There's no crypto talk that I engage in with any new person without mentioning Hive. It's been a part of my life for almost six years, shaping me in numerous ways. I carry it with me everywhere, and I make an effort to spread the word about it as much as possible.
During the holidays, an acquaintance and his girlfriend visited, and although she isn't deeply involved in crypto (unlike the guy), she expressed interest in learning more about Hive. Being into makeup and content creation, she was keen on exploring the platform for potential monetization opportunities.
Seeing her interest, I guided her through the process of creating an account and initiating her journey on Hive. However, it proved more challenging than I anticipated. For me, using Hive feels second nature after six years of having my account, with saved keys and seamless access on both my laptop and smartphone.
When attempting to onboard someone from the Web2 world to Web3, it wasn't a smooth experience. Our first attempt on hive.blog encountered some issues (I don't recall specifics), and subsequent efforts with the Ecency app, where she paid around $3 for her account, yielded no results.
Facing these setbacks, I remembered @leofinance's leoinfra feature, and we successfully created her account using it. Despite saving her keys, attempts to log in on Hive.blog, Peakd, or Ecency with any of her account keys resulted in a persistent "wrong username or password" message.
This left me genuinely speechless. As a long-term Hive user, I considered myself the go-to crypto guy who should facilitate a smooth onboarding process. Apparently, it's not as easy as I thought.
Reflecting on my own journey, I recalled that it took two weeks to receive the confirmation mail from Steemit when I created my account. Yet, my acquaintance's girlfriend, using @leofinance-generated keys, couldn't log in. If anyone has a solution, I'm eager to hear it and assist her in accessing the platform through her preferred interface.
While she can post through Leofinance, attempting to choose a different community, such as makeup power, results in a perpetual "loading" status without displaying any available communities. Though she can publish content without associating it with a specific community, for better exposure in her niche, joining a makeup-related community would be ideal.
We often discuss the goal of bringing masses to Hive, but if onboarding a single person proves this challenging, how can we expect to attract a larger audience? Personally, I've struggled to bring any real-life friends or acquaintances onto Hive, and today's attempt left the girl frustrated.
Perhaps attempting to log in from a web browser might resolve the issue, but I'm unsure. I'll inquire about her progress during our next meeting. For now, she's unable to interact with the blockchain except through the Leofinance interface, which itself is not fully functional.
I've done my best, and I hope we can overcome these hurdles so she can become a Hiver. Any suggestions or words of advice are welcome.
Thanks for your attention,
Adrian