Hello epoagba and welcome to Hive and your new online friend zone, 2023 will always be the year that you became a blogger !
Thanks to @jsmith20 @sammyhive for onboarding !
You are a hiver now! And your first blog is online. Better late than never, so congrats! Whats essential here is regular posting off good quality blogs. So start writing ! Now! Tell us about your life, passions, animals or your work.
That Will attract possible followers, friends or people that will vote for your work in words. 
Do be carefull with your passwords, they are yours and yours only.

You can also visit our discord server The Terminal.  Terminal is your one-stop location for learning about destinations on the Blockchain & Discord. Here you will find people who are willing to answer the questions you may have as a new hive , documents to assist you, a place to learn and practice, and find out about the many opportunities to connect with others!
Or visit the @heyhaveyamet account where we highlight newcomers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and  see you around. Let me know if you have questions, because it’s daunting in the beginning.

The Terminal discord invite

https://discord.com/invite/paeMUMkaXd

There I also mobile app for blogging called Ecency Or join their lovely Ecency discord 

https://discord.gg/qPRgm69AT9

Here is the “ steps to take blog”  : 
https://ecency.com/hive-125125/@beeber/ecency-help-signup-process-for
Good luck to you as the new arrival, may hive become your new life !

https://youtu.be/Hoi7jwy_LTY

Or this blog https://peakd.com/hive-189306/@ryzeonline/hives-most-effective-but-controversial-marketing-video-so-far

Greetings from Brittandjosie from the Netherlands but also many other hiver bees  and have fun here!
B

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You're highly welcome to the hive block chain, it's always nice seeing newbies that are this enthusiastic towards what they want to build here. And I can assure you that as long as you stay consistent and persistent with quality contents and engagement you will do exploit.

Welcome once again Jubilee 😊
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Welcome to Hive @jsmith20 ! This is @chillwithshanna from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) team. You just made your first post. Congratulations!  

We have a lot of [Communities](https://peakd.com/communities) you can subscribe to which are all categorized based on interest or topics or you can check out the [Communities Incubation Program](https://peakd.com/hive-174578/@ocdb/ocd-communities-incubation-program-update-136 ). It is best to share your blogs in the appropriate community so they can reach the right audience for your work.

Please be aware that plagiarizing posts by using other people’s ideas or images is a major offense.  Here is a [useful collection of resources]( https://peakd.com/ccc/newbies-guide/abuse-and-plagiarism) about how plagiarism and abuse is viewed and handled on Hive.

Here is a [Newbie guide](https://peakd.com/@newbies-guide) for tips and information about blogging here on Hive. If you have questions, you can hop into [Discord](https://discordapp.com/invite/YGVAvvm) server and we'll gladly answer your questions. 
**Happy Blogging**! </div>

Welcome to Hive! What helped me when I was new, was to check out the different communities and find one or a couple which aligned with my interests. Good luck on your journey!
Great introduction!
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