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I joined Hive in mid-July 2021, I have known the platform for quite some time but I hesitated to sign up because I was engaging on another platform and I felt it won't be easy combining two platforms.

The platform I was engaging on crashed and I lost interest in blogging because it doesn't make sense to me why I will dedicate so much time to a platform and it would one day just vanish. My money, my content, and my friends will just disappear in the twinkle of an eye, I didn't invest my time and other resources for that.


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I was re-invited here and I joined Hive after two weeks of contemplating whether to do so or not. I got a warm welcome on my introduction post and it inspired me. I felt that Hive was the perfect place for me until the tips stopped coming on the third day, I tried pushing for a few more days and eventually gave up on the platform.

I said to myself, "***the stress and struggle are not worth it***".

*Put yourself in my shoes, why would you put effort into content and it wouldn't get any form of interaction from other members of the platform?*

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I decided to quit Hive, it would be better not to write than to do it without any form of feedback.

A few months passed and I kept 
seeing posts shared on Twitter by my friends, and clicking on any takes me to Hive. They are having good engagement on their content so I decided to look deeply into the platform and guess what I discovered.

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Just like there is no shortcut to success in life, there is no back door to getting quality engagement on Hive.
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I thought about it carefully, how do you intend to get engagement when you are not engaging with others?

I eventually came back but with a new orientation which is engaging more with other members on the platform. I went on interacting and it took time before I could build relationships with other members who started coming to support me with comments and tips.

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@Olawalium advised me to start engaging with communities on the platform so I can meet more people with genuine engagement and I took his advice up. Along the line, I discovered that the platform is full of life and beautiful people who are always ready to interact with you.
Engaging with those communities made things easier for me, they took my love for the platform to the next level.

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What you are about to read now is a top-class secret.
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Engaging with communities gave me the best experience on Hive, it got to a point that I do not struggle to get topics to write about.

Lots of communities do challenges, contests, and prompts so I just pick one or two for a day. It is as easy as just writing and interacting for me, I don't have to struggle with topics and it would interest you to know that I haven't hit writer's block since I started engaging in several communities. The only time I do not engage are days when I am very busy on the farm or days when I choose to be lazy.

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Let me give you a breakdown of my engagement with communities on Hive.
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I make four posts in #Hivelearners community every week. The community is a great one that supports growth and interaction, you just need to be a verified member before you start participating in their contests.

I engage in 

- #Inkwell 
- #Hivenaija
- #Campusgistars
- #WritingClub
- #Sportstalk
- #ThreeTunesTuesday
- #Weekend-engagement
-  #DIY
- #ComedyOpenMic
- #Music
- #ScholarandScribe
- #Photography

and many others.

 ***Tell me why I wouldn't have something to write about or people to interact with after engaging in all these communities.***

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The past few months have been fantastic, I have made new friends who have had a great impact on my blogging experience. @Dreemport is not left out, the platform gave me a good connection to other communities I didn't even know existed and the best part of it was that I got to know about the #Ecency front-end which has made blogging on Hive extra and super fun for me.

The benefit of the blockchain is surplus and it is left for you to decide why you want to be a member of the platform. I choose to learn and grow my writing skill, I choose to earn a lot and share as well with other members of the platform by giving good articles to my readers and good upvotes to their quality work as well.

Hive is a world with people in it, you just have to obey rules and give quality engagement as much as you can.
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I will like to use the post to mark my first anniversary on Hive since I didn't write about it then and I am sending a big shout-out to one of our friends @hopestylist who is celebrating her birthday today, I pray you to live long to celebrate more of these days in good health, wealth and happiness.


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