I'm alive and powered up - are you?

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I used to power up my Hive as it was earned, that is, I had my earnings set to 100 % power up. But then I realised that by powering up on autopilot, it meant that I never had Hive to power up on the 1st of the month - Hive Power Up Day.

So, at some point during September, I made a slight change to how my rewards are earned and elected to earn them in a 50/50 split of Hive and HBD instead. This way I earn and stack Hive until PUD day and then have enough to take part, this being the first month since I made the change.

I also separately earn HBD which I can either convert to Hive when the price is best (although the caveat to this is that it takes 3.5 days to convert so if the price suddenly jumps or dives you can be caught unawares) or I can keep it set aside so that I can buy some Splinterland packs when Chaos Legion is released.

Today I powered up my Hive for the first time ever on PUD. I powered up the minimum 10 HIVE to take part to try to earn a little PUD bee😂

To be fair, I didn't really have much more to power up anyway as I didn't start at the beginning of September and I also spent a couple of Hive on Dec for Splinterlands this past month.

So, today I am alive and proud of Hive. Proof of that lies in the fact that I have done my bit for our home on the blockchain, as I intend to be alive for a lot longer and want Hive to be there alongside me, thriving.

Have you powered up? 😊🙏

ps: In a nod to one of my favourite Hive communities, Tomorrow is Proof of Brain Power Up Day for those who remember :-)

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Yeah, I have powered up 6 hive today but I've been having difficulty posting today. I don't know what's wrong with my end of the server as it keeps saying something about authentication. I've tried logging out countless times but still no change....
.I'll keep trying before the day runs out though

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If you want to earn the power bee then you need to power up a minimum of 10 Hive. Do you have another 4 by any chance to power up? We could 'bee' PUD twins lol. Maybe try using the Ecency front end. peakD looks like it's hanging a bit. Also did you know that you earn points in loyalty points in Ecency that you can use to boost your own posts and increase your post earnings?

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I'm not sure what the power bee is or what PUD is.

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hi @mineopoly😊maybe this article will help everyone:
Welcome to Hivepud Hive Power up day October 1st 2021. Maybe @traciyork could answer some of the questions in the comments in my post? eg: what is a power bee? what is PUD? why would one want to power up specifically on Hive PUD day? Alternatively drop her your questions on her post and I am sure she'd be happy to answer them 😊🙏

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If you want to earn the power bee then you need to power up a minimum of 10 Hive. Do you have any 4 by any chance to power up? We could 'bee' PUD twins lol

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When I first started, I wasn't powering up because I didn't understand the concepts of the blockchain, and I thought it was 'fake' money anyway. I was just doing it for the blogging experience. Since then, you would think I would know more about it, but I'm still confounded by simple concepts such as Power Up Day, which I just learned about from reading your post. Thank you for that! So, here's a silly question, why would you want to power up on this particular day?

I split my rewards with Hive/HBD because I'm using my HBDs to fund my NFT Art shenanigans in the NFT Showroom. :)

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From what I understand it is just a great way to remind people to power up to invest in the community and to do it on one day as a community. You get Hive badges and "power-up" bees awarded as an incentive. It's a bit of fun I guess and creates awareness for the community. It's the first time that I have done it. I guess by having the badges it shows to the community that you do power up too (?) If anyone can add any more, that would be great. We are all here to learn :-)

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Ah gotcha! I did it after reading your post and got my badge. Sweet!

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hi @litguru😊maybe this article will help everyone:
Welcome to Hivepud Hive Power up day October 1st 2021. Maybe @traciyork could answer some of the questions in the comments in my post? eg: what is a power bee? what is PUD? why would one want to power up specifically on Hive PUD day? Alternatively drop her your questions on her post and I am sure she'd be happy to answer them

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Hey @samsmith1971 - happy day after Power Up Day! 😄

I'm happy to answer all your questions - working on putting a reply together now, but it might take me a minute as I have a few other things I'm doing at the same time (multitasking for the fail win!). But I figured I'd quickly shout out to let you know I'm on it, and feel free to add any other questions you have & I'll get 'em all answered in one fell swoop (to the best of my ability, obvs). 😊

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aw thanks @traciyork, much appreciated🙌🙏have some !LUV

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Thanks so much for the !LUV, love! 😍

And now for some answers -

  • @litguru662 asked, "why would you want to power up on this particular day?"

Back a couple of years ago, the person who started the Power Up Day thing (@streetstyle) thought it would be cool to have one day that everyone powered up at the same time, to help spread awareness of the benefits of doing so. In order to get people excited about it, he started offering prizes, geared towards helping smaller accounts grow. I don't remember who picked the first of every month, but since then it's become a tradition.

Shorter answer - it's the only day (as far as I know) that you might get a prize for powering up. 😊

  • @mineopoly pointed out, "I'm not sure what the power bee is or what PUD is.

The Power Bee is the awesomesauce name for the little (and not so little) guy that appears on the @hivebuzz Power Up Day badges. And PUD stands for Power Up Day, which is the first of every month, with people like Hive Buzz, @victoriabsb's Hispanic #HPUD initiative, and myself offering prizes to people who power up Hive that day (with varying requirements for each).

Here are a few explanatory links from October's Power Up Day -

https://peakd.com/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-202110

https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@victoriabsb/hive-power-up-day-recordatorio-1ero-de-reglas-and-premios-engesp-oror-hpud

https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@traciyork/announcement-post-hive-power-up-day-october-1st-2021

  • @chincoculbert mentioned, "I have powered up 6 hive today" to which you (@samsmith1971) replied, "If you want to earn the power bee then you need to power up a minimum of 10 Hive.

You are absolutely correct Samantha and I wanted to point out another cool thing related to this. Almost exactly a year ago, Hive Buzz started offering the Power Up Helper badge to people who power up 10 Hive to someone else's account on Hive Power Up Day (within certain parameters). For details, check out the announcement post -

https://peakd.com/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-helper

Okay, I think that's everything that's been asked so far - if I missed anything please feel free to shout out. And here's a slice of !PIZZA & a pint of !BEER to enjoy whilst you read my slightly wordy answers! 😂

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This is brilliant! Thank you so much @traciyork. You should publish this as a new post for newbies ;-)

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Great minds, @samsmith1971! I'm actually in the process (which I've been saying for the past 3 months now...lol) of putting together a standalone Hive Power Up Day FAQ, so I can point people to it when they have questions. I think this might be the month I actually get it posted. 😂

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Thank you for this explanation. PUD is an excellent initiative.

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Great to hear that you are alive and powered up @samsmith1971, and congrats on taking part in HPUD, it is a great initiative, enjoy your day and stay safe, awesome and alive.


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Thank you @flaxz, I hope more people in the community see the value in powering up their Hive. When we invest in our home, it can only get better😊🙏💗

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Good Morning and You're welcome, @samsmith1971! I like the analogy. Have a great day!😀


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thank you, have a great day :-)

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You need to stack more BBH (Each 1000 BBH in your wallet allows you to send 1 BBH per day)

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Congratulations @samsmith1971! You received a personal badge!

You powered-up at least 10 HIVE on Hive Power Up Day! This entitles you to a level 1 badge.
Participate in the next Power Up Day and try to power-up more HIVE to get a bigger Power-Bee.
May the Hive Power be with you!

You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking

Check out the last post from @hivebuzz:

Hive Power Up Month Challenge - Winners List
Hive Power Up Month - Feedback from Day 29
Hive Power Up Day - October 1st 2021 - Hive Power Delegation
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thanks for the reminder, and congratulations on your participation in The Daily Spotlight

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@samsmith1971, You have done excellent thing to build up your hive account. HP plays important role for destribute rewards. So congratulations for your 1st HPUD. You can continue this good decision. Have a nice weekend. Stay alive.

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Greetings, and thanks for supporting Hive, it's a great project and worth investing in, glad you are well and alive, happy day.
!ALIVE

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Definitely worth the investment. It has a history now and hopefully with everyone in the community onboard, it will have a great future too😊🙏

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Good job powering up - I too powered up today for the first time on Power Up Day!

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Nice time to power up HIVE. Tomorrow is POB powerup? Good to know thank you for sharing!
Are you going to look into Chaos Legion vouchers when they come out?

!LUV
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I don't know if the POB power-up initiative is still going but I will power up today in any event. Just seen this from September Brain power up week. I have asked @felipejoys if it continues for October as I haven't seen October's post yet.

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Yes, I am hoping to buy a few packs as when I joined Splinterlands all existing packs were sold out :-(

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Yes, i did power-up hive.
I accumulate liquid hive and then power-up on the first of the month.
I use to convert HBD to Hive, but now i transfer to savings to earn interest.

thanks for sharing

take care and stay safe
Also have a nice weekend

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Nice one! You have a great weekend too Farhad 😊🙏

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It's nice to power up. Congrats.

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Yeah. Stacking up your tokens makes more sense than directly powering up. By doing so, you know how much you're investing per day, week or month.
Also remember that we have alive staking and reward package that is done on or before Thursday.
Congratulations for being on the spotlight today.
Do have a lovely weekend

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hi @ddn688, thank you for stopping by 🙏I do stake my alive token but am not aware of the "before Thursday" thing or the "staking and reward package". Have I missed something? 😊🙏

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Yeah, read @flaxz's posts and you'll be guided.
!ALIVE and stay safe

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I think the penny just dropped lol. Is this the bro rewards then for holding and staking alive tokens? Didn't realise there was a cut off of Thursday but I guess there needs to be a cut off to determine splits by the Monday.

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Actually those are 2 different things, the daily payouts of BRO is all based on how much ALIVE stake you have compared to all that is staked, the weekly staking contest is something I run on @flaxz and where I give away 1000 ALIVE tokens in total as stake to eligeble participants, and you need to apply for it to take part, the latest post is pinned up top in our Hive Community so easy to find.

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Thanks for coming here boss.

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Good Morning and You're welcome, @ddn688! Have a great day! 😀


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Your can read from the boss's comment here.
I hope you find interest in this

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Thank you, I did indeed enter and earned some extra Alive tokens as a result. i have already submitted my fresh entry for this week too so thank you for the recommendation.

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