Before taking a 3-week break, we had three #HHHLive shows in a row, and they were awesome! The last one we were discussing user retention on HIVE, and it was great to see people involved, sharing their opinions on why we have that issue and how we could do better... The turnout in shows is getting better and better, which is additional motivation for all of us! People CARE about HIVE, and they show it!

As I mentioned in the announcement post, the point wasn't to solve the issue, as it isn't that simple to do it, but rather to talk about it, make some tweaks in our everyday HIVE interaction, try to help out at places where we have the biggest influence... Retention isn't just a problem of big HIVE whales or Hive witnesses, it's OUR problem, of all of us...

The show was very engaging, and multiple people shared their thoughts in voice, and almost everyone else participated with their input in the chat channel! To be honest, I was so focused on not skipping any comments that I didn't realize how fast time was flying... It was a split second, and we were already over 1 hour! There is no way to write about everything, so I will keep this description short and leave it to you to check out the recording of the show that you can find under... If you have a chance to watch it, you can follow the chat during the show, but you can also just listen, as with any ordinary podcast! I have tried to read all the comments from the chat so that you can just listen...

• At the beginning of the show, I read a fantastic comment by Hive account@josediccus that he left on the announcement post:

I read a conversation somewhere, someone was trying to suggest some cool features that'll be good for Hive and they were quickly shut down by some users because they were new and hadn't earned the right to suggest anything. It was sad to see. This disparity is often displayed on the chain in some conversations about retention. I hope that someday we can agree more, than we actually disagree on important conversations

That was a good reminder that everyone's opinion counts... There are no more or less worthy opinions, and we should have an open mind for newbie suggestions in the same way as for some OG views...

• Also, I shared my view regarding onboarding and retention as they are connected... How is someone onboarded, with a promise of what, what are their expectations, etc? When we know that information, we know how to guide new users to become successful Hivians and to enjoy their stay... The retention that we were talking about in the show was connected with the BLOGGING (Social Media) side of HIVE... Those Hivians who are here for Splinterlands, Rising Star, or some other apps are already guided by those apps, and they take care of the retention... But, on the blogging side, WE ARE THOSE who should take care of each other...

• First in voice was Hive account@godfish, who shared his retention views... As we can't be everywhere, we should focus on the place where we are "the strongest", and those are our communities, our "virtual" surroundings... Creating an environment to retain people... Simple things that count a lot, for example, replying to the comments on your posts, creating more engagement and discussion...

• Hive account@josediccus shared his views on retention and onboarding... He talked about how Web2 social media also changed over the years... A similar thing happened with HIVE, too, and we aren't in the same place where we were a few years ago! He noticed that HIVE isn't the only one with retention issues, many SM websites have that problem too... Also, other cryptos have that problem too... People are jumping from flower to flower, in search of an "ideal place"... We can do better, and we have room for improvement!

• We had so many great ideas in the chat, and in one moment the interesting question surged... "Why did YOU stay on HIVE?" If we answer that question, maybe we could understand better newbies and their expectations!

• Many participants answered it... Hive account@josediccus stayed for the community, Hive account@melinda010100 stayed as she got included and involved in Ecency, and others gave their inputs too... What connects us all is the COMMUNITY!

• We got comments that the learning curve on HIVE is a bit complicated and that we need more guides for newbies... Immediately after that was said, the links with tutorials began to pop out in the chat! Check them out and share them with those in need:

• https://jryze.me/hive/

• @newbies-guide

• @victoriabsb/hive-blockchain-la-guia-completa-para-nuevos-usuarios (guide in Spanish!)

Don't forget to check out the show recording below!

We had 20 participants (including me) in the show this week!!! Thanks for participating, Hive account@nathalie-s, Hive account@borniet, Hive account@buttcoins, Hive account@duskobgd, Hive account@enraizar, Hive account@godfish, Hive account@friendlymoose, Hive account@josediccus, Hive account@jza, Hive account@melinda010100, Hive account@stresskiller, Hive account@mipiano, Hive account@palomap3, Hive account@sacra97, Hive account@stickupboys, Hive account@thekittygirl, Hive account@travoved, Hive account@txracer and Hive account@antisocialist! Thank you, guys and girls, for joining. I hope you had fun and learned something new about HIVE!

As always, we had an after-show where some new people joined, too! The show was over one hour long, and we had almost the same long after-show... We were talking about upcoming meetups in Aachen this August (organized by Hive account@detlev) and recently announced @BuzzParty that will be held next year in Alicante... Also, we were talking about spending HBD, POS terminals, etc. That part isn't recorded, so don't forget to stay after the show next time!

Thank you, guys and girls, once again! As a sign of appreciation, I will send some LEN tokens to all participants of the live show! You can pair them with LENM tokens, add liquidity to the diesel pool, and earn rewards! If you want to learn more about the project behind it, check out the Hive account@liotes account or visit the Liotes website... Of course, if you are not interested in it, you can sell tokens on the Hive-Engine market...

To encourage more people to come on the mic, I usually send additional ECENCY points for those sharing things in voice... This week, 100 POINTS goes to Hive account@godfish, Hive account@stresskiller, Hive account@txracer, and Hive account@josediccus, as they were sharing things on the mic! 😃

Special thanks goes to Hive account@melinda010100 and Hive account@good-karma for providing the space for the event!

Thank you for your time.
--ph--

PS. If you have special ideas for the TOPIC (or guest) in future shows, don't hesitate to suggest them in the comment section!!! Thanks!

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Check out these links to the previous shows:

Episode Number	Title	Link
44	@Borniet, The Lord Of The Bots!	Link
SE15	Huge KE Ratio and Hive Power Discussion!	Link
43	Impressions of #HCDGraz!	Link
42	Consuming Content on Hive	Link
41	TopComment Project! How does it work? Talk with @FriendlyMoose	Link
SE14	VSC Network, Ecency Multiple Rewarder, Hive Talks...	Link
40	How Do You Identify Yourself on HIVE?	Link
SE13	HIVE Rewards in Future, Dev talk, HBD Savings, and More	Link
39	Apis Hive! What It Is, How It Works? Talk with @LivingUKTaiwan	Link
38	Curation, Post Value, Dust, Gaming, etc.	Link
37	Hive and Crypto Plans For 2025 and Beyond!	Link
36	Hive Creator Days, Graz, AT, and Hive Meetups talk with Hive account@tibfox!	Link
SE12	Why HIVE Pumped? 3Speak or YouTube? SEO Talk and more	Link
SE11	Pump and Dump Discussion, Hive is an Opportunity Creator, etc.	Link
35	(Im)Balance Between Crypto and Fiat	Link
SE10	ValuePlan Discussion, Funding Startups, Games on Hive, etc.	Link
34	The Magical Kingdom! Talk with Hive account@hallmann!	Link
33	How Do YOU Vote For Hive Witnesses?	Link
32	To Delegate HivePower or Not?	Link
SE09	3Speak issues and Discussion, Gambling Apps on Hive, Taxes, etc.	Link
31	Quiz Time!!! - HHHLive 1st Anniversary	Link
30	How HIVE Changes Lives	Link
29	HiveFest9, Impressions by Hive account@ninaeatshere, Hive account@achim03, and others	Link
28	How Do We Spend Our Crypto?	Link
SE08	The Gang is Back, Breaking the Limits	Link
SE07	Ecency Waves, HivePower, Splinterlands, HiveFest, LPs, and more!	Link
27	How Hive Proposals Work?	Link
26	Content Creation Experiences	Link
SE06	Education, Traveling Ecency Spoilers, Hive elephants...	Link
25	Why Did the Hive Price Drop?	Link
24	What Do We Expect From Hive and Crypto!	Link
23	Aachen Meetup and WorldMapPin Talk With Hive account@detlev!	Link
SE05	Usernames Origins, Age, Early Retirement, Crypto Portfolio, and more...	Link
22	Helping Hive to Thrive	Link
21	Make Yourself Uncomfortable (on Hive!)	Link
20	First Excursions Out of the Comfort Zone	Link
SE04	BuzzParty Impressions, Weekly Recap, Bonfire	Link
19	Ways To Buy/Sell Hive!	Link
SE03	Foods, Crypto Research, Education, Predictions	Link
18	Best Tools For Content Creation	Link
17	Consistency and Adding Value	Link
SE02	After Show Show	Link
16	CBRS Philanthropy Chat With Hive account@minigunner!	Link
15	Profit Taking Planning	Link
14	Ecency/Hive Chat With Hive account@good-karma!	Link
SE01	Relaxed "Exclusive" Session	Link
13	Writer's Block and How To Overcome It	Link
12	Hive-Engine Tokens	Link
11	Hive Guidelines for Newbies	Link
10	NY Resolutions and Creating Hive Goals	Link
9	How Was Your (HIVE) 2023?	Link
8	Presenta tu comunidad - ES/EN Show! - Part 2	Link
7	Present Your Community - Part 1	Link
6	How to Start on Hive?	Link
5	Do You Upvote Quality Posts?	Link
4	Genuine? Authentic? To be or not to be?	Link
3	Hive Power, HP Delegation, HivePUD...	Link
2	Hive Meetups, HiveFest, HiveBeeCon	Link
1	Pilot Episode (Aired 2023-10-18) - The Vision	Link