➡️ Introduction
Twenty-days ago, I made a very difficult decision, that is to leave Steemit and start my journey here in Hive. It was hard because it was where I started and I was slowly gaining attention in that platform through my recent activities like powering up and engaging largely to communities that I joined. But still I chose to leave Steemit and start new here, so I did a complete powerdown and stopped from posting there.
Now that I am here, I need to do some baby-steps all over again in hopes to grow my account, learn and earn more, and maybe do more in Hive in the future like having some roles in the different communities and becoming an inspiration to other people. So that is why I need to equip myself with the basics to understand fully how Hive works - including the policies, rules and important guidelines that need to be considered and followed.
Fortunately, Hive designs programs to help and assist new Hivers through Onboarding Webinars. This is a good way to help newbies like me to get to know Hive more so that we can perform activities in Hive that are aligned to its rules and guidelines.
This is already my second attendance to an onboarding webinar and I was really hoping I would win another 5 Hive in raffle because I got lucky in the last webinar which was hosted by 
💻 Webinar Proper
The onboarding webinar last night, November 20,2021 at 7:00 PM, was hosted by 
Then she made a very interesting segment where she asked questions to the attendees, and if we agree to these we will respond, "Hell Yeah!". That segment was a good motivation to break the ice before the serious topics will be shared.
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Topic 1: The PeakD Interface
The first topic was discussed by
- Communities Tab - In this tab you can explore the different communities in Hive. She said that communities are created to make Hive more organized. So, you need to post your blogs or contents appropriately in these communities. For example, if you will post about your travel you have to post it on "Haveyoubeenhere Community."
- Profile Tab - In this tab you will be directed to your profile where you can see new tabs like "Blogs", "All Posts", "Portfolio", and others.
- Blog Tab - She also explained some important information about a blog. She clicked one of her recent blogs and explained the representations of some icons. The "heart icon" is called "vote" wherein each vote corresponds to a specific value depending on the Hive Power and the percentage of vote given to a post by a Hiver, the person who votes in a blog/post is called a curator. The accumulated value of votes will be reflected also in the blog. She further discussed it by showing the entirety of her blog. She also mentioned that although it is not required, it is encouraged that your blog should have at least 300 words and must contain photos that are related to your content. She also emphasized that the content should not be copy pasted from other people's work or must not be plagiarized.
Her talk answered the most frequently asked questions about why it is nice to use PeakD. It was very informative and comprehensive!
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Topic 2: How to Create a Post/Blog
The second topic was facilitated by 
First, she clicked the "Pencil Icon" located on the topmost bar of the PeakD Interface and so the "Write a new post in My Blog" appeared on the screen. She said that the first thing that a Hiver should do is to select a community where your blog will be posted. She reiterated that it is very important to post it on the suitable community. She also mentioned to tick on the "Post to my Blog" option so that it will also appear in our "Blog Tab".
She then clicked the three dots so that the drafts and the preview of the blog would be seen side by side. This is important because we need to also check how our post would look like when we hit publish after finishing and finalizing our post. She said that it is very important to make a very eye-catching title so that many people will be interested on our blog or post. Then, she wrote a sample title for demonstration purposes. After that, she quickly discussed the different icons on the "compose table". She clicked the "image icon" and uploaded an image from her device. She continued by copy pasting a paragraph from her previous blog for demonstration purposes again. She told us also that we can make our blogs more appealing by using HTML codes or markdowns such as using justify, headings and others. She also mentioned about a comprehensive blog about markdowns created by
She proceeded by making appropriate tags for her post and telling us how important it is to have this right. She introduced the advance setting option but did not discussed it to us. Finally, she shared that we have options to save it as a draft, schedule the post, or immediately publish it to the Hive Blockchain.
Overall, the talk of
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Topic 3: Hive Rewards
The third topic was discussed by 
He said that the total Hive Rewards will be divided mainly by two; 50% will go to the curators, or the people who voted on a blog, and the other 50% will go to the author. Then, this 50% of the author's reward will be split to two again; so the 25% of the rewards will be automatically converted to Hive Power which is very important to perform activities on Hive like posting, commenting, replying, upvoting, reblogging and others, the other 25% will be converted to HBD or Hive Backed Dollars which can be transferred anytime and can be converted to cash/fiat.
His talk was relatively short and brief but it was very concise and clear. So, I can say that it was clearly understood by the participants especially by the newbies.
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Q & A
After the three successful talks from
- How many posts a day?
- What are the instances that the value of votes will decrease?
- How to start playing and earning in Splinterlands?
- Why PeakD and not Hive.Blog?
There were still a lot of questions asked and answered during this onboarding webinar but I no longer can remember them all. Maybe they are just stored directly in a special area of my brain. 😄
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Raffle Draw
The most exciting part was the Raffle Draw where four winners will be given 5 Hive as soon as they have created an account on Hive and posted their introduction posts. So, "hell yeah" I was not included in this raffle draw. So, no screenshots done! 😃
Bonus Topic: #voteme in HivePh Discord
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Conclusion
I would say that this Onboarding Webinar is really an effective program for new and potential Hivers because they tackle relevant topics and answer essential questions about the platform. As for me, I will continue attending this kind of webinar since I am still very new to this platform and also to give support to my future invites.
Congratulations to all the people behind this successful event and see you for more onboarding webinars and in person if possible!