Early days on the hive: beginners' first steps

There is a first step to everything in life, once we know this it will be easy to navigate through life hurdles. There isn't a shortcut to success and when you eventually find one and you thread the shortcut path, such success doesn't last nor does it stand the test of time. Just as it's applicable in everything we do so also it is on the hive platform. In any career or business where you put your profit first, that is you make the profit your priority, it will be very difficult to excel in such a business or career.

The hive is full of juicy offers that would want anybody to be a hivean and this is what everybody wants, I will say it's human nature. Every newbie heard about Hive as a platform where you can make money in the comfort of your home. A platform that doesn't pay in your local currency, sounds like fun, I can make a huge living here, that's everyone's first thought forgetting the sacrifices and the tasks involved.

Some on boarders give newbies the juicy offer on the hive platform without explaining deeply to them what it takes to be a hive and if it doesn't go as expected, such newbies lose hope and give up. Making money is good and the essence of working is to get profit and earn a good living but if you build your business or career on making money first and not just money but a huge one then such an individual is in for a shame.

Steps before joining hive for a newbie

There are a few steps to be considered before delving into the hive. These steps are essential for every beginner to have a smooth ride on the blockchain.

• What is the hive platform all about?

This is a question every newbie should ask himself or herself, it is impossible to succeed in a business or career you know nothing about. Therefore, proper research should be carried out on what the hive blockchain is all about. The idea that I will learn when I get there doesn't work for some and this led to their disappearance from the blockchain after some weeks or months because they couldn't cope. Read about it, and have a full understanding of how it operates so that it can be easy when you get on board.

• Develop a passion

I have noticed that for something you lack passion for, it takes struggles and hard times before succeeding in such a thing. If you are going into the hive for the money alone then the hive platform isn't for you. If you don't have a passion for writing nor do you have the determination to create your world in such space then it will be more than difficult to achieve anything on hive.

Steps after joining hive for a newbie

• Follow instructions

Many newbies think once they have been onboarded that's all, they can now run it their way. No, it doesn't work on hive that way, learning never ends, in fact, the deeper you go, the more questions you have. The great whales on the platform haven't known it all not to talk of a newbie. There is always an instruction to follow per time and if followed, success in the hive is assured.

• Get accustomed to the communities and their rules

Each community has its rules and when violated, there is a penalty for it. Don't just write without reading the community rules and guidelines. On hive, there are different kinds of communities for different topics, you will see one that matches up with your writeup. As a newbie always go through all the communities before writing.

• Be consistent

Consistency is a major determinant of your success on the hive blockchain. If you are not consistent because you are not getting the reward you think you deserve, your growth will be stagnant.

• Always ask questions

To go a long way on the hive blockchain, you don't assume. As a newbie, feel free to ask your boarder about anything you don't understand. Assumption kills success, it makes one stagnant. You don't know it but you assume you do, that's the beginning of failure.

• Read, comment, and learn from other's posts

No one is an island of knowledge, this is the main reason why learning never ends. As a newbie, learn from others by reading their posts and commenting, this is a way to build yourself on the hive blockchain.

• Subject yourself to correction

As a newbie, don't be in a haste, learn from your mistakes and listen when you are being corrected. Don't be too full of yourself, hive has helped me to improve my spoken and written English and yet I am still learning. Always take to corrections, see it as a ladder to success.

What goal should a newbie have?

This is why I said determination and passion is necessary, know why you are going into the block chain. Have a target and work towards achieving that goal.

• Decide the quality of your posts.

• Decide the numbers of your followers.

• Decide on how to manage your income

Most importantly, make your voice heard all over the world by the quality of your work. Don't limit yourself to a place alone, explore and showcase your skills in your writing.

Why should newbies join hive?

The hive block chain is a platform to reach out to the world at large, it is also a place to earn a living and be comfortable. It is a stress free platform where you can be finally independent. Newbies who have passion for writing should join the hive blockchain to fulfill their long awaited dream and to live the life they desire by sharing their ideas and thoughts with people from all over the world.

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