Welcome to hive @kingray1 I am sure that your friend have told you many things about Hive. As you mentioned that you like making connection, we hope you're doing that.

Anyway, just additional extra tips from me @macchiata a part of @lovesniper team from @ocd. There are some information that I want you to have a look:

1. Exploring communities on hive OCD Communities Incubation Program and https://peakd.com/communities for all communities on hive
2. For tips and information as a Hive newbie, click here: newbie guide.
3. The important thing is Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog. You can't include content that you don't own without sources. For more information, check this post: Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise.

If you have questions or concerns, you can hop into OCD's Discord server or you can tag @macchiata if you have further question. I'd be happy to help.

Have a nice day and have fun exploring hive!