my publicly created data.
What is the main problem that Hive itself solves?
- Social Media asks us to share part of ourselves, Hive solves how to reward that sharing
What is the main Hive related challenge that you would like to see Value Plan solve? -Onboarding the right fit new users for hive and supporting those new users to discover and find Thrive on Hive.
What are the most successful promotional initiatives on Hive so far? Why?
-Splinterlands probably is most successful, because it was fun to play. (I’m not a gamer) Value Plan could allocate a portion of its budget to user and community created proposals. Giving small and short term budgets to exciting new ideas, community could be asked to vote on these proposals.
What promotional initiatives do you see doing well in 2025?
- internal to hive promotion and support of already existing communities and contests. Encourage communities to take contests out into local environments, create cross over contest with real prizes like gift certificates. Meet-up games and prizes. Peer to peer is most effective promotion.
Have you ever been to a real world Hive promotional event? What did you think?
- i have been to several Hivefests. Going to Hivefest has greatly increased my positivity about Hive.
Innovation and New Ideas
What innovative ideas or new projects would you like to see Hive explore in 2025?
-I’d like to see more smartphone apps. (PeakD)
-Any and all ways to create interoperability with Bitcoin will bring thrive to Hive.
- Trusted Hivians Onboarding Mentors Program
How can Hive leverage emerging tech??
- Humans are slowly losing humanity. AI will increase this loss. Real humans will crave environments where they can find other real humans. Hive should leverage verified humans. Create tools to find bots and AI accounts, clearly separating bot accounts from verified real human accounts will help Hive to thrive. Verified Human Accounts will make Hive a valuable resource in the Future.
Community Engagement
What type of Community Event or activities would you like to see more of?
-smaller regional hivefests, smaller grass roots hive meet-ups
How can we improve communication and collaborations within Hive?
-cross dapp and community contests
Educational Content
What educational resources or content would be most beneficial for new and existing Hive memebers?
- so much hive educational content has been created already, a better Hive search tool would solve most Q/A
How can we better support community members in learning about hive and its features?
- A Trusted Hivians Onboarding Mentors Program
User Experience
What improvements can be made to the Hive platform to enhance user experience?
-better Hive Search function
better and easier ways to find quality content.
a way to distinguish verified humans
Are there specific features or tools you feel are missing or could be improved?
- females and males have felt threatened by other user accounts. A tool for accounts to block a threatening account would benefit the chain. Sovereignty over who you allow to engage with you is a key way to foster a safe environment. (Muting is not enough)
Marketing and Outreach
What marketing strategies do you think would be most effective in attracting new users to Hive?
peer to peer, real world contests on Hive, in person meet-ups
find a crypto hub and send a team lay some roots. ie. A small team in Bitcoin beach Salvador, networking and pushing on the ground adoption.
How can we better showcase the benefits and unique aspects of Hive to a broader audience?
- A short documentary on the story of Hives growth in Venezuela, this could show case the human potential of Hive.
Partnerships and Collaborations
What types of partnerships or collaborations would you like to see Hive pursue? -I think a trial of mid level influencers in various niche areas being supported to pitch hive to their followers could be very effective and low cost.
How can we strengthen existing partnerships to maximize their impact?
-connecting with Hivians already with real world businesses, creating A HIVE BUSINESSES DAY
Sustainability and Growth
What strategies should Hive adopt to ensure long-term sustainability and growth?
- support quality creators, support quality engagers, support quality block chain builders
How can we balance growth with maintaining the core values and principles of Hive?
-slow and steady growth is key in my eyes, build a dedicated army of users
Business
How do traditional companies/organizations/NGO’s benefit from Hive?
- its possible to reward your clients for them joining hive and promoting your venue on hive and elsewhere.
How can HIVE/HBD become a global community currency? Would it benefit traditional organizations?
if Hive and HBD always has a bridge like V4V to spend lightning bitcoin, it will get discovered and utilized.
traditional business could see hive as another market to leverage, and hbd earning 15% is a safe savings vehicle for any busisness.
My Involvement
From this list, things i would be open to volunteer for…
represent for hive at event or conference
Act as a public speaker
Help with communication
be involved in spaces, town halls or chat
Help with organization
What an incredibly well thought out post which contains some very valuable feedback. I admire your long term thinking when it comes to Hive, and I hope you're right.
You have come up with some great ideas and I think you have recognised the main challenges which are holding Hive back and how we can improve things.
It's also good to see how enthusiastic you are about Hive's prospects, which I share entirely. Hive has so much potential it's off the scale.
I do hope that @valueplan and @guiltyparties seriously considers all of the feedback you have provided.
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Yeah, my long term thinking was seeing the best future i could imagine for Hive and what it would look like. Obviously there are more skeptical versions that could happen, but working toward hive thrive is the real goal!
Yeah, I've read through several people's responses to value plan post. There are many good ideas worth considering. I hope @valueplan taps into some of these community ideas.
Very nice input and response! I hope your post will get more exposure as more people should see it! It's important that every singe unique idea is considered, like you said, we are stronger when we work together and everyone adds its small grain of sand...
Humans Only Social Media! I like how that sounds!
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Thanks for your comment! Yeah, i like the idea of Verified Human badges, it will become more and more vital, so we may as well get started figuring out how to verify a human and yet still let them be anonymous. 🧐
WOW-- this is a well-thought out response ... I was just asked to check out the strategy post, and I've been reading responses in the comments with interest, but this is the most comprehensive. I have NEVER thought about looking at any crypto that is associated with butts, BUT(T), if you have a Layer 2 project on Hive with this level of thought, I may need to change my mind!
Honestly a great analysis, very well written!
Appreciate you saying! Yeah, I've read many peoples feedback to @valueplan post, lots of interesting takes. Hopefully we will see a few things get trialed.
It would certainly be good to see some diversified strategies, I'm not convinced by some of the current initiatives being funded! I mean I'm all for the Hive Borehole project but what seem to be rich kids buying lattes in malls in Venezuela, nah.
Then again it's probably the latter that would make Hive moon, the world is that crazy.
Rich kids buying latte’s. Wen Moon, Lol. The ‘Strawberry’ generation will lead the way. 🍓 it’s a regular ol’ meme coin ménage à trois this bull cycle.
Hive must need more trump meme coins 🤣
As to Value Plan, id certainly like more measurable metrics. Id like to see more small ideas, low budget projects, small SOS proposals for activated hivians. But the key would be to have a clearly measurable ROI.
When we look at a current value plan marketing project…. The Hive rally car, maybe this could make sense if… the car could be scanned and lead you to a free ‘rally car’ onboarding community. This hive rally car onboarding community would be active and help any of the new accounts that joined because they saw the rally car on tv or were at a live event. The free rally car hive sign ups links could provide real data, to learn from and iterate again with improvements.
If there was a busy community of excited racing enthusiasts waiting to greet any new account that joined because of the rally car, that would maybe make more sense to me.
It just seems there are a good handful of us here on Hive. We have earned our REP.
I’d like to see a way for the middle class hivians to write small funding proposals, for grass roots momentum. Hive Meet ups, contests prizes, guest influencer month (DELEGATON BASED), community drives, code-o-thons, street art, real market cross over events (DISTRIATOR) etc.etc.
Basically im saying id just like a slice of the VP budget to look inward into the already activated Hive. To ask what accounts and communities have ideas that are worthy of support? Create a mechanism where users can submit a Proposal for their 100 HBD idea. VP can say yes to the best 25 proposals. Then you will have 2500$ spent on giving 25 hivians a chance to make their idea work. Many of those ideas will fail, but a few will Thrive. Key questions for VP to ask over and over, How can we aide hive to Thrive? Does this aide Hive to Thrive?
Haha. I’m just throwing spaghetti at the wall, but thats the point, im not attached to these above ideas specifically. I’m mostly attached to hive looking inward and highlighting the good work and good people that exist in all the hive nooks and crannies.
Great guide. New to this platform!
Yes, i saw your account join last week. Welcome to Hive! I like your music. There are several music communities on Hive. I hope you find places and people of interest. Never hesitate to reach out if you have questions.
This post i am commenting on is about Value Plan. Value Plan is an initiative that receives money every year from the Hive Community and spends it on things that are meant to promote Hive.
If we want to have a say over how that money is spent, it's good to be aware of Value Plan and their past activities.
Thanks for the welcome. It is all a bit overwhelming at first! Can you recommend any music communities for what we do?
Here are some suggestions from @shiftrox
https://peakd.com/c/hive-140169/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-193816/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-105786/created
https://peakd.com/c/hive-120026/created
Well thought out response
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Wow this is very detailed. I happy to read from you today
Nice to hear!
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STOPThank you for sharing! These are excellent points. It could be valuable to explore strategies for attracting established Web2 influencers to Hive.
Yeah, i think its a great strategy to experiment with. And it would be pretty easy to see results after. The web2 influencer could be given free onboarding passes linked to their account. You could see how many joined using this link, how active new accounts are and if they stay/invest. I think there are lots of mid level influencers who would most likely join just for getting a big delegation during the trial. The key would be starting with web2 influencers that already fit Hive.
It is difficult to impress influencers with the Hive audience. The token price chart also doesn’t look particularly impressive :-)
Moreover, Hive’s censorship resistance didn’t hold up even during COVID, at the height of the global censorship campaign. Some tried to use Hive, but left due to downvoting, which is effectively just another form of censorship.
The only way to bring established Web2 influencers to Hive is by offering them unique value that they can’t find anywhere else.
Yeah, i see you have a downvoter too. The downvote reality certainly makes things tricky. And i know hive can be a grumpy bunch, but i still think with proper vetting... a few influencers could be tempted to encourage their audience to come try Hive... the key would be finding the best fits for a trial.
Have you checked out the branded Web3 Hive website for Miss Bitcoin?
https://missbitcoinshop.com/
With a direct link from her bio:
This is a good example of what Hive can offer Web2 influencers.
By the way, give the AI chat on her site a try.