I decided to shuffle the cards a bit and stop using some platforms completely as they have only been a waste of time and energy for me. I didn't have any positive experience on these two I removed and I am already replacing them with more promising equivalents.
New Platforms I Joined
Hive
So, instead of Publish0x, I choose Hive. It is already looking a lot better writing and posting there, and I had a positive experience during. I signed up using Ecency two weeks ago. I made a few followers and I've found out that there is a need for cooperation and commenting on others to earn more. I don't have a problem with that because this platform needs time and patience, however, if successful the rewards will be much better than what was expected from Publish0x.
And to put in other words, this is not about the rewards. I felt welcome on Hive from the first day, while I felt that I was shadow-banned and unwelcome on Publish0x. In any case, if you are to choose between these two I suggest Hive, which is a top-quality platform and more popular than Publish0x.
I have created two original posts on Hive and republished a few of my read.cash posts. The attention I received was a warm welcome, and frankly, I think this platform is promising. I remember Steemit, I was using it for a while during my beginnings in crypto, but I wasn't any good at blogging, had very little free time, and wasn't much attending. I think that Hive is a good one and I would put it just below read.cash and noise.cash.
Medium
This is a serious blogging experience that I was stalling for many years. Previously my English was kinda poor and while I could write something of value, my grammar and my vocabulary were very bad. I remember three to four years ago, when I started writing about cryptocurrencies how different I was and how much more difficult it has been for me.
In the previous year, I took English lessons again and managed to improved a lot. Not only I can now write better, but I also find it easier and take less time than previously. Tools like Grammarly also help a lot, mostly with grammar and some pronunciations I may have mistyped.
Medium is basically what Reddit claims to be. The front page of the internet. I think that right now I am ready to finally write in the blog I have been visiting for almost a decade. I was always astonished by the quality of writing of the authors there and I think that even if I don't make it as a quality author there, at least I will improve my writing abilities.
Platforms I'm quitting
Publish0x
One platform I will consider removing is Publish0x. It seems that no matter what, the visibility of my posts will be limited and payments will always be just a couple of cents. I even created a 6-minute article only to get less attention than 1-minute long posts.
I don't know, maybe BTC maxis are responsible for content control and just perform the usual censorship on BCH-related material.
I thought that Publish0x was about all cryptocurrencies and no matter if a fair analysis is given, no matter the quality of my articles, all are falling under the same restrictions.
I used Publish0x for more than two months and created a few unique posts exclusive for that platform, however, I've seen no appreciation at all there. It just feels that anything that goes against the line drawn by those in charge of Publish0x is shadow-banned.
I've also noticed how my posts were instantly placed in the new posts feed lower than posts been posted half an hour earlier. Some algorithm promotes selected participants and just person in charge ranks each user according to personal interests, likes, and opinions. Yes, there is one guy that promotes users there as he sees fit.
I've studied the structure of this platform and found out who is in charge. There was even one staff member abusing his power and posting 3-4 one-minute crypto-news articles per day, for months, earning top rewards. Apparently, this abuse was discovered by other users in the platform and later this staff member had tips blocked from his posts. His productivity went down 95% since then, and now only posts one article every 5 days.
It is also obvious that Bitcoin Cash is not a cryptocurrency that Publish0x prefers. This platform just milks small projects that try to find some kind of acceptance and increase their user base. There are contests made, I tried taking part in one of those, however, I never received notification that my content entry was approved or not.
I'm not enjoying spending hours for a post, making it as perfect as possible, and still getting the same attention with a post that was made hastily in just 10 minutes. Thus, I'm seriously considering completely deleting Publish0x after such a terrible experience.
Reddit
The back page of the internet. I don't understand why this trash is considered important. It is just filled with pathetic losers that have nothing useful to do with their life. Most Reddit users are just spammers and mindless apes that have no other entertainment than spending all their day, writing lengthy debates and trying to make themselves win an argument, even if they are wrong, even if they already know they are wrong.
The most unproductive website I've ever used. I'm quitting Reddit, it didn't do anything to help me and I found negative value in it with all the time I spent there having to answer to trolls disguised as someone that wanted to add to the discussion.
I also found zero value in advertising my cryptocurrency posts there, and again probably negative value since all the BTC trolls that infest this pointless platform were jumping in my comments section, cursing, namecalling, and threatening me. Since comments of trolls and idiots stay in our posts even after we are blocking them, I have no reason to use this platform at all. I'm not going to become another useless troll and start visiting their posts just to irritate them as they do. These stalker trolls that infest Reddit are the worst kind I've seen anywhere.
I'm not going to recommend any of these two platforms to anyone again. If someone made it in Publish0x, this is just because of the personal opinions of the two or three people in charge. Even so, the top rewards are just lame. Top users are getting paid just two or three dollars for articles read by thousands of people. It is very sad to see this while the platform is receiving high ad revenue.
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Publish0x is just censoring content while it claims it is "crypto agnostic". They don't like Bitcoin Cash and don't like the truth. They lower the visibility of anything they don't like and promote posts from projects that pay them for advertisement. There is no visible boost option, however one for mods exists.
I didn't ask for my posts to be boosted, but I suspected from the beginning I was put at a lower visibility level than anything else. Well, goodbye Publish0x, and those that disagree with me, can always read the post I link below and think about it again.(Three months In Read.Cash - $2658.27 in BCH Rewards!).
Still Undecided:
Den.Social
I joined this platform after watching a video by @scottcbusiness and have to admit it looked very promising. However, I wasn't able to become a regular poster there. It is a platform welcoming beginners, and everyone that has something beneficial to write gets attention from the Den community. In general, it was a good experience so far.
Den.Social is a platform dedicated to Dragonchain. I remember this project since late 2017 when it was trending, but I never did more research. All I know about it is that it was designed initially by Disney Corporation and later was open-sourced, or something like that. The name Disney alone was enough for many to jump on that ship, but it seems that during this bull run it remained below expectations.
My lack of knowledge on the Dragonchain topic kept me from using it more often and I've only posted a few unique posts there, most being about my view of the crypto market. I felt that my Bitcoin Cash knowledge wasn't going to interest anyone there and I've noticed some similar elements with Publish0x, but the upvotes and the rewards on Den are substantially better.
Rewards on Den.Social are handed out in abundance, however, if someone is following Dragonchain and posts occasionally about it on this platform, it would ensure better results.
I will keep using it, but I don't think my views on Bitcoin Cash will be accepted there, since there are too many BTC loyalists posting already. Overall, it is a great platform that I currently visit at least twice per week, but probably not going to post, for the time being, no matter the rewards.
Final Thoughts
I'm perfectly fine with read.cash and have found a match with my interest in Bitcoin Cash and this blog community. I know that I am not the most tech-savvy person and I have no developer skills, however, I keep seeking knowledge and expanding my horizons.
I'm not only in Bitcoin Cash, I use and hold many cryptocurrencies and invest in some that I think may have a future. Bitcoin Cash is the king in P2P transactions, and I perceive it as better than any other alternative (XRP, Dash, etc.). After long research and being disgusted with BTC, I decided BCH was the Bitcoin of my choice and read.cash is a community that thinks the same. Most importantly, the Bitcoin Cash community is against censorship. Spam is limited on read.cash and only something of value can be produced by this platform.
From my part, I am trying my best to make everyone recognize the merits of read.cash, and join. After read.cash I am using noise.cash most, which is a platform that is constantly evolving and becoming better. I think that noise.cash will soon become a top platform for cryptocurrency information, and maybe all projects should start thinking about creating an account and posting news and useful information.
If I was part of a Crypto project, I wouldn't want to miss a great opportunity advertising it to tens of thousands of user. Noise.Cash offers this opportunity for free and Crypto projects should discover it. Take Cardano as an example. It is spending too much on marketing and Cardano foundation has a marketing team, oriented towards expanding the Cardano user base.
Having a presence on noise.cash will have a positive expected value. I don't see why it wouldn't be adding value to ADA, or any other project, to create an official account on noise.cash. Maybe spammers will follow but rules will apply and the tips will not reach them. Also, the platform is growing in a spam-free environment as recently 99% of spammers have lost access to funding and quit.
I find noise.cash to be very important as a source for crypto-related information and maybe it should start being noticed. These platforms are not just about Bitcoin Cash. I love to explore the cryptocurrency field and in Bitcoin Cash, we have no maximalists. We are open to suggestions and constructive criticism and we have open minds to follow and encourage developments.
*There are some events and a big decision time ahead for me. Often situations beyond our control can affect us, however, I will try to weigh the pros and cons and make a decision that will be the best one. I will discuss this further in my next post. Stay put!
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Because of this, I will close my Publish0x too. I can't find anything worth my time there. I just started recently (maybe less than a week), but I don't know why I can't just he drawn into it like read.cash nd noise.cash. I don't know. The system and the limitation of the contents maybe, are some of the factors.
Anyway, I will try Hive, too. Thanks for the recommendation. I also want to add more sources of income, while training myself to write and write.
To be honest, I would not know English isn't your first language, unless you say it. You are a great writer, in my opinion. :)
I don't know if it's too much to ask, if maybe you can make a mini-tutorial on the basics of Hive? If not, it's okay, I will just explore it on my own. I can see it is a promising site. :)