My Hive Challenges And Strategies To Grow

No one told me it was going to be easy growing an account here on Hive so all I've faced trying to grow here didn't come as a surprise but rather, a chance to learn something new and grow even bigger and better. Joining Hive back then meant more than just earning for me, I knew I had to create what people would love to read or be creative at some point to get the attention I lacked back then.

For newbies like I was when I first joined, everything looks complicated and not easy to follow up. No friends, little or no idea on what to blog about and most importantly, no idea on how to grow one's account.

But I saw all that as challenges I would have to overcome somehow to grow and here I am today looking back to say it was all worth it. I still have a long way to go in growing my account, learning more and helping others find Hive but I love how far I've come regardless of the challenges I've been faced with.

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I would have given a long list of challenges I faced when I first joined Hive but I've overcome most of them so I'm just going to focus on the ones I face presently and battling to overcome. They are not too big challenges not to handle as compared to when I joined but they are the ones I'm faced with so I might just have to share them and also reveal the ways I go about overcoming them to grow my account.

Writer's Block

I think a lot of regular bloggers do have this as a challenge so I'm not the odd one here. If anyone had told me in 2021 that I would have so many contents on my blog today, I wouldn't have believed it as I didn't think I'd have much to share even though I enjoy writing. But today, fighting through daily challenge of having no idea of what to write, I have a lot of contents. In an attempt to fight writer's block more seriously, I've been chasing to get the Hivebuzz yearly badge which I hope to get by the end of the year... One post a day no matter what.

The strategy I use here is: When I can't think of an idea for a content, I create videos of songs I know since I'm a music lover. When I really want to write, I browse for topics in different communities or social media platforms. These strategy has helped me a lot to stay consistent even if I experience writer's block.

Staying true to Quality & Originality

It's one thing to have an idea of what to blog about, it's another thing to share what others haven't read before or would be interested to read. This aspect of being on Hive hasn't been easy for me but it is my aim to achieve it to an extent, I want to have a blog that would reflect who I am in a positive light and have no excuse for not giving only the best (quality).

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The strategy I use here is: Giving personal touches to my blogs, using original or self designed images, hating plagiarism and focusing on the niche I am comfortable with when I'm having difficulty on what to blog about so I don't give less quality.

Getting support to grow my Hive rewards

First of all, I tell myself that I won't get good support daily and sometimes I would have to do without rewards for some actions I take on Hive. So it just kinda have me less expectant and growing at the pace I can. I still find this challenging as I do have a goal of not powering down anytime soon but having more expenses and low support on my content could lead to that. Because of this, I try to do better with how I present myself on the blockchain to increase my chances with support.

The strategy I use here is: Engaging with people, asking questions, browsing and exploring new sides to Hive, joining contests and initiatives, and most importantly, not giving up even when there's a low reward on some of my contents.

These challenges make being on Hive for me more engaging, worthwhile and inspiring. I get to learn so much while I deal with each of them and I also grow my account and become a better person in the real world. Challenges do not last, so I learn as much as I can while they are there.