For the pass few days, I have been thinking on more ways in which we can spend the HBD and at the same time, drag more traffic [bring more users] to the hive Blockchain. A way that is of a high demand and part of our daily life.
If you want to excel as business men and women, there are things you need to go for which is of a high demand around you. It can be goods or services to render.
For example:
As a business man that wants to excel, you can't fill up your store with rice, plantain and beans, when in your area the highly demanding food items are indomie, spaghetti, Titus sanding and vegetables.
You will always go for what people use more in their daily life.
As a trusted local guide in Asaba Delta State Nigeria, I've took time to check what is of a high demand in my Country, state and City and I hive come to know that the transport system is the most demanding services in my country.
In my city, state and country, we have different transport system such as the tricycle which is popularly known as "Keke", we have bus of all kinds which you can use for transportation to any part of the country etc.
In my city, people do use "Keke and shuttle bus" so much because that's what you can easily use to run around the city and it's of a great demand when you look at the scale.
Below are pictures of few tricycle park in my city.
Little about my self
About 8 years ago, I was a driver in one of the Keke Park popularly known as conoil junction below are some of my friends which I took pictures with in of recent.
I drove for about 3 years before I left the system to focus on other things in life.
I could remember one occasion when "Opay Ride" started functioning in my city, they came to our park and most of us registered our tricycle under their service.
About O ride
The O ride is a service that is programmed to pay the drivers according to the distance they cover only on "drop" [picking someone from one location to another].
All you need to do is to use the application and book for a cab, at this point it will be visiting on for all drivers that uses the system. Then anyone who is closer to your location is now going to accept your request and will come and pick you up. When he gets to your location, he is going to click on the "start" button on the app. At this point he kick off his ride and take you to your destination.
Upon your arrival, you pay to the system and at the end of the day, the system is going to send you some amount of money for that ride.
My little observation on that system
Most of the time, the money they will send to you may not be up to the money you are suppose to take for that drop and by so doing, you may not meet up with your daily target. So other time, the massager you carried may delay your time due to other factors and at the end you may waist much time for a little token.
'This was the main reason I stop using the service as a driver back then.'
- Spendhbd Ride
I'm thinking of introducing the system not only for business like purchases, but for paying for services rendered.
For example, I visited my former Keke Park this morning because of this project I'm writing. on the photo below, you are going to see line up of Keke that are carrying passengers from the expressway down to the streets. The longest distance is charged N500 [hbd 0.326] per individual and they use to carry 4 persons from the park. We still have different prices which you spend down town.
On the screenshot below, you are going to see the Google maps indicating the Keke Park along the Asaba Onitcha Express way. Click on this link to get the exact location on the Google map. On the second screenshot, you are going to see the major distance the cover although they do go extra miles if you pick them on drop.
screenshot from the Google map on my mobile device
I have come to conclusion that if tricycle starts using the spendhbd system, it will help the masses to save or earn from their daily spending because on daily basis people do go to work and they majorly uses the tricycle.
Some can decide to pay good amount of HBD at the beginning of the month, which they are going to spend till month ending and by so doing, they will have to spend less with the help of the @thedistriator cashback system..
There are so many tricycle park in my city and I think if we start using this system, in no time it will help to grow the hive Blockchain because more users may want to go extra miles by making blog post and earning some rewards.
Spendhbd Vs Opay Ride
| spendhbd Ride | Opay Ride |
|---|---|
| Spendhbd allow you to pay and get some cashback using the HBD | Opay Ride allow you to pay with fiat without any cashback |
| You can stop anywhere you want and pay the exact money you are supposed to pay | Only drop and just once or rebook for ride |
| You are free to carry other passagers along the way and take your money | You only carry the person or group our people that booked you. |
| Each passager pays you the exact money to your services | Each passager pays to Opay Ride, then I ride pays you. |