So why are there not more such people here? I guess it is a combination of not having heard of it, not believing it can work if they have and to not wanting to start using yet another platform even if it looks good. We need people who will take a chance on something new, but then the potential audience may be fairly small as you are looking at a subset of a few thousand active people.

We know Hive can work, even if you do not have a specific product to sell. I know I am making more than I could anywhere else, but I would need a massive following and be producing some seriously useful content.

Somehow we need to make the step up to the next level.

I think a factor in how we get there is who we support. I know a lot of people will support the big accounts and those who have invested serious money to reward them and maybe get something in return, but I think we should be looking at creators who make the sort of posts that would appeal to a wider audience. If they do well then word will spread in their fields. If they only make $1 per post then they won't be boasting about it and may even give up.