I am so happy to have hosted the first Hive meetup in 2025. The venue was 208 Azikiwe Rd, Aba which is home to Happy Customer Supermarket. The meetup was full of fun, interactions, exchange of ideas and Hive promotion talk. It took place yesterday (1/4/2025). The SpendHBD initiative has been a big vehicle pushing us to greater heights. Our meetup was successful thanks to this viable project that gave us something to work on. Watch the video below to see some clips from the meetup
Hive Talks, friendships and fun
The meetup which I have been planning and working towards for many weeks now gave us so many sweet memories. There were 3 presenters including luchyl, ijelady and myself. Each speaker presented a topic or two bothering on how members could grow and own their Hive business.
Luchyl spoke about the importance of consistency and why its an invaluable success secret on Hive. Ijelady delivered a presentation on microblogging and why it should be taken serious. i did 3 presentations covering topics such as why everyone should work hard to promote a Hive project like SpendHBD. I also spoke about @hive-echo weekly contests as one way to promote Hive on Web2 and also comment rewarder.
All the Hive talk took a better part of 2 hours. At the end of it all, everyone present either learnt something new to take their Hive business forward or motivation to give Hive their best. I made it known that beyond creating quality content, each person on Hive could bring more value by working on projects that promote Hive adoption. I am really eager to see more positive participation among members in various hive projects especially spendHBD.
Interactive section, Meetup materials and photography
The meetup allowed everyone present to make their voices heard. We discussed challenges to Hive business growth and questions were answered on how Hive tools could be used to create better content, gain more audience and build for longterm. It was a great time for many of the members to see each other in person for the first time too.
In preparation for this meetup, I made sure to brand materials like mugs, exercise books and Tshirt. Branding is important for consistent identification and business promotion. All that attended the meetup got their Tshirts, facecap and a mug.
During and at the end of the meetup, we created lots of content. There were individual and group photographs and videos. It was not just about learning and sharing ideas, time came for soft music too and it was fun. You can see some of our photos and video.
I shared snacks to everyone that attended (Soft drink and biscuit) as light refreshment. The meetup was indeed an awesome moment to build human connections and networking that goes beyond Hive. This is only possible because of Hive and the SpendHBD project.
The impact of Meetups - a call for more
Everyone that attended the meetup never regretted doing so. In fact many called for more meetups like this more often. I already, I have plans to host gatherings like this at least once every month. The priceless moments that meetups give us are just too good to miss. More than 23 users attended this one and created some happy moments only Hive meetups could bring.
Nigeria is home to many Hive users and it would be nice to have small, but regular meetups like this across the many cities and states. The comments in our video of the event is full of users across towns here calling for such meetups.
So I call on everyone to make this a huge movement. Discover Hive users close to you, connect and find others. Once you have a sizeable number, start organizing meetups. I see meetups as a powerful tool for retaining Hive users. It creates a sense of belonging and community which is essential for continuity. And if you are thinking of a special Hive project for everyone, think SpendHBD. There is that need for more local guides to onboard businesses and make them accept HBD for instant cash discounts.
Small budget for a meetup like this
Hosting meetups like this call for proper planning and some money involvement. So as the call for more meetups has gone out, I will like to give us an idea of what it took to get everything set for this particular meetup we just concluded.
Here are the items purchased and cost of branding
Purchase/Printing cost of Tshirts (12 pieces)= $53
Purchase/Printing cost of Coffee mugs (18 pieces) = $27
Purchase/Printing cost of Face cap (10 pieces) = $13
Purchase/Printing cost of Exercise books (12 pieces) = $5
Printing of Large Hive Banner = $7
Snacks (Biscuit and softdrink) = $10
TOTAL $155
Note: I did not rent the place used for the meetup. Its my office, so thats not included in the costing
Want to check some of the branded materials mentioned above? Check this posthttps://ecency.com/hive-106130/@fokusnow/our-first-hive-meetup-powered-by-spendhbd-you-are-invited*
Conclusion
I want to say a big thanks to everyone that attended the meetup. All our members from Aba that donated to help with the gift item costs. Your physical presence too made the meetup one that was both lively and memorable. A bigger meetup is being planned soonest.
And to all other friends in other parts of the world, I encourage us to host Hive meetups and share your story. Join the SpendHBD project and let local businesses accept HBD to give out instant discounts to their customers.
Hive needs every new member that will buy Hive to spend HBD. Every new content creator and all business with their customers. Together we can drive mass adoption and take this fast and feeless blockchain to the moon!!!!!
The meetup was really memorable, the topics that were discussed came at the right time. I took a lot of things I learnt home with me and ready to give it a try.
Thanks to HIVE, spendhbd and to you for your efforts in arranging such meetup.
Thanks a lot to you for always being available at our events. Hoping to see more of your content. Lets do more in the next meetup
You guys really enjoyed yourselves at the meet up.
Sure it was so much fun
The branded mugs and t shirts look amazing man, fresh new and shiny, Great way to make people remember Hive. One day we'll have Hive logo on everything thanks to you, awesome work for the community
The occasion has come to pass and we create a memory too that Tuesday. You try for organizing such activities. It's was an encouraging one
The hive Meetup was an upbuilding one... happy to see beautiful faces of our hive friends... Hive to the world 🍷
Wow you guys really made a very nice preparation for this meetup, I am beginning to regret why I didn't join you guys but it's because of some circumstances, and I know I will join you guys next time.
I enjoyed the meetup personally and I trust everyone of us did also, if not for any other thing, we learned many ways of which we can remain consistent in hive projects which if we take the steps seriously all of us will continue to grow and hive will continue to expand as well.
Thank you for the effort you made to organize such a meet up .
Wow it is actually a very memorable meeting for you guys and I am really sure that you guys actually enjoyed your stay during those period. I really admire the great work you are doing
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The meetup came at the proper time and am expecting more soonest because all that was discussed opened our eyes