RE: Comers and goers

I responded to @m31 over on the other post with some of the reasons I found myself spending less and less time on Steem, and eventually went away entirely. But one of the points I didn't mention was engagement, or lack thereof.

We all like to get those votes and that payout after 7 days, but when all of my votes were autovotes and I had few or even no comments on my post, it was disheartening. I wanted my posts to spark a conversation or get a reaction, and that was getting smaller and smaller. That probably has to do with a lot of the people who were following me at the time disappearing as the Steem price decreased.

I have tried to onboard a few people over the course of my three years on the platform, and not a one of them has stuck. I think the Steem splash page with the promise of earnings for posting your blog had a big part of that. People come, don't earn anything right away, and leave. Admittedly, I have not looked at the Hive landing page for new users, if such a thing exists. But if it still promises earnings, I think it is doing more harm than good.

I don't think anyone I know would refer to me as a hustler. I'm primarily lazy when given the opportunity, so my best case scenario is probably the vast Hive middle class. Doing okay, but not seeing the level of success that people who are really putting their heart and soul into the project will find. But I do like to share my thoughts on things, as long as my post is getting seen and read, but that wasn't happening. As I build my way back in to the Hive ecosystem, I have to work on rebuilding my audience. Communities should be helpful with that as I learn how to use them.

Reading through your last few posts has actually been pretty encouraging to me. I appreciate the ideas you are putting out there, thank you for that. I doubt I will go all in on Hive anytime soon, my daily life has too much busyness in it to be that invested, but I want to be a part of the community again, and that is something I haven't felt in a long time.