We now have the winners of our special contest highlighting Hive SEO! Special thanks to

@pitboy for choosing the winners and

@acidyo for the help in facilitating the contest! Since that was a special contest, we didn't curate all of the entries, so I hope we are clear on the rules indicated in the contest post.

Before the announcement of winners, let's have a look first at how the Hive SEO has changed in terms of subscribers and engagements.

Before:

Now:

The purpose of the screenshots is to see how the community is doing before the contest and then after the contest. The most notable change in Hive SEO Community is the increase in the number of subscribers from 60 to 145. That's 141.67% increase! Another is the increase in active users from 6 to 92. That's 1433.33% increase! Not bad for the first boost contest of this community! For the weekly interactions, it increased from 8 to 292. That's 3550% increase in weekly interactions! For the pending payouts, it increased from 44 to 218. That's 395.45% increase! Those are some awesome statistics indicating growth of the community for the week.

Another notable metric is the number of blogs posted in the community within the contest period. For that, the reference would be the comment section of the contest post. Please refer to the link below:

_{OCD Special Contest #1: Highlighting Hive SEO}

That's 40 posts created within that period of the contest! Not bad for Hive SEO! The prize pool might have added some motivation:

That means the winners will receive:

1st Place: 35% of the rewards of the contest post = 11.042 HBD + 20.111 HP

2nd Place: 25% of the rewards of the contest post = 7.887 HBD + 14.365 HP

3rd Place: 20% of the rewards of the contest post = 6.310 HBD + 11.492 HP

4th Place: 10% of the rewards of the contest post = 3.155 HBD + 5.746 HP

5th Place: 10% of the rewards of the contest post = 3.155 HBD + 5.746 HP

Note: We decided to reward in HP instead of liquid HIVE.

Finally...

Here are the winners:

First Place: @thegaillery

Earn Cryptocurrency without Investment in Hive

Hive is a decentralized social media platform where the users are the content creators and consumers. You can blog, vlog and engage with the users to earn cryptocurrency. As you post good quality content, the more popular it becomes, therefore the higher you'll earn. I've been in this space for a year now and with the recent hype of cryptocurrencies, I could say that staying here was one of the best decisions I've made so far.

Second Place: @thatsweeneyguy

Earn Cryptocurrency Without An Investment

The Hive blockchain is hands down one of the easiest ways to earn cryptocurrency without an investment. From writing blogs or posting videos, to gaming, photography, and even NFTs, HIVE offers users tons of ways to earn cryptocurrency! The Hive blockchain is more than your traditional social media, it's an entire network of websites that work together using the blockchain as a foundation. If you sign up for a HIVE account with any site that uses the blockchain, that same account will link together with any other site within the network! There are tons of different ways to access and leverage the blockchain to earn cryptocurrency without investing a single dollar, so let's dive right in!

Third Place: @dedicatedguy

Proof of brain allows you to earn cryptocurrency without an investment [ENG + ESP]

The cryptocurrency revolution has created a new generation of opportunities for people to achieve financial freedom. In its entirety, this is a new paradigm that's completely open and anyone is free to participate. Most people might think they need to invest and therefore, risk some of their money in order to accumulate cryptocurrencies but that's not really the case. It is possible to earn cryptocurrency without investing a single penny. There are several ways to earn crypto this way, but I want to focus on the one I consider the best, decentralized social platforms that use cryptocurrencies to rewards the users for their content.

Fourth Place: @mixbar.show

Top 5 ways to earn cryptocurrencies without investing [EN-ES]

All the methods you will see below are completely legitimate, I myself have used them all, and I still keep using several of them to increase my earnings, the best thing is that you can put into practice these 5 ways to earn cryptocurrencies simultaneously, without looking for referrals, or make any monetary investment and it works for all parts of the world.

Fifth Place: @grizzle

How to Earn Cryptocurrency Without Investment

Investing in cryptocurrency can be a great way to grow your finances. It’s often assumed that you need to invest your own money to earn cryptocurrency, but there are ways that you can begin your investment journey without investment. This guide will show you a number of different ways, from blogging and social media through to gaming and publishing artwork, to earn cryptocurrency with no investment required.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Rewards were already sent to your respective accounts. Please confirm if they're the exact amounts reflected here. If there's a concern, please contact

@ybanezkim26 or comment directly in this post.

For those who made a post, you're already winners! OCD would curate your post as long as it's within the standards of the community. Now, there's another chance to win! Head now to another community: Foodies Bee Hive. Please refer to the link below for the contest mechanics:

_{OCD Community Boost Contest #11: Highlighting Foodies Bee Hive}

What are you waiting for? Join now!