We are looking for volunteers to help us write instructional blog posts for each of the points listed below. These guides will help onboard and educate new users in the Hive ecosystem.
If you have experience using Hive, basic knowledge of HackMD or other collaborative text editors, and good English writing skills, we’d love your help. If you've already written something similar, feel free to contribute or adapt your existing content.
At the end of this document, let us know in the comments which section you'd like to work on. You can submit your drafts using a HackMD link.
1. Try it Out - @katerinaramm
- Download the Ecency Waves mobile app and create a wave (a one-line text post with an image).
- For desktop users, log in to Ecency and make a wave.
- Leave a comment on this article.
2. Introduce Yourself - @eddiespino
Mobile Users:
- Download the Ecency app.
- Choose an avatar and profile background.
- Write an introduction post.
Desktop Users:
- Go to Ecency.com.
- Set your avatar and background image.
- Write an introduction post.
(Include explanations for navigating and posting on Ecency in both mobile and desktop.)
2a. Setting up the Profile and Settings -
3. Master Your Wallet - @starkerz
- Send 0.01 HBD to the person who onboarded you, with a memo. Take a screenshot.
- Send a small amount of HBD to a friend. Notice it's fast and feeless.
- Transfer at least 0.01 HBD to your savings (screenshot).
- Swap HBD to HIVE (via Ecency mobile or Ecency market).
- Power up 5 HIVE (screenshot).
- Explain why Powering up hive is important for increasing resource credit capacity (Bandwidth) and voting capability on chain
- Send HIVE to an exchange.
- Make a trade on the exchange.
- Send HIVE back to your wallet.
- Explore your wallet history and transaction types.
- Open Hive Keychain, explore transaction history.
- In Keychain browser, explore apps (Social, NFT, Tools, Finance). Pick 2 and write a line or two about each with screenshots.
- Add favorite apps.
- Practice tab switching, clearing cache, and returning to your wallet.
4. Master Being Social on Hive - @ibbtammy
- Follow 10 people (show how in Ecency).
- View your custom feed based on who you follow (screenshot).
- Search for and join 5 communities.
- Make a post in at least one community.
- Mute @pleasemuteme.
- Leave 5 thoughtful comments (screenshot).
- Upvote 4 posts or comments.
- Reblog your favorite post.
- Bonus: get someone to reblog your post.
- Engage in comment conversations.
5. How to Easily Earn HIVE - @seunruth
- Use @hive-echo to share your Hive content on Web2.
- Use Hive POSH to share content to Reddit and earn HIVE.
- Use GOSH to promote your content across Web2.
5a. An Easy Way to Earn Hive for Sharing Content - @coldbeetrootsoup
6. Master Video on Hive - @starkerz
- Download the 3Speak app or use 3speak.tv on desktop.
- Upload your first short video (1 minute or less).
- Learn about embedding media from platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and SoundCloud.
- Add a 3Speak RSS feed to a podcast app and listen there.
7. Master Posting Short Content on Hive - @bipolar95
- Log in to InLeo and post.
- Log in to Waves and create a post.
- Interact with the Waves feed.
- Post a short video on 3Shorts.
- Log in to Liketu and post a moment.
8. Master Spending Your HIVE - @eddiespino
- Swap HBD to Satoshis using v4v.app.
- Use HBD and v4v.app to pay for a product via Lightning (min. 600 sats).
- Use Keychain Scanner to spend HBD at a Hive-registered business (include map).
- Claim cashback with Distriator.com.
9. Play Games on Hive - @samostically
- Play Splinterlands and write a blog about the experience (optional).
- Play Moon Karts and blog about it (optional).
- Research and blog about other Hive games.
10. NFTs on Hive - @ravenmus1c
- Log in to NFT Showroom.
- Try creating and posting an art piece (optional).
11. Advanced Posting - @steemmillionaire
Beneficiaries:
- Add one or more beneficiaries to a post.
Payout Modes:
- Burn your post rewards.
- Donate rewards to the DHF.
- Power up your post earnings.
- Decline rewards entirely.
12. Account Creation and Onboarding - @meno
- Understand the need for Resource Credits for ability to post and HP/delegation to create accounts.
- Create an account using tickets, via HolaHive, 3 HIVE, or v4v.app with a Bitcoin Lightning payment.
- Create an account with Ececny "Sign up with Wallet" system so that the user can associate a Hive account with multiple other crypto accounts
- Learn how to become a recovery account.
- Understand how to recover an account.
13. Taking Part in Governance - @uyobong
- Read The Digital Community Manifesto and write a review.
- Research what Hive witnesses do; summarize in 3 lines.
- Vote for your first witness.
- Use all 30 available witness votes.
- Set a proxy account.
- Review and support a proposal.
14. Owning / Creating a Community - @wongi
- Create your own community.
- Get at least 10 subscribers.
- Appoint a moderator.
- Appoint an administrator.
15. How to Earn by Voting on Content -
- Explain how curation rewards work.
- Hive Power, value of the votes, and voting mana.
16. Contributing to Hive
- Attend a Hive meetup or conference.
- Volunteer or speak at an event.
- Join webinars.
- Host your own Hive workshop.
- Onboard businesses using Distriator.com.
- Write or contribute to developer documentation.
17. Refresher Blog
- Answer a series of review questions covering all the above steps.
How to Help
If you'd like to help us document any of these points, please leave a comment below stating which one you'd like to take on. Then share your completed blog draft with us using a HackMD link.
Requirements to contribute:
- Experience with Hive.
- Basic knowledge of HackMD or similar collaborative text editors.
- Good written English.
- If you’ve already created similar content, feel free to submit or adapt it.
| Task | Assigned to | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Try it Out | @katerinaramm | Published! - Link to the post |
| 2. Introduce Yourself | @eddiespino | Published! - Link to the post |
| 2a. Setting up the Profile and Settings | @samostically | Published! - Link to the post |
| 3. Master Your Wallet | @starkerz | Published! - Link to the post |
| 4. Master Being Social on Hive | @ibbtammy | Published! - Link to the post |
| 5. How to Easily Earn HIVE | @seunruth | Published! - Link to the post |
| 5a. An Easy Way to Earn Hive for Sharing Content | @coldbeetrootsoup | Published! - Link to the post |
| 6. Master Video on Hive | @starkerz | Published! - Link to the post |
| 7. Master Posting Short Content on Hive | @bipolar95 | Published! - Link to the post |
| 8. Master Spending Your HIVE | @eddiespino | Published! - Link to the post |
| 9. Play Games on Hive | @samostically | Published! - Link to the post |
| 10. NFTs on Hive | @ravenmus1c | Published! - Link to the post |
| 11. Advanced Posting | @steemmillionaire | |
| 12. Account Creation and Onboarding | @meno | Published! - Link to the post |
| 13. Taking Part in Governance | @uyobong | Published! - Link to the post |
| 14. Owning / Creating a Community | @wongi | Published! - Link to the post |
| 15. How to Earn by Voting on Content | @hiventhusiast | Published! - Link to the post |
| 16. Contributing to Hive | ||
| 17. Refresher Blog |
Please join the 3Speak Discord: https://discord.gg/NSFS2VGj83
We have created a special channel for these tasks.
For questions or to get involved, reach out to us on the 3Speak Discord Server.
Let’s make Hive easier and more rewarding for everyone!