Choosing a career online, is probably not a desirable profession for many individuals in several countries. Still now, this path have not received the recognition that it was suppose to get. But time is changing, thoughts and ideas are changing. In addition to that, COVID pandemic made a number of people realize the how this sector can make a difference.
On march 2020, the blockchain saw a new chain grow out of ashes, as if the Phoenix rising from the ashes. Hive started its journey and as of today it has been growing each and everyday. New users are joining, contents are being made, connections are being implemented. Thus the growth is happening (Maybe not desirably but it is going on slowly). We are only less than a year old but yet we have come this far with such dedicated community and everyday we are making a progress. As a content creator on HIVE, it has been nothing but more than a learning experience for me. Over the time coming from STEEM to HIVE it has been a roller coaster ride for me. All the ups and down, the depression, the excitement, the love from the users and also to mention, the financial support that was provided by Steem and now HIVE has been purely magnificent. After facing some queries from different users, especially about taking HIVE seriously or even one step further, take it a career is a tough position to be at. Think practically rather than emotionally! Some frequently asked questions and some queries answers are shared below from my POV!
For a new user, HIVE can be an ocean of opportunities. Several ways to make thyself educated and taking one step at a time this could become a significant part of their life. Like it have happened for many users. Proper knowledge can guide a user to his/her glory. I can not think of any other platform which can together guide a user to learn/emphasize/grow/earn at the same time. Even if there is, the procedure is quite difficult and herd to be a part of it. In that regard HIVE has a simple process and also even if you start as a newbie, you will find people to guide you , if you are worth the time spending upon. This place is not a money making machine, you need to earn your position.
You will find plenty of users on this chain, who are very good at, what they do. Their dedication and skill levels are to the peak. Their works speak for themselves. Now just because you are watching some people are making money via their contents you are forcing yourself to be at this platform. That is a childish act in my POV. You are seeing what you want to but what you are not seeing is the dedication those users have put into their contents and how much they have gone through to reach where they are at. This is not really QUICK RICH SCHEME.
We have our needs. Even after being here on HIVE for such a long time the assurance of getting a fixed amount of financial support can not be guaranteed. In my POV that is good as because people might take this for granted. Your work should speak for you. Even after that there are certain barriers which you need to pass in order to get some decent amount of financial support in here. For that TIME, EFFORT is needed much more than you can think of.
Living in a third world country, it might help you get a decent amount of support from here in your daily life. In fact some users are indeed living by the earning of HIVE and different DApps of this chain. So this not impossible as some users are already giving you the example of it. Count me in, on that list of example.
As a new user, you are probably not going to get much, which would actually support you in your real life. In that regard, as a user of this chain I would suggest you, to spend enough time for few weeks, if not months to get to know what/how this chain works. Leaving your day job (which is helping you survive) is not a good idea. The same goes for investment as well. Do not blindly invest into any of the token/crypto in HIVE chain. As they might become the demise of yourself if you get caught up in the wrong time. Time is of essence. Make sure to use it in your favor not against.
This is probably the difficult question to answer. But you can deduce the answer easily if you want to. Since this is a social platform you are independent to do whatever you want but at the end of the day there are plenty of users like you lurking here and there on this chain. What extra can you offer with your skill which will make your time worthwhile for yourself and for others as well. Ask yourself the question, the answer should come out easily.
Among countless other questions these are the questions which you should ask yourself if you are really willing to take HIVE as a full time career. Nevertheless, HIVE has immense opportunity for everybody, especially for those who is willing to give something in here (Skill/time/effort). Keep on going and the community does takes of those who are worthy to be taken care of. But in average, we are still not there where we can say for certain, that HIVE can be taken as a profession, just like YOUTUBE or any other social media platform, YET. But in near future we might have this argument and my answer can change. Looking forward to that period of time!
In addition to that, over the past couple of months I have received number of calls from friends and some relatives of about, what they should do under the lock down situation. Some of their situations were tough to describe and few were giving thoughts about shifting their career path in another way.Online activities which provides a decent amount for survival can be a spectacular way to make earnings for many people out their. Needless to say, the pandemic did teach us the value of relation, job, humanity at the same time! Now you know, who to trust and who to not!
