Introduction

Engagement on Hive is very important and it’s what sets Hive apart from every other web3 social media platform. Hive is a “social media” platform and by social media, you need to socialize and connect with people.

In this post, we will cover the basics of Hive. You will get to understand how to carry out little activities on the Hive blockchain.

No man is an island and being on a platform like this, you will need to make great connections. Hive is more interesting when you have friends, it makes it easier for you to stay longer as these people cheer and support you.

Hive is too big to get bored, and no one is going to reprimand you for exploring rather we would applaud you as long as you are doing the right thing.

We will be covering the following topics:

• How to join communities.
• How to post in a community.
• How to follow people.
• Upvoting, commenting, and reblogging of posts.

How to Earn from this Post:

As you learn from this tutorial, try out these processes yourself, take screen shots and make posts using the #journeyofahivean tag. You will earn as you learn #learntoearn.
Be very careful with your screenshots as not to show personal information like: keys, passwords account memo's on Binance Exchange etc.

How to join a Community

You can’t say you are a bonafide member of Hive if you do not belong to a community or support a community. Hive is community-based and together as a community we grow.

A community is made of people who share similar interests in a particular niche. Joining a community means meeting people of similar interests and building relationships. Remember, we build genuine relationships on Hive.

Joining communities you like and engaging with members of the community can help build new relationships. Being active is also important.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to join several communities using the Ecency DApp.

To join a community you have to follow these simple steps:

• Click on the three horizontal lines once you are logged in on Ecency.

• Click on Communities.

• Search for the community you want to join.

• Choose the community and click on join.

• Read the description and rules of the community and obey them.

Note: It is very important that you read the rules of each community you join. Try to abide by the rules as failure to do so or post anything contrary to what the community stands for can get you muted.

How to post in a Community

• Click on the pencil icon.

• Add a title.

• Write your post on the empty space.

• Click on the gallery icon to add images.

• Click on upload.

• Choose your image and wait for it to upload.

After making all necessary corrections and inserting all images, click on continue to publish.

• Go through the preview page.

• Click on my blog and choose your desired community.

• Input tags relevant to your post only.

• Click on “Publish now”

In a few seconds your post would be published.

How to follow people

People follow people for different reasons and on various social media platforms so Hive is not different.
Do you find a Hivean's post educational? Does the post resonate with you? Do you want to read their blog again?

If you wish to read this Hivean's post again all you have to do is to follow them.

There are so many ways of following people. You can decide to follow people from the communities you subscribed to, the trending feed, or from reblogs from friends, whichever way works for you.

In this tutorial, we will be following people from the communities we subscribed to as these people share similar interests with us making it easy to establish common ground.

• Click on communities.

• Click on the Hivean’s username.

• Click on their profile picture to get full access to their blog.

• Click on follow.

Upvoting, commenting, and reblogging of posts

Upvote on Hive is simply to like a post. Just the way you like people’s posts on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok, we also do that here. Remember, Hive is a Social Media platform.

When you upvote(like) a post or comment it simply means you enjoy the post or you appreciate the author. When you upvote a post you earn from it so does the author, making it a win-win situation.

How to upvote

• Click on the little blue arrow.

• Choose the percentage of vote you want to give to the author.

• Click on the little arrow.

This is an indication that you have upvoted the post.

Note: Self-voting is wrong and you could get downvoted for doing so and downvotes can damage your reputation. Be very careful. You don’t want to ruin the reputation you worked so hard for.

How to Comment

Do you find a post interesting and you would love to leave a comment?

• Click on the post

• Scroll down and input your comment in the comment box.

• Click on reply.

Always remember to reply to comments on your posts. Ignoring comments on your posts can give a negative impression of you. From commenting and replying to comments, you can make new friends.

One of the perks of commenting on Hive is that you get rewarded for your comments too. Yes, you can earn via commenting.
If a Hivean likes your comment he or she can go ahead to upvote your comment and that is why you need to avoid making generic comments like “nice post” or emojis alone.

On Hive we prioritize thoughtful comment and you should as well.

Reblogging

Reblogging simply means sharing a posts you find interesting. It’s the same thing as reposting. Every post you reblog appears on your blog and also reaches a wider audience.

• Click on the reblog icon.

• Click on reblog.

The longer you stay on Hive the more you’d find different ways to carry out these little activities.

Conclusion
If you are wondering what this post is, it’s simply a tutorial to help onboard and educate new users in the Hive ecosystem.
Various aspect of Hive would be treated and this is my contribution to the project.

A big shout to @starkerz and his team for coming up this this amazing idea and to @ravenmus1c for the cool banner. It looks really great.

You can get more information about the initative here:

The Journey to be a Hivean