I was originally intending on a artist spotlight on a new music composer I discovered. Then I came across his Patreon page realize we have a bigger problem/opportunity. Talented individuals who are under the radar are the best candidates to onboard. These are the people who face massive roadblocks when trying to find success and make a living. They can be flexible to try out new things.
Inspired by One of Greats Horror Games: Silent Hill
693K views for a channel with only 3.69K subscribers is a very big achievement. Ephraim Lovelace made a few more Silent Hill inspired music tracks and those are still the best performers on his channel. He is barely making any income from these beautiful pieces of music. If you are a fan of Akira Yamaoka, you will feel right at home. At the same time we are a minority among music fans and the algorithms do not favor this type of music compared to the mainstream content.
Artists Love to Get Paid
Even the ones who are not doing it for the money usually feel happy when then earn some income for their art. As a writer I feel happy to earn some cryptocurrency rewards for my articles even though the money is not the primary motivator. Most artist don't even have the luxury to create what they love. They end up having to produce things that will pay their bills.
Ephraim Lovelace makes very little income and he is not alone. There are tens of thousands of people like him. Some of them may even give up on their dreams altogether. If we can sell them on enough hope, some of these artists and creators will become a part of blockchain social media and earn rewards.
We Already Have Patreon at HIVE
The problem is that the user experience sucks. It is not even presented as a Patreon like service. How many people do you know that think of HIVE as a Patreon alternative? Just because something technically exist is not going to make it accessible. Take a look at @sps.dao.report created by @louis88 @primersion and @rivalzzz
What it does is let investors like me understand the state of SPS DAO's assets. Just because all the assets are transparently held on blockchain does not mean I have hours to maintain spreadsheets or figure out a way to code a script that is going to do it for me. Without the work of the above mentioned developers, the details of SPS DAO assets were elusive estimates in my head constructed out of pieces of information I had come across while reading on HIVE.
Subscriptions Are Already Being Worked On
@leofinance plans to make it possible for authors to have premium versions of their articles on blockchain. HIVE base layers has recurring payments. It should possible to make the feature available for HIVE-Engine Tokens. Add another dashboard for recurring donations and we have ourselves a Patreon alternative. Next time you discover a good artist you can support them the decentralized way!
All of this can be made in a way where the artist get 100% of the money. Traditional finance cannot achieve this. They have fees; HIVE does not. @leofinance (or whoever release a similar Patreon-esque dashboard) can keep a small percentage for themselves to help with the development + maintenance.
Add Your Branding Suggestions
Once the UI is built, everyone on HIVE can start using it and recommend it to more small creators. These people can earn some extra income even through post earnings. They don't have to abandon YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or whenever they post their content on. We can ask them to login with the Lite Account System @leofinance has created and start earning some cryptocurrency on a feeless blockchain.
Once the attention is back on $HIVE we can promote our Patreon competitor and its users will organically start posting links on their Web 2 profiles. According to the latest report, LEO marketing team managed to onboard users at a CaC of $2.8. Helping HIVE is helping out your own portfolio. Share your ideas to create a platform on HIVE to onboard talented people to blockchain.