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Redditposh and why I think it is key for Hive future
Over the past weeks, I’ve been experimenting with Redditposh, and the results have been more than encouraging - driven by @acidyo and @x-rain. In fact, I see it as the only marketing initiative at the moment that actually moves the needle for Hive. While most of our community activity happens inside the blockchain, so posting, commenting, rewarding each other, the real challenge has always been the same: how do we get new people to discover Hive in the first place? Redditposh is one of the few mechanisms that delivers a concrete answer.
What Redditposh Actually Does
The concept is simple: share Hive posts on Reddit, generate visibility, and earn rewards for doing so. At first glance, it might sound like just another incentive scheme. But the difference here is that the traffic generated is external. It’s people outside our existing circle who see Hive content, who get curious, and who may eventually decide to join.
This is a critical distinction. Hive already has strong internal dynamics, but those dynamics are not enough to grow the ecosystem. A post on Hive might collect votes and payout without attracting a single new reader. From the outside looking in, that can look odd: content with very few comments or real interaction still earning significant sums. It can even open the door for criticism that Hive is a closed club where rewards are circulated among insiders.
Redditposh flips that script. It rewards efforts to expand Hive’s reach, not just to maintain its internal loops.
Quote from @acidyo which is also important (no DHF funds required/aasked for at all):
Another thing that may have not been mentioned here, authors still get some rewards for their post from @redditposh, the split is currently 80/20 with 80% going to sharer and 20% to the author. This also works on older posts as long as it's a new sharer sharing the post, meaning authors can generate rewards multiple times past the 7 day payout window if their post continues to generate views from different sharers and potentially shared in different subreddits.
Why External Traffic Beats Internal Views
Here’s where I want to be clear: I don’t see value in measuring Hive’s health by the number of internal views or the size of a payout. Views inside the platform often don’t translate into engagement, and payouts can happen with little genuine impact. What matters far more is whether new audiences are being reached, whether Hive is showing up in external conversations, and whether people outside our bubble are actually paying attention.
When some of the great folks here had Hive posts become some of the most viewed on the platform, we or I’ve also had to deal with criticism “lots of views, little engagement.” But if those views came from outside, then that’s exactly the kind of signal Hive needs. It shows our content can cut through and reach broader audiences. Contrast that with the so-called “circle jerk” posts that earn handsomely without ever leaving our backyard. Which one do you think is more valuable for Hive’s future?
Protecting Creators, Shaping Growth
This is why I support Redditposh not only for myself but also for others in the community. It gives creators a way to defend against unfair criticism when their posts achieve reach without traditional Hive engagement metrics. It shifts the focus from “how much did you earn from your friends’ votes?” to “how many people outside Hive did you bring in?”
That’s a healthier benchmark for everyone. It aligns individual incentives with the bigger picture: growth, visibility, adoption. And it opens the door to telling real success stories—something Hive has sometimes struggled with.
A Path Forward for Hive
If Hive wants to attract investors, businesses, and creators who are serious about building, it needs more than internal payouts. It needs proof of reach. It needs to show that the blockchain can generate real attention in the wider digital ecosystem. Reddit, with its countless communities and constant flow of discussion, is an ideal testbed. Redditposh harnesses that environment and points it directly at Hive.
I see this as more than just a side project—it’s an early blueprint for how Hive can bridge the gap between internal energy and external relevance. And I believe it deserves more recognition and support.
I’ll continue sharing my own experiences and results with Redditposh. But even beyond my personal case, I think it’s time we as a community put more weight behind initiatives like this. Not every experiment will work, but the principle is clear: traffic generation is more important than rewarding yet another internal post with no outside eyes on it.
Final thoughts
Hive has always been about more than payouts. It’s about building a decentralized space for creativity, conversation, and value exchange. But for that vision to mean anything, people need to know Hive exists. Redditposh is helping to make that happen. It protects creators, redirects focus toward real growth, and lays a foundation for broader adoption.
That’s why I support it—and why I think it should matter to anyone who wants Hive to thrive in the long run.
Kudos to the great people working their ass off on this initiative to create millions of views from Reddit - and Reddit values only good content and is massive - such as:
@theworldaroundme @davideownzall @tsnaks @dkkfrodo @loading @x-rain @rose98734 @flummi97 @blkchn @oldmans @melancholic.bear @memess @the01crow @cryptoreforma @acidyo @guurry123 @ifhy @hindavi @seattlea @iamchessguy @logen9f @nozem01
For more on how this works
I could talk an hour but please check the posts by @tsnaks who describes this in a fab post!