So I have been doing this decentralized social media thing for quite some time now (four years maybe) and during this time frame, I have seen a lot of projects come and go (it is only natural in this space). Asides from the fact that a large percentage of us only care about our pocket and are only willing to support initiatives with the Best ROI, most of these projects amount to nothing because there is little or no push to grow outside this ecosystem.
Now the problem about being a local champion is that you never gain any real traction (both socially and financially) after the hype or buzz your project makes. I was talking to someone the other day on Twitter about hive and they claim to have never heard of the blockchain (I did find that insulting).
The implication of not being heard is that we are not dominating spaces that we should. I go on TikTok every now and then and i see some faux blockchain expert spewing trash, and it hurt. It hurts because i know a lot of people here who know their stuff and we could be dominating those spaces (for the betterment of our brands and the blockchain).
One thing Leofinance has been able to do that other projects haven't is to branch out. They've done that financially with their DeFi projects on other blockchains, and socially with their activities on other social platforms.
I know hive is all-compassing and we love our bubble but we need to branch out; we need to spread the word. I see the value in what leofinance is doing with their platform, which in my opinion makes it one of the best investment opinions.
I love the fact that the core team on leofinance are creative and innovative, willing to explore new terrains. It is my belief that they will get it right sooner or later (and by i mean scale), it is only a matter of time. Splinterland is the number one blockchain game today because its core team looked beyond hive and leofinance is doing just the same, and i hope we at hivenaija can do the same.
I saw leofinance recently created an account on TikTok and I thought it was a great move. I think this would help with exposure. Also, this shows that the leofinance team cares about reaching out to as many people as possible and they earn my support.
I also think they can leverage more on the Twitter space feature (which is something I plan to do as well) since a lot of people are into having conversations these days. There are numerous ways to put the word out there that we exist. The more we explore these channels the better our chances of gaining traction. Cheers!