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Web3 Social Media Earnings, October 2023: A Yearly High

1 Nov 2023 8 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor

I'm proud to announce that, in October 2023, my Web3 social media earnings hit a peak for the year, bouncing over $100 for the first time since September 2022. In that month, I earned $120.69 and mostly due to raking in $82.77 in XRP from gFam. In No...

Does Hive Need a Complete Overhaul, Or Just a Few Little Tweaks?

25 Oct 2023 9 minute read 18 comments Allen Taylor

For the last couple of weeks, I've been discussing the Hive5 proposal published by @agorise, currently in its third iteration (v. 1 3.1). Last week, I discussed upvotes and downvotes, covering Section 2A of the proposal. The previous week, I covered...

How Hive Upvotes and Downvotes Affect One's Income Through Rewards

18 Oct 2023 4 minute read 10 comments Allen Taylor

Last week, I talked about downvotes on Hive. Is there a downvote problem? If there is, can it be solved? There was quite a discussion on Hive about the perceived issue. Some people are really passionate about their views on this subject. If you didn'...

How Can Hive's Downvote Problem Be Solved?

11 Oct 2023 3 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor

There have two posts on the Hive blockchain in the last week that define an ongoing debate about how to improve Hive and make it a better Web3 ecosystem. I'm a bit at odds with both ideas. Let's take a look at them. The first of these, posted yesterd...

Web3 Social Media Earnings Report: September 2023

4 Oct 2023 4 minute read 14 comments Allen Taylor

Welcome to another Web3 social media earnings report. September was not a stellar month for me, but it was better than last month. In August, I took a posting break from all social media except for Hive. One other thing I did was cancel all my Hive c...

How Decentralized Hive Can Get a Dedicated Marketing Team and Budget

27 Sep 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Allen Taylor

Every year, I watch Hivians get excited about HiveFest, prepare their travel plans, and gallivant around the world to some exotic location to meet in person the creators and curators who make up Web3's oldest social media blockchain. This year, HiveF...

What You Should Know About the Decentralized Hive Fund

20 Sep 2023 1 minute read 13 comments Allen Taylor

One of the unique aspects of Hive is its Decentralized Hive Fund (DHF). This is a community fund that anyone can submit a proposal to, have it vote on by the community, and receive funding for Hive development projects, or projects that benefit the H...

Cryptocurrencies, Christians, and the End Times

14 Sep 2023 7 minute read 11 comments Allen Taylor

Ordinarily, I would send out this kind of post to my Web3 subscribers, but I took a poll of my readers on various platforms and asked which of two different book ideas would most intrigue them. While it was a close race, the idea with the most votes...

Create2Earn: Which of the 3 Models is Best for Creators in 2023?

13 Sep 2023 6 minute read 4 comments Allen Taylor

After taking a month off to reflect on the future direction of my writing business, I've had time to think about current Create2Earn models for writers. There are three primary models crypto-based social media platforms use that give writers greater...

Feedback: Help Me Choose the Topic of The Next Book I Write

6 Sep 2023 3 minute read 13 comments Allen Taylor

Last night, @unklebonehead and I dropped the latest episode of the Defluenced podcast titled "The Curator". We discuss what it's like being an @ecency curator. I got to find out by being a guest curator in August. Be sure to check it out and leave us...