I've been spending a lot of time quietly observing the various Discord communities within Hive...
And there seems to be different ideas on how we should build this chain up to the potential we all believe it has!
From getting rid of the rewards pool and allow second layers to focus on the rewards...To completely abandoning the social media 'brand' that Hive has had since the beginning...All these ideas have their strong points and weak ones as well.
No matter what side of the argument you are on...There is a STRONG passion here from people that do build, and do contribute daily.
And did you see the amazing news yesterday alone....
From @splinterlands partnership with the Brave Browser to the rebrand launch of @exxp There is SO much to be excited for on Hive...
But we need to grow!
So I'm going to throw an idea out there...From this ol' hack of an internet marketer who has been building communities for over a decade now...Maybe this idea has legs, maybe it's shooting blanks, let me know what you think:
Develop a 'Community Team' for Hive
Here's what I mean....
Hive's greatest asset is it's people. It's the community...And one glance into the Koinos Discord today, and you can see how it's 99% Hive members, talking about Koinos...? Nope, talking about Hive.
Look at the Hive Discord and you see hundreds of messages about ideas, and passionate potential solutions for this blockchain to get back on the top of everyone's mind...We have the BEST community on any blockchain.
But what we lack..Severely...Is open communication from the top. A lot of the every day members of Hive, just feel...Under valued.
Yeah yeah, we're decentralized and we are each responsible for Hive's success...I get that, but why not EMBRACE our strongest asset.
Our people!
So....
We have this big fancy DHF that I think we all agree, is being under-utilized. Let's build a team of curators and community members that's sole purpose is to...Support the community on Hive.
This 'team' would be everywhere on the chain. Every niche. Welcoming new creators and Hive members, and supporting those that are contributing to the blockchain.
I thought it would be cool to fund this project with the DHF. Take the HBD funds and power them up every day and get the team to support with upvotes and comments to a multitude of people on Hive every day.
Yes, we need better marketing. Yes we need more users and projects using this chain but here's something I learned in business so long ago....
It's a lot easier to 'sell' to a customer who has already been sold, then to find new customers.
Meaning...Don't forget the people that ARE already here!
Think how excited that Hive member would be when today their content got a nice little upvote from this team. It would be a badge of honor and they would be so excited to receive it. And then if the team left a thoughtful comment or two on their content as well....Wow!
This would drive loyalty on this chain!
And now you have a passionate community of people that feel like they are valued! They feel like they are here for a bigger purpose....And that excitement grows, and it's contagious.
Look, this is not THE answer for everything Hive needs to do, but if we take care of home base first...How much more can we accomplish as a true blockchain community...
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this, if I'm out to lunch, if the DHF would or could be used for this....Let me know, let's talk Hive :)
Let's grow together!!!
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