In the new-age world of blockchain-based social media platforms, Hive has emerged as a leading ecosystem that fosters content creation, engagement, and curation.
For me, one of the most fascinating features of Hive is its automated curation trails found over at hive.vote.
Hive.vote Empowers users to leverage collective voting power to reward quality content and support communities and individual creators.
I want to share a little analysis of my automated curation trails and explore the options for growth moving forward.
Curation trails on Hive are a mechanism for users to automatically follow the voting patterns of established curators.
By joining a curation trail, users can leverage the voting power of experienced curators and distribute their voting weight across a variety of posts.
This automated process eliminates the need for manual curation, allowing users to efficiently discover and support high-quality content within their areas of interest.
Enhanced Content Discovery: Curation trails enable users to tap into the collective wisdom of the Hive community, exposing them to a diverse range of content. By following experienced curators, users can uncover hidden gems, discover new authors, and explore topics they might not have encountered otherwise.
Time Efficiency: Manual curation can be time-consuming, especially for users with limited availability. Automated curation trails provide a solution by automating the voting process, allowing users to participate in content curation without the need for constant monitoring. This efficiency encourages more users to actively engage in supporting valuable content.
Community Building: Curation trails contribute to the formation and growth of communities on Hive. When users join a curation trail that aligns with their interests, they become part of a network of like-minded individuals. This fosters collaboration, builds stronger bonds within the community, and encourages users to actively participate in discussions and content creation.
My account has been utilizing automated voting for several years now, but I powered down almost all of my HIVE and just left the curation trail going to continue supporting my favorite creators in spirit after the last bullrun.
This year I powered up to begin participating in HPUD again and have been able to qualify for some curation rewards as a bonus from my previous trail XD.
I am pulling in 4.38% APR from curation with 115 HP which I feel is really low, so I am making this post to document my position and declare intent to improve and gain a better standing in Hive Power and better support my curators.
As you can see automated curation is consistently building this account with no oversight necessary.
The voting efficiency here is awful and is due to the weight that I optimized for when I was holding before the last bullrun.
I know based on my recent experience with HPUD that I can increase my APR simply by increasing my Hive Power.
My plan to further increase my APR is to continue posting and participating in HPUD with more comments/engagements plus the various gaming rewards.
I was achieving over 10% APR regularly in my hivestats report so that is my first goal to aspire towards regaining lost ground.
Automated curation trails are definitely a powerful tool within the Hive Blockchain ecosystem, revolutionizing content discovery, rewarding creators, and fostering community engagement.
By utilizing the collective voting power of curators, users can efficiently explore diverse content and contribute to the growth and vitality of the platform.
As Hive continues to evolve, it will be exciting to witness how automated curation trails further enhance the user experience and shape the future of decentralized content curation.
What is the best APR that you have achieved using automated curation?
Let me know in the comments ;P
Please feel free to show some undying love and support by sharing your favorite curation trails as well XD
Personally, I will always be a huge supporter of the team over at 
If you enjoy skateboarding content, you should definitely show their trail some appreciation and give it a follow!
