Experiences and lessons learned while onboarding newbies to Hive: the good, the bad and the ugly!!!

'Hive is addictive' is a common saying I have heard, and oftentimes people around me have seen me glued to my phone, either making a post or comment or reading another author's. Initially, I was lackadaisical when I was onboarded when the votes and rewards were not as forthcoming as I envisaged, but thankfully, my onboarder was very understanding, encouraging, and supportive. I was reminded of the reasons why I had joined the block chain, which were basically to showcase my writing and not just for the rewards.

The wallets of Hivians are mostly the enticement, and the enthusiasts believe they could attain similar heights with a few leaps, which brings me to breaking down how the earnings are distributed after the 7th day. I realized the people I tell about Hive are more interested in the rewards, and bringing forward the reward system has become my manner of presentation to them. It's usually difficult to explain to them what the hive power, liquid hive, and even the HBD are and how you need to transact among them to get the money in their bank accounts when they so wish. Some intended people do get discouraged when they learn it's crypto, and I do make efforts to convince them they have nothing to lose, especially since they do not need much to be onboarded. People do have this fear of crypto currency.

I would be giving examples of a few people that I have onboarded and lessons learned undertone. Permit me to name them alphabetically for the sake of confidentiality.

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A.) A was referred to me by my friend, who wished to help her earn some money. Basically, A came in for the rewards. Thankfully, I had a one-time physical encounter with A to guide her through the onboarding and making of posts. You will agree with me that a one-time encounter is never enough to learn all there is to learn on Hive. A made her first withdrawal in a month, which was about ₦11, 000. She was very excited and assured Hive was paying yet, not content with the earnings. Her scripts were good. She was a fictional and non-fictional writer. The reason she did not stay beyond a month was that she wanted to earn much more than that per month, and Hive was not giving her such hope. Perhaps if she stuck around longer, but then, you can only force a horse to the river; you can't force the horse to drink water.

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B.) Let me combine B and C. The reason I'm combining both is that they're still very much in the business of blogging on Hive, except that one is more consistent than the other. Both of them have made frequent withdrawals, and they have seen the reward benefits of Hive. These two gave me a lot of headaches, but I managed to scale through with the mindset that if they made any grebious errors, my account could be flagged; thus, I had to make sure they got things right. Thankfully, they both can make quality posts in different communities. The financial aspect is what needs to be worked on so they can have total independence. Both of them made mistakes, but they didn't give up. One of them posted in the wrong community, and another downvoted me when learning to vote. Painfully, one sent 12 HBD to Binance instead of converting it to Hive first. One other thing that was a burden to me was having to read each of their scripts before they made the post. We all know the #theinkwell community frowns against violence; however, I was speechless when I corrected one of them, and she kept defending herself. I let her go ahead, and surely she was corrected by the admin. After about two to three months, I had to tell both of them to stand up and be responsible for themselves. I'm sure it felt as if I was abandoning them, but I needed to let them off the hook so they could learn to walk and run on Hive rather than enjoy the comfort of a cradle and cuddle as newbies. I remember one of them making about five or six posts within 24 hours, despite my warnings. Sometimes, I just feel I can create the group and teach them all at once, but, you know, each person prefers to be tutored privately. In fact, one of them powered down all he add at some point however, he has began rebuilding his account.

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C.) The D, E, and F made so much fuss about joining Hive that I had no choice but to onboard them. Lucky for me, my onboarder, as earlier mentioned, is just so wonderful and patient. She did not pursue me unnecessarily but encouraged me, seeing that I was good at writing. However, this group of people had the potential to write with a little guidance. One of them even withdrew about ₦15, 000, while the others stopped after two or none posts. I'm available when they are ready, but bringing them to Hive is something I do not see myself doing. As much as I want to help, they should show a willingness to learn, and their case can be like B and C. Would I onboard newbies? Of course yes, on the condition that I see some degree of seriousness in learning and being patient with the block chain. Permit me to say that many are called, but few are chosen to hive.

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And then, I met a fairly new Hivian who wants to make $10,000 in a year. Well, there is a saying in medicine that "never say never," but in this person's case, I chose to be the doubtful Thomas. I guess she has realized that Hive is not a get-rich-quick platform. Luck sometimes falls on people on Hive to receive delegations or gifts, while some do hard work and have little to show. Most Hivians, or perhaps newbies, do not come with goals other than the rewards, which in themselves are not bad, but Hive offers more than that. Hive brings a community of friends and family, promotes courteous engagements, and preaches lessons and adherence to rules of engagement. Reflecting on the newbies I have encountered on Hive has brought me to the conclusion that, if Hive is not your addiction or focus in life, take life one step at a time, in the right direction.

Thank you for reading. I would love to have your comments and contributions.