For the past few months, I have been taking little steps in the world of programming; majorly web development. I have found the love I have been searching for, a skill which I am willing to build and during this journey, I have made some friends, a few friends actually who have been writing some nice articles on Hashnode.
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I have been reading some of these articles and been a little mute about telling one about Hive because I know how stressful it is just entering the world of programming and trying to understand some bits, with having assignments to do. Plus, we all know the way people react to things when you tell them about being able to make money somewhere, their first thought is likely a SCAM, and if likely they join, they may not take it likely serious.
I decided to make the move by telling someone about Hive. I just can't stay in one place and see a nice article written by someone without telling them about another place that I love as well. So what I just had to was to tell him he could also write on Hive Blog and also monetize his content, that he is free to make his own research and if he thinks it is something he can do, he should get back to me and I would walk him through the first few steps. I also told him to check my profile and that I have been on Hive for the past 4 years in case he thinks I want to introduce him to anything Scam related.
One thing in Nigeria is that everyone is careful because almost everyone has experience with online scams and they don't want to repeat such mistakes. That is why bringing someone you meet online to Hive is quite a tough thing to do not to talk about teaching and guiding the person through the process. Although it would not be as tough for me because it is something I have done many times, the only challenge I face is blending my schedules with theirs and how much energy they give to me.
I would take this slow, inviting each developer friend I meet on the space, actually not everyone I meet because I have come to understand that Hive is not for everyone. I would just monitor for a way and place some thoughts if the person can do Hive or not before I bring anybody. I am quite tired of bringing someone to Hive and then after all my energy in the mentorship they end up sliding away. It deeply hurts!
Asides from that, we would have more programmers in this beautiful community. I believe this would increase the number of posts in this community as I bring in more developers. Also, the joy of being an OCD onboarder is being able to support them through their first 3-4 months on Hive. Special thanks to 
Starstrings01 AKA Giftedhands is a Hive lover, a Nigeria musician (Guitarist), and also a student who studies Mechatronics Engineering at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
His goal on Hive is to be more than a regular blogger but something more; someone with a purpose. That’s one of the reasons why he founded the newbies initiative 
He battles and struggles with balancing education and being active on the chain but yet his love and passion for Hive keep him on balance.
