When I joined Hive new, I felt that the earning opportunity available on Hive is mostly through content creation. This affected me because my content barely got the deserved attention but as time went on, I started exploring the Hive blockchain and I found out that there are several opportunities to make money on Hive outside content creation, and this changed my activities on Hive.
First, I started exploring the Hive engine and the diesel pools, and when I discovered I can provide liquidity there and earn passive income, I felt at home because I have always been a lover of Staking.
Again, I discovered that there is an option to follow a curation trail and earn rewards from curation. This was also a big boost for me because it reduces the stress of manual curation. I curate when I have the time while other curators curate for me through their upvotes.
I didn't join the Gaming projects on Hive on time but when I finally did, I discovered that I earn more money through Gaming than through Blogging. This has made me spend more time on games than on creating content, and that's how it should be; focusing more on the one that earns me more.
One thing we need to understand in Life is that what works for Mr. A may not work for Mr.B. You may try to do things differently but yet all your effort will still be ineffective. Hive operates in such a way that the reward you receive on a post IS NEVER A FUNCTION OF THE QUALITY OF YOUR CONTENT but the people who like your content or who are friends with you. Again, you might post when people are not online and your content will be buried.
So while trying to improve on Hive by engaging with other Hivans, participating in contests, etc, you should try other earning opportunities on Hive, such as;
Building Up Hive Token Power And Following Curation Trail.
Stake the Hive engine tokens you earn from posts, buy more if you have the funds, and stake them as well. Follow curation trails and you will be certain that you will earn curation rewards on daily basis. You may decide to sell half of the curation rewards at the end of the month and power up the remaining half for more earning opportunities.
Consider Checking Out The Gaming Projects On Hive.
Most times we never know what we are missing out on if we don't try. When the Rising Star Game came into the Hive Blockchain, I felt that there was nothing for me there. This made me join them very late but when I finally did, I discovered that I have missed a lot by not joining the Game Earlier. I know how much I earn there daily especially now that I play the 1 Million Starbit Mission. The good thing is that the game can be played without investing in it.
There are other ones such as Dcrop, Rabona, and Splinterland. Try them out and compare their results with blogging.
Provide Liquidity On Tribaldex.
One of the benefits of providing liquidity on Tribaldex is the fact that you get to earn several other Hive token rewards in addition to the rewards from the tokens you provided liquidity with. For example, providing liquidity for Swap. Hive:LVL pool offers you the opportunity to earn other Hive Token rewards such as Dec, PGM, THGAMING, MEME, etc. You receive your rewards daily and you can stake some of them to build up your power and withdraw some because it is always good to take out profits.
Another great way is by participating in a contest because your content always gets the attention of the contest organizer and it will get the deserved upvote.
So don't be discouraged by your blog rewards. Indeed it is humiliating to spend time writing, only to receive little rewards, but keep the spirit alive. Many are making it huge today through their blog because it was built over the years. This is why I am not even disturbed by the rewards I earn. I believe time will tell.
Finally, consider the above opportunities and see how to use them and generate rewards. Hive is not all about Blogging.