Don't Focus On Rewards, Consistency Will Pay Off In The Long Run
July 21, 2022
What was your purpose in joining this platform?
You'll be a hypocrite if you say, you join just to write because we all have a common denominator when we came here, and that is to earn rewards through writing. Unless you are a contributor or developer under the platform's blockchain. But staying longer is another story that doesn't include rewards anymore.
While making my previous post about Hive Basics For Beginners posted on another platform, I was checking Hive FAQs for references. This FACT says a lot.
This is so true.
Recently, I came across a new user on Hive who was complaining about not getting rewards. Then I told him (twice in different comments) to interact with the community to gain an audience. I wasn't sure though what action he took after telling him about community engagement since I don't know his account and he didn't give it either.
I remembered when I first started blogging, I tend to complain about the unfair distribution of rewards because of the random tipping system and I felt like many quality contents were unrated. Until I became used to it and didn't care about rewards anymore, but rather focused on writing and interacting with the community.
When I first joined Hive writing challenges from different communities, I was quite curious about their rewards. Some use Hive Engine tokens that have a very small value. And some challenges only have a maximum reward of $5 worth of tokens with no consolation prizes for all participants.
If I would compare it to some writing contests I held on another platform, the minimum worth of rewards I gave out was $20, not including the tips given out as consolation prizes. (This isn't to brag, but just a fact)
In my Christmas Gift Giving last December 2021, I gave out more than $100 to my regular followers as my way of appreciation for their constant support.
And another gift-giving was done in the real world wherein I gave a gift to a homeless old woman, and this is one of my dreams that came true, to help less fortunate people.
In my recent, 2nd Anniversary Writing Challenge, I gave out more or less $50 worth of rewards, excluding the worth of tokens and NFTs I gave out.
And the funny part there was, that week was a bear season. Just imagine how much loss it was to my wallet. Yet, I didn't care about the bear market and just continued my anniversary contest.
And take note, we have no rewards pool or voting mana on this platform, so all tips we give out to articles, comments, and writing challenges are directly deducted from our own wallets.
These rewards I gave out were the fruit of consistency, and I just shared them back with the community. And that's how I got to the top 10 tippers.
At the beginning of the random rewarder tipping system, I was only getting random tips from the tipping bot, and there were days that I received no tips from it at all. It was frustrating at first as we all exerted effort in blogging but our works are not being rated well and the system was just so random. But despite not getting tips, I continued giving out tips. It may be small, but enough to motivate the receiver.
It wasn't only me, but many of us. However, we didn't give up and just forgot about the unfair tipping system. We just continued blogging and interacting with the community. Until our consistency was paid off and we got regular upvotes from the tipping bot.
What's the point here?
Rather than focusing on the reward, just work on developing a good reputation and connecting with the community. Consistency pays off in the long run.
When posting articles on Hive, I don't care if I'll receive a big reward or just a few cents. We've been there and we're used to it. I'm joining several writing challenges but I don't even care if I'll win or lose, and how many rewards I'll receive from those challenges.
The main reasons why I like joining challenges are to interact with the community, meet different people, gain an audience, build a better reputation, and read different stories. It's not really just the rewards that matter on blogging, but the fun of joining challenges and meeting different people.
As for me, writing and interacting became part of my daily routine and I feel like my day isn't complete without doing so. So small or big rewards, it doesn't matter anymore. I just enjoy interacting with the community and sharing different stories.
So instead of complaining about your small reward, just focus on building a better reputation through engaging with the community while creating quality content. Again, it's the fun that matters more and the lessons and knowledge we receive through this platform. And just because you are not earning well, you will stop blogging. Just continue doing the right thing until you succeed and get a better name.
Ayyy oo sis. Naalala ko yung mga pa contest at giveaway mo sa kabila last year 🤗
One of the most generous nga sa read ehh.
Ako din, inaamin ko kaya ako sumali kasi para kumita. Tapos nagiging sad kapag walang bigay, pero kalaunan nag iba pananaw ko. Yung pinagdaanan ko dito, ganun din naman sa kabila kaya laban hihihi sulat at makipagkaiban talaga.
It's through engaging naman talaga tayo nkakabuild ng reputation.. Maliit man tips, tuloy parin.. Nasanay na tayo galing sa kabila 🤣
This is true. Don't expect para di masakit instead be better pa , engaged and make connections.
Masasaktan lng kapag umasa 🤣
True . Kaya enjoy mo nalang pagbablog 🤭
Your write my dear I know you put that community contest to also remind our co bloggers the passion and reason why were writing. And it's to express our feelings on what we want to write
That's another reason....to express our thoughts and ideas..
You're right Jane, there is almost no one that came to hive without the mind of getting rewards but as time goes on, we get to learn more and realize that the reward are even the least things we benefit.
Over the few months I've been here, I've learned a lot that on a normal day I wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to learn. Getting to engage with different authors around the world keeps helping me think outside the box.
Consistency pays big time, it's just a matter of time, all what is required of us is to get to be in a friendly environment with our fellow Hivians and if possible, put a good smile on their face.
You've spoken so well Jane and I'm so privileged to read this, thank you for the motivation, it is truly inspiring.
Thank you..
You're one of those I met here and I also learned lessons from your posts..
It's really true...once we enjoy what we are doing here and interacting with others, we wouldn't mind about the rewards anymore.. ☺
You're welcome dear, I'm happy you also learned from me.
Let's keep doing what we are good at then 👊🤝.
Sure 😊.. Are you ready for tomorrow's post for Dreemport? It was an awesome three weeks of challenges 😁
Not yet, I don't really know what we will be writing on, I will have to check it out again 😅.
What about you?
The challenge is really so much fun, I wish it won't end, well it's not ending for me 😌.
Here.
Btw, thanks for boosting this post 😊..I appreciate it much..
Oh dear, thank you so much, now I remember 😅.
You earned it girl 👍.
I'm a hypocrite, I joined this platform to write only. LOL!
Sayang hindi ko naabutan yung mga pakontest mo sa kabila. hehehe
Anyways, it's true that those who stay long in writing or content-sharing platforms are those who have the passion for it. Sure we are here for the rewards, but that should be secondary only
Platforms like HIVE are community driven. The more we interact with the community, the more chances of getting those rewards.
Hello there..did you change your account?/😅 I remember the first one was hard to remember 🤣..
the longer we stay, the more we enjoyed it...
yup. I changed it. Mali yung pagkatype nung isa eh. Tsaka, mas familiar na ang ID na to sa inyo hehehe.
So far, I'm enjoying the interaction here.
Effective yung RC limit laban sa spammers.
For beginners tipid2 talaga sa rc..
Precisely, I just remember nung nagsisimula pa lang ako sa read cash ate, grabe din mental breakdowns ko dahil hindi ako ma visit2 ni Rusty. Pero alam mo asan ako humugot ng lakas para magpatuloy duon? Dun sa mga taong sumusuporta at nagbibigay ng advices saakin. Pareho lang din dito sa Hive, di man masyadong kalakihan ang mga upvotes ko, Atleast I tried my best to enjoy and create friendship here.
Yun ang mas importante.. Yung natututunan. It's really toxic at first na hndi narerewardan ang effort.. But as you get along and learn to enjoy writing. You wouldn't mind about rewards anymore..
Expect nothing, then be surprised 😜
That's my mindset, eh? So happened when the harvest is good, "Chamba" when low; it's OK, hehe. Also, as usual, it's a battle for beginners,s hehe.
Tama.. There are a lot of surprises here.. Better not expect much. Just work harder.
Ako ngayon hindi ko na din iniisip yung rewards na nakukuha ko, kahit dun sa kabila, publish lang ako ng publish at Interact sa abot ng aking makakaya kasi syempre nanay din ako sa outside the internet kaya di ako minsan nakakapag basa, mas lalo dito sa hive kasi hindi na minsan kaya ng oras ko kaya okay na din sakin kahit magkano Lang reward ko kasi kulang din ako sa interaction. Pero yung iba, masyadong mataas ang expectations mababa naman ang action🙈🙈🙈
Yun na nga. Medyo nainis ako nun nabasa ko reklamo nya..tapus wala naman ata ginagawa.. I tried to het his username ayaw ibigay 😅.. Iwan bakit..
Hahahaha, natatakot siguro na emention mo..o di kaya makita mong wala talaga siyang ginagawa kaya walang pumapansin sa kanya. Imposible naman kasi na walang papansin sa post kung siya din ay nakikisalamuha sa iba.
When I first joined in other blogging platform I always complain that the rewards are distributed unfairly but as time passed by I got used to it and learned that instead of complaining why not interact with the community and enjoy and from that, every time na mag start Ako ng journey ko as other platforms I always focus na on interacting with the community. And I hope my effort in interacting with the community here will have a fruitful harvest 😄
Of course, in the long run. It won't come too soon. You need to work hard to get a fruitful harvest..
This is the mistake a lot of people make: they have unrealistic expectations. How can someone just be starting to blog here and they are already expecting to earn as much as someone who is over 5 years old and consistently engages with the community? All these blogging platforms like hive and readcash reward effort, you have to put in the effort and slowly build your account to get to the top, and you do this by consistently publishing and engaging with every other person, building a name for yourself. But sadly a lot of people are lazy when it comes to this and will rather look for ways to cheat the system and start crying when it eventually backfires
True.. Engagement is always necessary anywhere we go to build a reputation.. Money doesn't grow on trees.. It must be earned through hard work.
Actually ganito na mindset ko nung nasa noise pa lang ako ate at wala pa sa rc. Sabi ko kahit saang platform ako mapadpad, mas okay na ibuild up muna ung reputation pati audiences mo.. Money will come after hehehe. Kaya dito sa hive di ko na muna pinapansin lahat ng pumapasok sa wallet.
True. It's like planting a seed. If we keep watering it each day, it will grow and we'll reap the fruit of our labor worthily 😊
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Great points Jane!! Keep up the great work.
Thank you.. And thanks for the points 😊
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Thank you so much @jane1289 for this reminder at the same time encouragement sa lahat ng writers especially sa mga new ones like me. Sa 3 platforms na nagjoin ako same lang lahat need parin engagement.
Kahit saan naman pumuntan yun talaga need .
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STOPI agree with you Miss Jane, consistency and discipline really matters if we want to reach our goals in the end. Patient and hard work will pay off, and everything is worth it in the end.
Tama..especially for the newbies... Need tlga hard work if gusto mag succeed in blogging.
Guilty as charged. Well, you are right ateee, my goal in joing this kind of platform is to generate extra earnings and it really affects me intensively whenever I don't get rewarded. But as the time goes by, my perception changed and growth becomes my main motivator in writing. I wanted to bring back the old and creative me. I feel so left behind sa aspect na ito eh.
Most of people just think about rewards and that is the reason because of what they can't develop too much and leave everything in the middle.
In my case I always try to consistence and it really help me to interact with others and make new friends.
Anyway you have written well.
Your point is excellent and very true. I can relate to what you wrote on that other platform we put our hand in our pocket to reward our followers, and by the way, we did it with pleasure, at least in your case and in mine. The Hive system is different and I will not say if it is better or worse, I will not fall into it, but it has a much more long-term future approach because it does not depend on a fund financed by a person. Plus the chances of getting a long-term benefit within the same platform without necessarily having to write as your account grows because of the curation rewards are a good bonus.
On that platform, and on this one we have to be patient, make a name for ourselves by engaging with the community, participating and showing some commitment to the blockchain and its growth, HP's initiatives, and of course follow the explicit rules of each community and the implicit rules in general, such as not self-voting, as many fall into that mistake.
In short, what an excellent topic and treated with great clarity for those who are starting. Cheers!
True.. What I like here is the long-term benefits...the hive staking for instance, and of course, the different communities and people I met that make my stay here worthwhile..
wow, a $160k tip?!? 💪😁
I hear ya about the rewards, it took me a looooooooooong time to understand it and how that works..
u seem to have figured it out faster.. good for u! :)
I mostly just do hive because its fun and cool. I'm not real social in my real life, so I get to be more social on here! (the rewards do add up too, which is nice!)
We are the same 🤣. I don't socialize much in the real world..but I like interacting here...