Content-Creating: A Craft On The Hive Blockchain?

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The Onus To Content-Creating


The issue with writer's block is always prevalent and this is because of the pressure to constantly remain creative and unique. For users on hive, the pressure to be creative is subconscious, the reason is that, there's no deadline, no external pressure or commitment to be creative. However, user's on Hive are obliged to grow their accounts, by showing up every day creating contents, forming relationships through interaction, engaging with the chain by growing one's stake and even taking the time to understand how it changes overtime and blending with these changes.

Writer's block is prevalent in almost every action, it stems from the inability to find the creative spark to write a thrilling comment that could make impact or add a depth in value to the content of a creator to as far as creating a qualitative content. However, not everyone is a natural content creator, some people find it difficult to express their ideas through writing and one of the reason is the inability to correctly translate their thought through writing.

Some people are unnatural writers because of their hustles or "can-do" spirit. Sometimes their abilities to make use of environment often makes them writers, not by default or design but by opportunity. In the past few days PolyCub is the predominant discussion on the hive blockchain, some days before that, it was *psyberx. Now, you can easily see that more people are writing about these two projects, in forms of investment tutorials and personal investment choices.

The reason is that most of these posts are reportative, educative and information in natural rather than the writer's creative ideas and concepts. This is a proof to how a fraction of the chain are natural writers, while others aren't. Nevertheless, the hive blockchain is huge, content creating and engagement is only but a fraction of how to get traction on the chain. Owning a huge stake is a form of creating an on-chain interaction. For example, if a person is powering up madly, this alone creates a non-verbal objective which communicates the intent of that person towards the chain.


Content & Traction


This isn't to say having money automatically buys you traction. Part of the ways to naturally create traction is through contenting. For example, If a person wants to run for witness, no matter how much they have, (means) they still need to communicate their intents by partially writing and partially creating useful tools that can be mostly beneficial to the chain. In reality, contenting can be diverse, so this makes its intent to be different.

Sometimes when we extrinsically create to make money alone it hinders the creative process. It's one of the minor reasons amidst numerous others why people experiencewriter's block. However, no one is under obligation to create unless they've set targets for themselves. Setting target is good, but measuring growth by numbers on Hive, creates an illusion that efforts being put in by an individual isn't good enough.

The chain has fabricated diverse ways for people to create even better and no one has to be to best of writers to create traction for themselves. So the issue with writer's block isn't due to just being bland. Truth is, there is a scope to content creating. If a person is reliant on their abilities to create things out of nothing, it becomes difficult to replicate this energy. Some of the most consistent creators are not always the best.

The real thing is for one to be consistent, they have to be vast, well-read and exposed. On Hive, there's no metrics for quality, this is because quality content is subjective, but almost everyone agrees that a good content, should have efforts. The metrics by big curators might be different. Some content creators tailor their contents to meet the requirements of big curators, this is total purposeful, but this wouldn't be forever binding. The issue is, the chain is dynamic and blending with the changes can affect the scopes of creating.


Adapting To Dynamism


Adaptation is a big problem when it comes to contenting. There are niches that are not lucrative and there are niches that are. There was a time when art was very lucrative, due to how dynamic the chain is, this has taken a dent. Some people are not adaptive with their content creating styles and one of this is due to autovotes, people starts creating differently when the upvotes are no longer coming.

However, without seamless dynamism, it would be difficult for some to remain constantly creative, while churning out contents upon contents. This isn't to say a content creator should change, rather improvise. Improvisation is meant to make an existing system or style to be better. Sometimes writer's block is an illusion we automatically create when we haven't taken the necessary steps to be better. This isn't always the case as sometimes we can go through a process of being unproductive.




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For alot of reasons..I pay extra attention to your posts...there is alot to learn..alot of admire and it is so Brillant

I needed to read this..I remember having alot of misconceptions about content writing. I also saw the categories listed out

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Thanks a lot, I'm glad you learned a lot

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Deep deep talk right here.

Firstly I feel the most assured way of getting traction is shy staking.

The simple reason is based on the fact that we run a Dpos system and so once you have a lot of hive power and you put in little effort, you should get supported.

Writer's block in my opinion comes from a lot of things.
I think the principal thing that causes weiter's block is poor research.

Once you don't have facts, writing naturally tends to be difficult.

Freestyling can be difficult although a lot of people freestyle but there is a form of knowledge to it.

Also, another factor is trying to write in every niche.

Most people who write everyday have where over 50% of their work is based on.

This is because it comes naturally.

So yeah this was a really good read.

A. Lot of people don't comment well because they actually do not read the post and so they can't interact.

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so once you have a lot of hive power and you put in little effort, you should get supported.

This isn't always true, to get support, you need exposure, to your fellow stakeholders as well. You might have a huge stake but have no expose and interaction. I know huge stake owners who don't get supported when they write, it's because they're hardly exposed. Although using one stake to support others might bring an attraction back to the profile of a person, but might need that exposure to actually go.

As per commenting, I have no doubt, nevertheless one thing that is often not understood is that a lot of people create contents consistently by engaging

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I find it a bit tough to get enough motivation to write posts. I just like to comment more after reading other people's posts. It is true that people tend to follow along with the same type of posts and I don't think there is anything wrong with it either. Everyone's view and experience can be slightly different.

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Well I definitely feel everyone has their part to play as contenting isn't the only rewarding thing on hive and I did well to actually stress this. Monotonous style of writing is great, just that overtime, if it becomes too static, we run out of ways to be better.

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Writers block has its own advantage to some extent. But basically, it is as a result of little or no intake at all because we tend to reproduce what we've consumed most of the time. You can not give what you don't have.

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You're right about the fact that we tend to reproduce what we've actually consumed, that's a brilliant way to look at this.

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First of all, I thank you for the quality and constancy of your content. You're one of the best authors I know around here.

The content niche that I chose has never been very lucrative but I'm satisfied number-wise. I soon realized that if I focused on the upvotes, I'd often experience frustration. What you mention there about not judging one's own quality through these figures, is an essential point for anyone starting their project here.

I use Hive, as I've used my Runes, to organize my daily life as well as to explore the topics that concern me personally. I've built up enormous discipline through it precisely because of what you say about the lack of deadlines and guidelines imposed by others. This perspective has helped me to also increase my motivation, because it's a source of pleasure and I fulfill my purpose doing it.

This is a very insightful and relevant post. Blessings!

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Thank you so much. As for my contents I do not know if they are lucrative. However I do know that there are so many people whose contents are impactful but they might not be financially attractive. On the Hive blockchain value is actually relative. This is why we have the opportunity to create communities where contents are relevant to the people who are in these communities.
Overtime I do not think looking at figures will exactly encourage somebody to continuously stay here especially when it comes to uses retention.
One of the things I tell people here is that if you are intending to grow as a content creator and add figures to the content you create then a little dynamism would go a long way.

I see how your content tend to revolve around your lifestyle and this is absolutely astonishing because you have been consistent without looking at the rewards whatsoever. Eventually it will change I mean the value you get in terms of the content

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