Glad to have you on board the bus (plus your crew)!

Thanks for the mention dude! I can't wait to actually see/ride on one of those buses in person. I have heard a lot of stories about them 😁 Keep on being awesome dude. 

Relationships are important here, as you say, and we all know it takes time to build them, then  more time to nurture them, but it's the best way forward and without them the vote-rewards won't come.

Relationships are important here, as you say, and we all know it takes time to build them, then  more time to nurture them, but it's the best way forward and without them the vote-rewards won't come.

Yes, I meant to write that twice.

My vote isn't big, over $1 at 100%, and so getting a single vote from me isn't going to rock your world...But getting one a day, say 0.10 over 365 days of the year is a little better - $36.50. It makes sense then, to build relationships, to nurture them and get sustained rewards. Further to this is the people I know, the relationships I have made that others can tap into...I often send people messages asking them to vote on a particular post I found to be good...So, my 0.10 vote may end up being $2.00 when combined with the others, or more. Then I curate for @curangel...It adds up. And yet...People fail to build relationships preferring to Discord me with some fake reason and after two messages simply ask for my vote. Yeah...Nah. 

People want quick rewards, some don't know better and some think it's best to post 24 times a day and hope to jag a whale of bot vote from somewhere. In reality that's not the way to go.

I removed the dollar value as a way of keeping score, and supplanted *enjoyment* in its place. Hive is a better place because of that, I write for me and my own enjoyment, rather than to appeal to some whale I don't even know, and I engage a lot with people, build and nurture relationships. 

I'm a small account in the grand scheme of it, but I know that through engagement and relationships my account has grown from nothing...Yes, it's been over three years, but I have enjoyed those years...And so there's a reward all the way along. 

People should just be themselves, have some fun and take the pressure off I think. I always look for passion, personality and effort and that doesn't mean they have to write *war and peace* or be a Rhodes Scholar...Just be themselves. Engage well and have some good posts for people to see when they drop past one's blog...It's a simple concept.

People are lazy though...I mean look at the weekend-engagement thing I do...Free hive, just for a comment...Why isn't more people entering? Well, sometimes the effort of taking 30 seconds to write a comment is just too much to bear. 

Nice post here mate. :)

<center>Thanks for the honorary mention @scubahead. Your post was entertaining to say the least. Rather eye opening ha ha

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>"if one post doesn't do so well, hey it's not the end of the world "

A good attitude to take especially for the new ones who just hopped on the #HIVE bus. For me, if a post doesn't get the attention it deserves then it just means that I've found another way that doesn't work. I've written a few decent articles that I felt should have gotten more upvotes but did not and it really is disappointing, but @scubahead is right, 

>"maybe it's in the wrong community with the wrong tags or perhaps you are not engaging as much with people in thè hive..."

>"nurture and build relationships is certainly the way forward."

Another good piece of advise for all of us. Building relationships should be one of the things to focus on in the HIVE platform. It goes a long way once you start to get to know the people behind the posts.

This post is full of valuable insights and nuggets of #hive wisdom. :)

Yes, really good post right here. 

No worries Auquaman... Samantha will heal from the horrible mental scars you have inflicted on her. 
(Never call a girl fat... Even a CAT!!)

I tried to explain it to her that You were just mistaken due to her lovely long fluffy hair... 

I got a look like this one...

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Then She said to send you one of these...

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Hey! You could have made this into a Hi From Hive post to share your Hive experience with outsiders. It's a new initiative I've started recently, or you can always do another post 😉
https://peakd.com/hive-104601/@livinguktaiwan/introducing-the-hi-from-hive-community

But honestly, engagement is key to everything here. Forget about the financial side of things and focus on the fun side and everything will come together 

<b>Congratulations, your post has been added to <a href='https://pinmapple.com'>Pinmapple</a>! 🎉🥳🍍</b><br/><br>Did you know every user has their own <b><a href='https://pinmapple.com/@scubahead' target='_blank'>profile map</a></b>?<br>And so does every <b><a href='https://pinmapple.com?post=all-aboard-are-you-on-the-bus-or-off-the-bus-get-on-the-hive-bus' target='_blank'>post</a></b> as well!<br/><br/><b>Want to have your post on the map too?</b><br/>

- Go to <b><a href='https://www.pinmapple.com'>Pinmapple</a></b>
- Click the <b>get code</b> button
- Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
- Copy and paste the generated code in your post (Hive only)
- Congrats, your post is now on the map!

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Thanks to @diveratt I also jumped on the bus. I'm still a newbie and try to figure things out. But this platform is really interesting. You can read the topics you like and you don't have to go through all the bullsh*t like on Facebook. And like you say ... you have to think on the long term. I'm really enjoying it and in the process of setting up a community. But as I mentioned before, I'm still a newbie and I have to figure things out. It's not the easiest platform to start working with, but hey, I have lots of time 😅

#posh

https://twitter.com/dive_overlord/status/1299964980314341376?s=20