Interpreting the poll of how people found Hive

Thank you for sharing the data gathered and the analysis of the data.😊😊

Yeah.. during summer break , is always the best time to tell friends about Hive..

Those are definitely some interesting results and not exactly what I expected. I can't believe that marketing had zero. I mean I can, but I also cannot. You would think at least one. Maybe they just didn't reply to the post.

It's true that like what you said my friend, interpreting the opinion polls about people finding hives mostly through friends, just like me, my friend told me about hives, thank you very much for also providing information about this great data and analysis my friend.

I still don't understand the pronunciation of the words splinterlands that you wrote.is this one of the webs?

Damn, missed this one. I Discovered through Youtube back in 2017, on a crypto trading channel. It was THE discovery, because I was also planning to create a blog after returning from a trip -- it all came together, perfect timing.

Greetings @solominer ,

What an informative post....enjoyed your commentary and the data....thank you.

Kind Regards,

Bleujay

NB Yes...please ..lets bring the Value Plan up for a vote. ^__^

Only 50 votes on the poll. Is that a fair amount to gather enough data for this?

If value plan is not keeping it's promise why keep it for a second round? Or what is the valueplan's team response to that?

Should hive consider them again and give them a second chance? Or was their "value" "plan" was really just a value menu scheme for cheaper hive and hbd reaping?

Another one from Splinterlands here as a couple of friends recommended it. Went from that to SplinterTalk and then branched out more in to the blogging side through Ecency. Very clear that there needs to be some kind of advertising push at some stage though.

I think there is a case to be made for marketing but ValuePlan's approach clearly isn't working.

Also, when you say "youtube influencers" or those people that have mentioned hive on their own or were paid to do so, in which case I would think that falls under marketing?

Marketing got zero votes.

Value Plan isn't about marketing, i's about Guilty Parties Charity ideas. Because we are doing so well we can spend $3M donating to charity. That and Rally cars with 52yo drivers.

I discovered Hive via Splinterlands also.

This is so amazing summary. Like me, I was introduced by a friend. Thanks for sharing this

My son told me about it. I don't think I would have trusted anyone else, because it seemed like a money scheme. But I know he checks stuff out thoroughly and wouldn't get me involved in anything shady.

I love Hive. It's perfect for me, a long-retired teacher, mother, grandmother. What concerns me as I blog is that when we do onboard someone, we ignore them. I see posts with enormous payouts, and then posts (worthy posts) with 00.00 or a few cents. I think all of us have to put a certain percent of our curation reward interest aside and look for the low curation posts so we can keep the new community members.

Two communities in which I actively participate are good for newbies--LMAC and the Inkwell. In both communities if someone follows the rules and makes a genuine effort, the post will be curated. Nobody walks away with a 00.00 or less than a $1.00 reward if they have made a genuine effort and have followed the rules. I think that should be a goal for everyone. All of us though, have to make an effort to do that, to not only catch new bloggers but keep them.

It's basic psychology. People need at least periodic rewards to reinforce behavior.

I don't understand the finances of the platform. I'm amazed still at how it all works, but it pains me when I see people fall away because they are discouraged.

I am also a TSU veteran, and @stresskiller sponsored me onto hive. There are many other TSU members on hive.

!BEER

I discovered Hive through a friend @shainemata. It wasn't until later I found out Hive came from the legacy chain which I had created an account a few years back. So perhaps listing a combo of options.

Some people here fully understand marketing. Everything you mentioned in this post is a form of marketing. It is powerful when used correctly. Just look at Splinterlands who is responsible for most of the marketing in this space. Valueplan seems to be taking advantage of their DHF funding. What efforts are being made to dethrone bad actors?

• I've read somewhere that Hive's marketing is done by its members themselves, so a professional and paid marketing campaign wouldn't be necessary. I don't know if this is really good or bad, I think anything can happen. If a member or a group of members hire a company that specializes in marketing, it could be a good thing. After all, they have experience in this field and perhaps they know how to use the right and eye-catching elements to attract new people, so it could be a good thing.

• About a friend bringing people to Hive, that's a very interesting point, because it works practically anywhere. If a trusted friend recommends something that they've already been involved in and operating for some time, the tendency is for that person to at least give it a chance to understand how the thing they recommended works. This is the basis of trust and it's what can bring good results to Hive.

I also found my way here from that Jeff Berwick interview with Dan. Unfortunately took me a while to actually get accepted so I couldn't get in until several months after that interview. Oh well. I agree with almost nothing Jeff Berwick says, so I don't know how I stumbled upon that interview or why I watched it, but I'm glad I did.

From the poll's results, more marketing is required for Hive to get a wider reach.

To be honest, I had never heard of Valueplan until I saw Marky's #snaps about it.

It seems that Dapps and direct recommendations appeal more effectively than their current approach, based on the poll responses.

I would like to see the people behind Valueplan enlighten us more about their work and the impact of their marketing campaigns on the Hive platform.

!PIZZA

I discovered HIVE through twitter.

It's funny to me how marketing got 0 votes... Well, it's really hard to get into HIVE without someone to guide you through it, so marketing has to be really, really good for it to work.

I read an article in Financial time about the old Blockchain steem, and here we are from those days.
The rest is history.

By the way congratulations for have been a whale, one day I will do it too, coming soon, 2028 I will do.

I learnt about Hive from a friend of mine, on WhatsApp. But then I was almost discouraged because of low payouts, a lot of others were.
So your visiting posts of people like me, is really commendable.
Thank you very much 🙏