Have you heard about X (formerly Twitter) as an “Everything App”?
This may hook your attention but it is a space of Web 2.0 where the algorithm manipulates you to use more of the service and waste your time.
But here’s the thing, I know an X alternative that can potentially change your “content creator” mindset where you can build your audience without being manipulated by algorithm because it is built on the Hive blockchain, a Web 3.0 platform, and decentralized!
In short, it is an X alternative but a Web 3.0 version!
I have been a user for years and I’ve seen the growth of the community and there’s a lot of improvement by the team since they are working very hard on the back and actively looking for collaboration on other projects for potential growth.
What is InLeo?
It is a platform, a front-end on the Hive blockchain which you can use to create a long-form blog post, short-form posts (like X), a threadcast, and level up your “creator” mindset and accept monthly subscription – not to mention its decentralized finance LeoDEX.
If you are a writer for a very long time and still not monetizing your work, I would say that InLeo is the best place for you because you can earn money after hitting the publish button (considering its quality).
Key features of InLeo
The target audience of the team are content creators, so they built the platform based on what all creators need as it follows:
User-friendly Interface
The interface is very smooth where you can easily navigate and understand what it says. This won’t complicate anything. They built a Dashboard navigation for you to understand your analytics and earnings from the past months so you can easily track your progress.
Scheduling and Drafting
As a creator, you might have flowing ideas for your upcoming content. So, the team added a feature where you can create a draft of your content and schedule it later so you can post it without much effort.
This feature is only limited for long-form posts, I am not sure if the team is working for short-form threads scheduling because this became a bit controversial topic for other users where they don’t like the feature of scheduling short-form content because some said that the interaction won’t be natural and might decrease the engagement.
Customization tools
You can always customize your profile and the appearance of the UI. Change its theme from light to dark, changing your theme color (I use light and blue, but I am now trying the purple one – just for fun!).
You can also save templates of your blog posts so you can easily edit them for later. I sometimes use this for formatting the posts such as the justification of the paragraph.
How InLeo helps content creators?
The platform is still on the early age, so the development is still ongoing. But the recent update was fire after releasing the content creation subscription where creators can start their own subscription model and offer an exclusive service for their “fans”.
I am not turning on subscription model because I don’t have anything to offer yet.
More users are now trying this feature especially for those who are serious on the platform. Now, they are earning more extra from the platform – the content creator subscription model is still on its early stage and the team is hoping to make it successful for those creators who want to treat their brand as a business.
Another thing is that the team are actively looking for collaboration, thus, we are not limited for potential growth. They recently made a collaboration with Dash ecosystem and currently working closely for upcoming projects.
This partnership can potentially grow the userbase of the platform and can give a massive spike on the market – so you’re still not late to become a “pioneer” of the platform, early birds always catch the worm!
Complete Guide on How to use InLeo
You have to sign up first to InLeo and start earning crypto from your first post. More users are always willing to help new users grow and guide them through their journey. So, you can use this link to sign up using your Google account or another alternative way (but I recommend using Google).
It is important to note this: SAVE YOUR KEYS, YOU WILL NEED THIS FOR SIGNING IN YOUR ACCOUNT.
Creating your first thread
Sharing your first thread is easy, you don’t have to overthink it – if you are using X for a long time, it will be easy for you.
After the sign up, you can easily click in this space, write what’s on your mind, and then click the “Thread” button. And that’s it! You now shared your first thread on chain. You can always add tags on your thread posts so you can hit your target audience.
Notice that you can change it into public and subscribers only. If you turned on your creator settings and you are a premium user, you can always start you community and create a subscription model on your profile – you can earn extra $HBD by doing this.
- 3 Best Medium Alternatives That Really Pays You Money
- 3 Best Twitter Alternatives That Pays You Money for Free
How to post a blog in InLeo?
If you are a writer and wants to share more long-form content, you can always do this by clicking this pen-like button or the button that says “publish”. This will show your blank page where you can start writing your posts.
This one is perfect for those people who are starting their blog – one thing that I love is that you can always join in the community and post your blogs depending on the content and niche that you are writing.
This is very important reminder to choose the best community for you and most users are very strict when it comes to this. Always choose the community where you will post your blog – if you are writing about life and personal reflections, do not post your blog into finance-niche community.
This might harm your account because most users here do not support and tolerate this behavior – however, if you are a beginner, you will just receive a warning from them and make sure that you will not do the same mistake.
Pros of Using InLeo
- You own the content. When you post in Web 2.0 platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, your posts can be deleted and suspend your account. You have to follow their guidelines and rules. This means that you do not really own the content that you post because you have limitations. Meanwhile, in Web 3.0 platforms like InLeo and Hive, you can post anything. It is the real free speech that everyone needs.
- You can easily monetize your content. In other platforms, you have to reach a certain goal before earning your first dollar. At InLeo, you can earn much money as soon as you started by getting an upvote from other users. You can even start your creator subscription model right away.
- There is more potential of growth. Not only in financial side but also as a person. You can always learn a variety of topic depending on your niche, the secret is joined and participate in different online community events.
- More secured. InLeo will give you keys that you have to store. It is a combination of characters that you have to use when signing in to your account. It is like a double or triple way to secure your account.
Cons of Using InLeo
- Do not expect higher rewards (immediately). This is a subjective matter but I don’t think you can earn a lot immediately once you started posting. You have to start small. Since InLeo has no other algorithm to earn money where you can monetize your content based on your views and clicks, you solely rely on a single way to earn money; get noticed by big users and get an upvote from them.
- Stake your rewards. You don’t really need to invest your money from the very start. But you have more chance of earning by staking your rewards and earn from curation.
- Technical. InLeo works on the blockchain, and unlike a regular Web 2 platforms where you only have to sign up and remember your password. On InLeo, you have to store your keys and password for your security. You also have to understand some terms like resource credits, Hive Power, Upvoting and downvoting mana, etc.
Successful creators in InLeo
If there are users who are actively pushing InLeo on top and will be known as the real owner of building a business at InLeo, this is none other than @taskmaster4450le.
He is a huge fan of InLeo and sharing a lot in the community – his niche is about technology and mostly AI. So if you are a fan of the same niche, you must follow him.
Here are some more images that shows other users successful threads and popular on the platform.
The dollar value at the bottom right corner of the images shows their earnings.
Tips for Maximizing Your Stay at InLeo
While InLeo is not a quick-rich scheme, you can add this to your side hustle and sources of income. Some users are even doing InLeo and Hive as full-time job by content creation and they are starting to become successful.
One of the best tips is to be active and consistent with your work. You can’t get more by just posting then leave. You have to create connection and networks. Make friends along your journey that will support you and start growing together.
You also have to post quality content, give back to the community, and support it. Treat it like a business and you will become successful.
InLeo is still a small community compared with other social media platforms, but the team is keeping the engagement and community running and making a lot of partnerships and collaboration with other communities. This helps to increase the userbase of the platform that can potentially help the creators to be successful on long term.
If you are not using InLeo yet, this is the time to join and start earning from your content while you own it.
Discover more from Mark Laurence
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.