Are you brand new here in hive? Do you feel confused & overwhelmed?
Then this post is for you.
First of all .. W E L C O M E! You entered an infinite world of content & community relations & fun. I bet you will love your time on hive, and rest assured that if you have any questions there are plenty ways to find guidance. If you do not know where to start, its normal. There are many new things for you to learn and so many possibilities for users, that it will take you some time. But I guarantee, you will be fine after a while ... more knowledgeable and absolutely i n s p i r e d!
First things first.
What is Hive?
Hive is not just a blockchain. It is a community that has many other communities. Think of it as a babushka. There is the central blockchain 'Hive' and on top of it there are many dApps & communities that exist. So, get ready to explore & discover!
What can you do here?
In Hive ecosystem, the users have the opportunity to blog (bloh2earn), to play games (play2earn), to be active (move2earn), to invest, to sell their NFTs and much much more. The users receive the cryptos Hive & HBD (as well as many other second layer tokens - depending on which community they are using), and these can be exchanged for other cryptos, for fiat, or they can be invested in this platform so that the user's account grows more powerful & strong.
Hive is a blockchain you say; What kind of consensus mechanism does it use?
Hive blockchain has a DPOS system: Delegated Proof of Stake. By staking Hive tokens, you can vote with them on governance-related issues, one can choose block producers
Why hive and not something else?
Please read here: Why Hive https://whyhive.co/
If you have not already done so, take some time to visit hive.io where everything is explained and presented: https://hive.io/
What's going on in hive?
Hive has been expanding for sometime now, there are many different applications built on the blockchain or different communities that you can write in/for.
Whether you are a blogger, a photographer, a runner, a gamer, an investor, a traveler - or all of these together - trust me, this place will be your playground!
You can have a look at the hive ecosystem here https://hive.io/eco and you can check out the below links to read why you will probably hate hive or how you can find your niche if you are unsure where to post
So, where to start?
Make sure you keep your hive keys safely stored. There is no way to recover them if lost. Hive will be your haven, your blog, your personal page, your wallet - all in one.
Familiarize yourself with logging in applications such as peakd.com - leofinance.io - ecency app or anything else that you are using starting this journey of yours. Make sure you learn how to use Keychain because you will need it for joining a number of websites.
Remember, you need to learn about hive and to live the hive-way-of-life as the time goes by. It is a community here and many of us know each other. We are real people. Not bots who come and use AI for some easy $$.
Plagiarism/Stealing content or identities to post is a NO-NO. We have our decentralized police who do their best in finding out content that does not belong here
Introduce Yourself
That's a good start. Try to work on & prepare a post about yourself. This will be your 'About Me' post and the plan is for the community to know who you are, why you joined hive, and what your plans are .. or maybe your questions? Let us know and simply .. be yourself. It's ok if you make grammar mistakes (but remember that there are ways to check them aka grammarly)
If you are not sure about how to write your introduction, check out my guide here and some other people's introductions here
You do not have to share your face or private information, but it is important that the community knows that you are real.
Here's a Gift
Do you know about giftgiver? https://giftgiver.site/
You can visit this site if you are new or if you know someone who is new, and request a small delegation or use the faucet https://giftgiver.site/faucet to receive free 0.003 HIVE and 0.002 Hive Power (limited to one person per hour)
TL;DR version
If you are new here you may be confused, but I assure you that confusion will soon change into excitement! As long as you are not waiting/hoping to simply get rich out of hive, but you wish to enjoy yourself, socialize, learn more about the blockchain while earning crypto - then you are at the right place! Prepare your #introduceyourself post - check out some of the tags you would like to write about, check out the different dApps and pick the ones you wish to try out - read about hive and .. you are ready to sail!
Enjoy your time here and feel free to contact me if you need any help! https://twitter.com/katerinaramm1 or katerinaramm#7862 (discord)
Thank you for visiting!