Blockchains that reward users for posting content are not new. For last 4 years there are content monetization blockchains like LBRY, Steem, SOLA, HIVE  and few other platforms. However getting your content rewarded through such a blockchain platforms is not an easy task. You need a lot of following or some sort of attention to get upvotes. In short, you need to chase the popularity contest to get yourself rewarded. 

This is where UPtrennd platform comes into the play. 

UPtrennd is a content rewarding platform that has been out for a year or so allowing the normal content creators to get rewarded for their opinion. You don't need to be YouTube celebrity or popular vlogger or podcaster to get your content monetized on uptrennd. You write your content in specific set of categories and then post on it. If people on the platform like your content, they can upvote it which earns you points which can later be withdrawn. 

Platform regularly releases a lot of contests and activities that can reward you 1UP tokens for participation. 

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So let's answer some of your questions regarding the platform and the 1UP Token.

How does it work?

You post opinion piece or similar text or image content with some story and post it in appropriate category. If people like your content, then you earn votes ranging from 0.01 points to 1 or 2 Points. All these points add up which can be withdrawn to 1UP blockchain. 

How do you withdraw 1UP?

You need to be Level 5 in order to withdraw the content from UPtrennd. You earn enough points to level up first and then enough points for withdrawal through your content creation activity. Then you ask for withdraw from the official withdraw option. You get these tokens in Trustwallet and exchange it to ETH or any other ERC-20 token through Uniswap. 

How much does 1UP Cost? 

At the time of writing this article, the price of 1UP platform was $0.0048 USD. You can expect the price to move up once we reach closer to the December or January next year. 

What about Level ups?

Your earned points allow you to level up on uptrennd. Your vote value for upvoting content of others increases as you level up. Also you get to unlock few other perks as you level up. Each level up costs a lot of points which kind of sustains the platform. 

What's the future of 1UP?

For over a year 1UP has not managed to touch 0.50 USD for it's token. So it's still in category of low value coin. But if you earn enough points and convert the tokens into ETH, eventually the difference of low cost token vanishes. 

How is the Community?

Like any other community that rewards for content creation, this community too has it's own elites, biased groups, growth groups and solo writers who earn nothing. So you have to learn to make your way through all resistance to establish yourself. You will make few good friends. You will make enemies. You never know as long as you spend some effort and push your content.

If you are interested, you can Join Uptrennd. 

At the end, don't rely on Single content rewarding blockchain. Spread your efforts across STEEM, HIVE, LBRY, UPtrennd and any other content monetization platform to diversify your efforts. If you are into content writing and wish to monetize your content creation activity and make friends along the way then Uptrennd is where you should be.