When I Tip, You Tip, We Tip
The beta version of Veews has been a blast so far. We're learning lots and more importantly, gearing up for the 'official' release of the front end. One of the plans for Veews when it's in full launch is to allow users to veew content from all the way to the genesis block.
That brings up a problem....We have a 7 day payout window for content on the blockchain. So how can we attract new users to not only Veews but also the blockchain as a whole if everyone only has 7 days to make an impact?
We're floating around a bunch of ideas and have some cool concepts to test out, but obviously the first thing people have suggested is....Tipping!
Hive is a unique beast because our upvotes don't really come out of our pockets per se. Yes, getting the Hive power needed for those votes does, but the rewards pool feeds off the inflation on chain to reward creators and curators....Within 7 days!
But right now, there are a bunch of options out there that I think is important to remind people that...There are many ways to reward creators on the chain. I'm going to go over a few of them tonight :)
Token Tip Bots
I'm not sure exactly what term might best describe this, but I consider token tips to be projects like @hive.pizza (! PIZZA) and of course, our own tipping bot on @ctptalk (! CTP) And yes, I know, there are a lot more. But for the sake of keeping things simple, I'm not going to go over all of them.
These are community based and always on layer 2. The value is derived really by the community and if people feel like they have value, welp...They do. Personally, I love getting both Pizza and CTP tips, but then again I'm pretty biased!
What's cool about these projects is that it doesn't come out of your pocket, so it works like the inflation on Hive....Kinda. You still need a minimum amount of the tipping token to spread it out, but it's a cool way for distribution and letting creators know they are valued! Simply use the ! symbol and the token name behind it in comments, and presto...You've sent a tip to someone!
Make a comment below and I'll show you what I mean....
PeakD Tips
I personally love this feature of @peakd and need to remind myself to use it more lol
If you are viewng content on PeakD's front end, you'll notice a little gift box on the bottom of each post....
When you press it, it'll give you the option of tipping in either liquid Hive or HBD:
Note: This comes out of your pocket! As this is not a tip via inflation or the rewards pool. But it's still a fantastic way to give out 'pats on the back' to creators you found valuable!
HSBI
This is still one of my favorite ways to tip creators on Hive because everyone wins when you....
Send 1 Hive (or as many as you like) to the account @steembasicincome and not only does the person you mention in the 'Memo' field get tipped, so do you!!!
This is an awesome project and has really helped newer creators feel valued on chain.
BuyMeBerries
That's a link above...You should click it lol
O.K. I'm COMPLETELY new to this but it got introduced to me the other day and I thought...Wow, what a cool project!
Think of this like the old 'buy me a beer or buy me a coffee' buttons that used to be all over online forums and blogs. But here, the #bmbhome tips are in cool liquid HBD! I have not yet tried it out, but plan to search for others that have these slick little buttons on their content.
Yes, this is out of pocket, but I think it's a fantastic way to say 'thanks' or 'I appreciate you' to people on Hive.
So yeah.....
7 day payout windows can be tough, but when you dig you can see some amazing projects and tools at our fingertips! That can let creators know, we value and appreciate their efforts!
What's your favorite way to let creators on the blockchain know they are valued?
I believe that tips are a very good way to reward creators and that in the future they will be the way to reward par excellence.
I have a project about gaming by gamers for gamers called @gr33nsquad and in that account my wife and I plus a friend give tips in liquid Hive in small amounts to authors who have content that we think is outstanding, that has not been very well rewarded or that has already passed the 24 hour curve and it is more difficult to get any reward, now is based only on gaming, but soon could include film and music that are other of my interests and tastes.
On the other hand, I have been testing a BCH tool the "CashRain" I don't know if you have heard or tried it, it is something that we could have in Hive as a HiveRain as a way to reward readers or followers, I have been using it in my live and they have to be active to participate or at least present, I have liked it although of hundreds that are approached in reality only 5% do real interaction but the traffic is there.
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Yeah we tried CashRain last month, awful results...Mainly because it was mostly bots and no follow up from the people that followed our accounts. I think you bring up a great point, something like a 'HiveRain' of some sorts might be very popular.
!CTP
Yes, it would be interesting hiveRain but not only $Hive we could make it rain second layer tokens as well, the idea is good it seems to me only that you have to put a little spice so that the rewards are not so easy for the user or viewr or follower depending on the case.
Interesting ideas! Thank you for sharing. You've always got some creative thoughts going on. 😊
The gifting mechanism also appears to be available on the Ecency end, and also appears like a gift box. I don't see it used often, but I can see how it would be a great incentive for new users if older users with a lot of HP would choose to share.
I think comments themselves hold a lot of power. Although there is a lot of financial incentive going around Hive due to the way it's built, sometimes a few good words can be worth more than anything money can buy. And I don't say this to 'virtue signal,' but from actual experience - it's real.
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I think you bring up a great point and what I hoped to change with this post...Tipping, isn't really a big thing on the blockchain yet. We have all these tools, but if it's out of pocket...Not a lot of people touch it lol
!CTP
Point me to a high-value post that is at least published on Hive first. I swear I will tip it right away. But it has to be of high value by modern internet metrics, not some curators' hooligans from OCD metric.
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I need to come on your show again soon and talk about Value for Value, the philosophy not the mechanisms.
Yeah for sure, I think it's something more people need to hear. For whatever reason, we seem allergic to anything outside of the rewards pool.
!CTP
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I do such a horrible job of using the tipping bots that are out there. I can never get the syntax down right. Then I end up looking like a noob writing a useless comment on someones post!
I use the tip tokens every now and then so I think it's good. At the same time, I think the 7 day window for voting has a flaw for people. If you find content older than a day, then you might suffer some curation penalties so I try to tip those posts instead.
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Yeah, it would attract a lot more people to concentrate their creation efforts here if they knew, they could get rewarded past 7 days.
!CTP
Would there be anyway to use ad revenue from the site to reward the posts that get the most likes?
Bring external revenue into the ecosystem and distribute it based on page views or likes? Then over time the content that is being liked a lot more would have a higher probability of appearing when people browse.
I think all that is very do able, especially on the second layer. We are only limited by our creativity here, I'm sure we'll see something like that soon :)
!CTP
Then I would be very excited about the impact that the app could have on the blockchain.
More reasons for content creators to create better quality posts that will last and generate likes for years to come as well as receiving tips from the site for the views that it helps to attract.
Tips are a good option but not used too much and not because of the cost but because users sometimes go too fast and we don't even pay attention to this fact. I actively use them in my posts to reward comments.
By the way, I always learn something with you, I didn't know any of those ways of tipping.
!CTP
Thanks for stopping by and yeah, there are plenty of ways to reward and tip creators here :)
!CTP
!PIZZA and !CTP are my 2 go tips as well. I need to get back into HSBI as well. Good write up.
Thank you sir! Yup, they are fantastic...But I'm very biased with the !CTP one obviously lolol
I think "Buy me a Coffee" is one of the good project. And if anyone implements it the right way under their content, chances are high that someone would help with that. I was thinking of trying that option. I added it on youtube channel but not much luck. I may have to try it on the footer side of the content.
Yeah, it's really up to the content consumer too. It's in their court to tip or not, but the tools are there if they want to.
!CTP
I think the tipping bots will sound great especially if the token gradually gains in value. HSBI is very underated, it could go a long way in helping out creators because it's kind of perpetual. These two would be my favorite tipping options
The best thing about HSBI, other than it helps all parties, is that new members feel appreciated with the votes they get. Really hard when you are starting out to get traction, HSBI helps people get inspired to continue.
!CTP
Indeed. I plan on buying more in the near future. It's one of the best ROI that we can make on Hive.
Why is there an obsession with tipping and constantly suggesting people should 'buymeberries' or a coffee or amazon wishlist or Patreon? I think many tipping services fail to be used as tipping in real life is almost an exclusive US phenomena so perhaps it will take off eventually as models of income for content creators slowly evolve and the rest of the world catches up.
I am still a huge fan of Hive SBI though as its a way of helping others and helping yourself at the same time. Perfect :-)
Interesting read and best wishes.
100% cultural. I remember going to offline events decades ago, and everyone from Europe thought it was so weird to tip anyone at a restaurant.
Hive SBI is a win for sure though, I agree!
!CTP
I seldom use that little gift box in peaks. Usually if I want to give something to the author.
Lots of cool ways to reward authors on the blockchain :)
How can I subscribe to a content creator on Hive besides https://hive.vote ?
We've been planning something special for our front end that addresses that specifically.
!CTP
That is great.
Of all those you mentioned, HBI is my favorite.
It's fantastic, a great way to help everyone on the chain
!CTP
I like to use the tipping bots. It is a good way to offer a reward to people.
Absolutely. And there are so many other options too, just awesome to see it all here.
!CTP
will be interesting to see how buymeberries does.
!CTP
!PIZZA
So far, nothing from berries but maybe it's just not out there enough on my posts. We'll see.
!CTP
Thanks for this insightful posts
I wasn't doing tips prior to now because I didn't understand it but I do now
Thanks
Glad to hear that you found this post valuable! Thanks for stopping by!
!CTP
I really do
Thanks
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I'm in !LUV with tipping since my voting power is so low, but even if it were higher I still would use tips.
I've always used the no-cost tips, but rarely use the tips that cost me. I've seen that buy me berries a few times but never looked at it, until now.
It's pretty interestig but I still probably won't use it much. I'm working hard to build my HBD & Hive so I tend not to give it away just yet.
I sent you a Berry!!
I just wanted to see how it worked!
What's !CTP & !PIZZA without a little !BEER to wash it down!!