Welcome to hive brother, I believe you will love it here 

Hello lexy great to have you back , on this mighty fine day and nice to meet you! I found your account because I got a message you are new, and because the beginning can be difficult I swung by with some tips. 

You took the step to become a blogger and that’s  great. I like to welcome you to the Hive blockchain and platform. A very extensive platform of fun and words. 

As of now you are a hiver or newBee as we are calling ourselves. This moment is perfect to give some tips and help you get started.

Also maybe you used the #introduceyourself tag and more hivers come with tips and tricks so the first steps won’t be that difficult. Still take your time because we are so diverse it will take some time to understand and earn. 

I was welcomed with good advice too when I started so here I am just returning the favour. I know that Hive may seem very overwhelming right now but don't worry. After a few blogs and write ups you will be a great blogger and contributor, just stay away from texts that aren’t yours. 

A great tip is getting discord. Discord will for sure help you and get you talking to other hivers without going to comments on blogs. It’s free and quick and alongside hive very helpful to have. If you don’t have discord already view this blog:

https://youtu.be/OIqyPJQAgT4

If that’s is not your wish and you have any questions just ask your questions on any of my blog posts and I'll be more than happy to assist you with whatever questions you may have! I may know the answer. If not I will for sure know a hiver who does know the answer

Very important is to never give up any off your passwords , they are yours! Never give them up!! 

To blog I use Peakd and Ecency .
Ecency also has an App , I use it and it is great, it gives you insight on what is happening in your account, and on my phone I am never behind on the things I want to see or read. 

App is available for free for iOS and android.
For discord Ecency here is your free invite:

https://discord.gg/SgNGwCMV

Maybe great to also join the terminal , the newbie help channel in Discord :

https://discord.gg/U3q9xKMW

and visit @heyhaveyamet to visit more newcomers that onboarded hive. 

That was it for now, Good Luck, Have fun and I wish you loads of writingsuccess on hive and see you around ! :)

GREETZ 
Britt

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Welcome to hive

What is your prior account username please @donsolexy?

Welcome to the Hive community @donsolexy!
We sincerely hope you find everything you are looking for and have found a new home here.

Seven suggestions to consider:
1. Guard your passwords carefully, and only publish with the **posting key**,
2. Use your **active key** only for wallet transactions, Keychain, Peaklock, and Hivesigner,
3. The ***master password*** and the ***owner*** key are only used to reset compromised passwords,
4. ***DO NOT*** lose your passwords; **copy and store offline,**
5. ***Do not publish other people's work, be it photos or written, without credit, and be sure to source all of your work, even if it is your own***.
6. ***An introduceyourself tag is used only once*** , and
7. ***DO NOT OPEN any links in memos or comments that you do not know who they belong to.*** If it sounds too good to be true it probably is, so the old saying goes. There is nothing free here.

I found you because @brittandjosie and @jamerussell from @heyhaveyamet presented and promoted your publication to get more exposure and help you grow faster.

If you find yourself overwhelmed and need some guidance, or if you have any questions, there are informed Hiveans available who can help you; you can click to go to The Terminal in Discord here:

<center><a href=https://discord.gg/XZGPGpz><img src="https://images.hive.blog/DQmc351ERZjxeCha87aR579YZnB8B7ZvrQxQoSYt9uhNswv/TheTerminal-2021-08.png"></a></center> 

Have fun and happy Hiving!

Welcome to hive bro. I love how detailed your introductory article is

hello @donsolexy, which account was it that you used before? This is @macchiata from the @OCD team bringing you some helpful tips navigating hive. 

If you have time, You can read some of the communities in this post that you may like : [OCD Communities Incubation Program](https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@ocd/ocd-communities-incubation-program-update-81) and for all hive communities you can check https://peakd.com/communities

For tips and information as a Hive newbie, click here: [newbie guide](https://peakd.com/@newbies-guide).

The important thing is Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog. You can't include content that you don't own without sources. For more information, check this post: [Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise](https://peakd.com/hivewatchers/@hivewatchers/why-and-how-people-abuse-and-plagiarise).

If you have questions or concerns, you can hop into <b><a href="https://discordapp.com/invite/YGVAvvm">OCD's Discord</a></b> server and we'll gladly answer your questions.