HI FROM HIVE - NIGERIA

Hi From Hive in Nigeria

A big thanks to @livinguktaiwan for creating this awesome community hi from hive as a way to market and also showcase HIVE to the world.
Also, thanks to @pinmapple for their awesome contribution to make hive appear on maps across the globe.

My name is Akpan Gabriel @gabby20 from NIGERIA a beautiful place in the world to be any day any Time. I was introduced to hive by @Uyobong precisely on the 10th of August. I came across #hifromhive exposition through @melinda010100 and I will say it's a privilege to be part of the newest community on hive.

What is hive to you?
HIVE is one of the best social platforms to be, aside from the financial attachments, hive blog is a place for creativity and learning. Hive blog gives you the opportunity to meet and interact with people of similar interests around the world through its dedicated communities.
HIVE instills in you the principle of dedication through your content development for the interest of your audience.

What do you do on hive?
What I do on hive is purely content creation of topics from various areas of interest. I write on Digital Skills Strategies, Personality Development, Crypto currency, Motivation and Religious content.

How does hive differ from other social media?
HIVE differ from other social media platforms in so many ways.

• It rewards me for my content posted on the platform.
• It encourages creativity for developing content.
• Unlike other social media where content can be copied without reference to the original source, hive discourages plagiarism.
• Aside from blogging, one can venture into trading of hive as an investment in the financial market.
• Another beautiful thing about hive is that it is developed on community basis and some communities also rewards their members with their personalised tokens aside from the general hive token.

How easy or difficult was it for you when you joined hive?
I would say it was very very easy to me because I had someone who stood by me and showed me the way through it and he is @Uyobong. I've heard of so many people complaining of how the had no guide and it took them months to fully understand the system but it wasn't so in my case as I learnt quite a handful of useful tips in a very short period.
This is one of the major challenges facing newhivers and it has become a source of discouragement for many who abandoned hive way. Only few people who are passionate about writing could withstand this self isolation.

I once read a story on hivetestimony by @gentleshaid how that after joining hive he had no one to really guide him but was just committed because of the flare he had for blogging. Regardless of the absence of any assistance, he continued blogging until after a long while before he learnt how to convert his hive earnings to real cash and to his amazement the money ran into millions of Nigerian naira which he used to purchase his his first car.
I now imagine what would have happened if along the line he decided to quite because he was getting the physical rewards for his labour. Just imagine the millions that would have been deserted because of lack of adequate information.

This is one of the reasons I persistently advocate for community education for newhivers. Communities should dedicated time to educate their members of basic tips on hive to get them going.

What did you learn from being on hive?
Prior to my joining hive, I had no knowledge of crypto currency even though I had been hearing about it but paid no attention to it. On joining hive, I now find myself consciously reading about crypto currency and the financial markets.

I have learnt to be more intentional and creative with my content development as my earnings are dependent on the quality of my post.

I have also began learning coding skills on this platform.

Do you rely on hive earnings for a living?
I will say no for now because I am still a newbie and have not earned that much for now. But I hope to intensify my efforts to earn more daily.

Have you found new hobbies or interest through hive?
Yes I have!
One of them is the #iamalivechallenge which you tell your daily story whether good or bad as the case may be. Another one is #500wordsaday which encourages you to be consistent and committed in you writing. There are several others too.

In conclusion, I will say that being on hive has helped me to improve on my writing skills.

Thank you for your time on this.
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Follow me @gabby20