Earning Higher Curation Rewards on Hive: Navigating Through Quality Content.
Numerous times I have seen people ask the question of how and when one earns a higher curation reward on posts, is it before or after a big upvote has happened on the post? This is a question many people including me on Hive want to know about to take advantage of the reward while being compensated for reading and curating content on the blockchain. There was a time I asked the same question when I first joined Hive and I could remember someone replying to me that I should give my upvote before the post gets higher upvotes so that I can partake in a higher curation reward after the post payouts.
In this post, I will be discussing some things I believe would give us hindsight on how curation rewards work on Hive and how to take advantage of it in the right and best way possible. So, let's dive in.
On Hive blockchain, the essential aspect of the incentive structure is the curation rewards. The reward is a way of rewarding users who are contributing to the discovery and promotion of quality content. Users must understand how it functions and the timing involved to optimize their earnings. Unlike the author reward given to content creators for dishing out quality content, curation reward is distributed to users who upvote posts or comments before they gain significant attention.
What influences the curation rewards earned is the timing of your upvote on a post being published on the chain. The earlier a user finds a quality post or content that eventually gains popularity and receives higher upvotes from others, the higher the potential curation rewards. Therefore, the key here is to find quality content on the chain as quickly as possible before it gains popularity, and upvotes it to maximise the chance for a higher curation reward.
Unlike popular misconception, curation rewards are not solely determined by the size of an upvote. Even if a bigger upvote may result in higher rewards, the timing of an upvote on content still matters greatly, so therefore, if you cast a smaller upvote on content before it gains popularity, there is still a chance that it would yield significant rewards afterwards.
Users who are seeking higher curation rewards should make it a goal to find a post swiftly and support it with their upvotes before it gains widespread attention. With this, it requires one to be active and with a keen eye to monitor new content once they are published, not only that alone, but looking out also for comments to quickly upvote it on time — Timing is what matters here.
The early voters who find content quickly and upvote it are on the higher side of earning higher curation rewards. Moreover, this practice encourages users to be actively engaging with the platform, fostering a culture of appreciation for authors and supporting the Hive community as a whole.
There must be a balance between timing and evaluating content to maximise curation rewards. It is important to scrutinize the quality of content or comments first and not to take advantage of voting quickly to earn significant curation rewards as the community strives when real users are focusing on quality content rather than shit-posts being scattered everywhere. This doesn't move a blockchain forward. In addition, this practice also helps to support content creators while helping them to make their content visible and recognised in the community.
In a nutshell, by staying active and attentive, recognising posts of value and timely upvotes, users can enjoy better curation rewards and enjoy the community more while contributing to the growth of the ecosystem.
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