How important is Monetization on Hive for you?

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Today, we would like to ask you a very personal question regarding the importance of monetization on hive. In what category would you fit?

  1. I am active on hive mainly to generate an income through my posts
  2. I am active on hive to grow my stake so that later I will have a real income from my activity and my stake
  3. I am active on hive because I enjoy the social side and I can earn at the same time
  4. I am active on hive because I can express my views and be creative. I don't care about the earnings.

Tell us what corresponds the most to you and maybe explain a bit.

Please leave your answer as a comment below this post.

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I love everything about Hive, although sometimes, I get pissed by some things I see going on around here.

To answer this question, I fall in the category of numbers 2, 3 & and the A part of 4. I really do care about the earnings cos Hive is my side hustle. 😅
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sometimes, I get pissed by some things I see going on around here

Unfortunately that happens to all of us it seems :-)

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2 & 3

I am currently increasing my stake , which intern will help me to curate better.
But, at some point i do want to get returns from the effort i have put in for the last 6 years
So, just waiting for hive to get closer to the moon 🤣

on that note enjoy some !PIZZA slice

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So, just waiting for hive to get closer to the moon 🤣

Let's hope for that :-)

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I like the earning side of Hive. And being able to grow my stakes while taking some when needed is good. #2 & 3 from your categories above.

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I think without the earning side, the motivation would be different, especially when we start out...

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I feel like I am a mix of 4,3 and 2 in that order. I like the idea of growing my stake but it's not important to me monetarily. I started becoming active on Hive again when the price dipped. I didn't do that on purpose but it just goes to show that I'd rather revel in the social and creative aspect. The price is low but the value remains high.

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1+2+3

no 4 only for hypocrite. X and facebook can give no 4 better experience.

any hivians below dolphin size and they say they are not no 1, they are f'in big liars lol. how much do they get from curation? that's a big honesty issue

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any hivians below dolphin size and they say they are not no 1

When I started, I was directly no 2, but things have changed since...

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I'm leaning towards number 3. No one from the developed world can say with a straight face that they're here to earn money, even at orca levels.

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I agree that even at orca levels, the income isn't that interesting anymore that it makes a real difference. But still there is a little something coming in that is difficult to find anywhere else...

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Probably no. 3 best describes. I earn to improve my stake so that I have more Hive Power for curation. I don't see myself powering down. I'm here for the long haul.

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Thanks a lot for sharing your point of view!

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I have no doubts, I go with everything to 3. I like to make profits like everyone else, but my earnings are not even enough to pay the internet bill. 🤣
I enjoy reading and supporting other users, learning and getting to know experiences from all over the world. That's what keeps me here!

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my earnings are not even enough to pay the internet bill. 🤣

Well that's a hard truth and it puts the earning side into perspective...

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Number 4. :) What I "make" here isn't worth anything at all. I am just enjoying myself by reading some of the more interesting posts.

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Nice to see that you mainly enjoy the social side of hive!

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When I first started it was more about the monetized side of Hive as I was trying to generate funds to cover my Splinterlands play. Then I realized just how much fun it was and it became more enjoyable for the social aspect, and the money was just a side bonus.

I really do hope they can get this inflation under control, I would hate to see Hive lose more authors. The last few months I have seen so many people exit stage left after powering down huge amounts of HP due to frustrations with the witnesses...

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due to frustrations with the witnesses...

Hive would need some fresh faces and ideas and the way it is built, the power lies with the people who are here from the beginning and they do not bring the biggest energies to introduce changes to the platform.

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When I joined hive i was more about the option 2… my dream in crypto in general to leave passively with a stake here ….living of passive incomes… now i changed somewhere between 3 ans 4 social is good… sometimes getting something is nice but at the same time i have a feeling that the rewards nowadays doesn’t make any difference in my life… so let’s just be creative and have fun.

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i have a feeling that the rewards nowadays doesn’t make any difference in my life…

What I like is that in spite of that, you are still here!

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Yes I am I like this place despite of my criticism, the only thing that I gave up was the HBD savings, despite of the APR still being attractive it achieved a bit my stress limits to keep going. any ways as an outcome I also made a nice powerup today =)

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I think those are the three main ones. I really believe that what sets Hive apart is its easy monetization, so a lot of people who try to do that elsewhere and fail might end up coming here. Obviously, we have a lot of other things too, I like the network, the friends I’ve made, the things I’ve learned, and now I’m even developing and improving a game, so Hive has plenty of opportunities—we just need to see which one fits us best and go for it.

1 - I am active on hive mainly to generate an income through my posts
2 - I am active on hive to grow my stake so that later I will have a real income from my activity and my stake
3 - I am active on hive because I enjoy the social side and I can earn at the same time

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I’m even developing and improving a game

I saw that. It's great to see how you become somebody who uses this platform to build something tangible!

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Originally it was #2 to eventually be able to buy some additional silver and gold.

Somewhere over the last year or two that changed to #3 and a little bit of #4.

I've made a lot of friends here that I'm grateful for and don't want to give that up. The earnings are a bonus.

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I've made a lot of friends here that I'm grateful for and don't want to give that up. The earnings are a bonus.

I also see it like that. I believe that with time it's mainly this category that will be on hive.

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I think you're right. I think we'll be stronger for it in the long run, but we may go through some rough patches in the meantime.

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I started as a 1, but I mostly identify myself as a 3 now that I'm retired. But I'm mostly interested in monetised evergreen / perpetual content. With Hive author and curation rewards being a welcome extra. Now, I've proved that the concept is sound as shown by the link to my blog in my profile. But I haven't maintained the focused, niche content generation that this option requires.

Anyway, just today, I started a better version of my niche blog generation app. So I am hoping to have the mix of a better app and more content soon. Though my track record for developing this is not great!

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It's great to see how you try to build something on hive. I believe this is also a side that makes the platform interesting. It's a place where we can let our creativity free and build stuff that would be too complicated in other environments.

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I would say 2 and 3 for me, but 1 was my motivation for joining Hive. Over the years, I haven't done much except put some of the Hive rewards into gamees on Hive such as Splinterlands. The rest is on my account, and I treat it more as an investment that might pay off in the future.

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I treat it more as an investment that might pay off in the future.

I hope we will get some sweet fruits from that tree one day :-)

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I am active on Hive to generate an income through my posts, to grow my stake thereby increase my income, and I have always enjoyed the social side as I earn. Even so, if there wasn't any earning potential, I'd stick to my Wordpress blogs and YouTube!

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Even so, if there wasn't any earning potential, I'd stick to my Wordpress blogs and YouTube!

That's quite a good point. It's the earning side that gives this little motivation boost that makes us come back and go on.

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I’m more into reasons 2 and 3. I’m not as active as I’d like to be, but my goal is to increase my HP, and I take the opportunity to play Splinterlands, which is still one of my hobbies.

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but my goal is to increase my HP

That's nice to hear. With people builing their HP, we can bring changes to hive and make it better in the long run.

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At the beginning when it was steem time I was closer to the 2nd, but now I think I'm somewhere between 3 and 4

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It's a similar progress that most of us followed but the good thing is that we are still around!

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Agree with you fort 100%
I think all of as here for a long time if we are still here!

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I am not active on Hive. It is mostly to support Splinterlands game and passive grows slowly.

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That's a fair way to finance your gaming I believe.

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Somewhere between 3 and 4, it depends on the situation and mood. To be honest, I did withdraw some. These days my presence is half-automated. @exhaus auto-publish without any additional touch, mostly, and @actifi. That's it. Other things to do and general mood are the excuses.

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