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![Hive magnets design](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfN2X3xtXGQMWWoY98RTCY49YHvLQKiRw8nxdDHPi92NP/img_0.06425007629778658.jpg)

There you are!

Hello!

How's it going?

So, you scanned a QR code?

![mobile_phone_1f4f1_2.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUMv13Hgu1CGKjZB6Bs23oKqDa3gsCH33sTZNzSVHXpPb/mobile_phone_1f4f1_2.png)

And now you're here

![party_popper_1f389.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZZ2BVk5oRCzpr4uqtwNinyCgiN6XLJh1RKGVCvuaFxyi/party_popper_1f389.png)

<sup><sub>Hooray!</sub></sup>

Welcome!

This @hive.magnets account is a project set up by @focus.folks

*Nice to meet you!*

The purpose of which is to act as a landing page for these QR code magnets:

![Hive Magnets](https://images.ecency.com/DQmd8eH1pzn2SmAaJT8vfRnNsscmNduACprrNUcyPfUnfH5/img_0.0515613378071422.jpg)

Which you're probably already familiar with, since you're here

I had them printed up because I'm on a huge [walking adventure](https://ecency.com/@focus.folks/going-for-a-walk-soon) along the Heysen Trail in South Australia

I'm sticking these magnets to any metallic object I can find, as I make my way South along the trail to Cape Jervis

![Hive QR code magnet in the wild](https://images.ecency.com/DQmaEuCGxiNMuRLAFzzjgaQXoQw11fRkZvmhFs4DcPRcHbZ/img_0.26892444124189924.jpg)

Click the link and check out my posts to see where I'm at and what I'm up to: @focus.folks

So, what is this magnetism all about?

*I'm so glad I asked*

It's guerilla marketing!

You see, this website and the underlying technology that makes it work, is special and unique. It's actually pretty cool. There's a lot of complexity beneath the surface, but the important things to know are:

You can earn money by consuming and creating content

You fully own your account, unlike most websites

The platform is completely decentralised; no single entity is in charge

And therefore,

Hive is community owned and operated!

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This site is called *Ecency,* and it's just one of many applications built on top of the  *Hive* blockchain

Some others include: 

[Hive.blog](https://hive.blog)
[PeakD](https://peakd.com)
[3Speak](https://3speak.tv)
[D.tube](https://d.tube)
[Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com)

Here's a comprehensive list as an infographic, by @enrique89:

[The Infographic of the Hive Ecosystem](/@enrique89/download-the-infographic-of-the-hive-ecosystem)

So, what is Hive?

> <h2>It is best to start with what Hive is not:</h2>
>
>...a company
...a political party
...a financial pyramid scheme
...a get rich quick scheme
...a botnet
...a spam engine
...a cult
...a game
...a marketing campaign
...an NGO
><sup><sub>@deepresearch</sub></sup>

Hive is above all, a community

There's people here posting about every conceivable topic, interacting with each other every day, earning real money as they go

For example, here's @davidosas, a talented artist I recently discovered, writing in their [introductory post:](/@davidosas/i-am-here-to-learn-genesis-of-a-minnow)

> Hive was advertised to me by @spirall who has been a content creator here on this platform for a while. Imagine my skepticism when he told me I could get rewarded when I do the same thing I do in other social media platforms

It is hard to believe, until you see it yourself

I reblogged a couple of David's posts. You may have seen them on your way to this post. Check them out by going back to the @hive.magnets profile page and looking underneath this post in the list

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There's much, much more I could say, but I think I'll leave it here for today. It's getting late and my tent is warm and comfy

Are you interested in getting your own Hive account?

Then please, follow [this link](https://ecency.com/signup?referral=focus.folks)

And if you do, make sure to let me know by commenting on this post. Or on a post on my main account: @focus.folks

I'll be over the moon to hear from you, so do get in touch!

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Alright, a couple of things before I cap this one off:

I can't take full credit for the magnets idea, as it was @deepresearch who I first saw [doing](/@deepresearch/hive-magnets-street-marketing-campaign) something like this

That's why I've set @deepresearch as a 50% beneficiary of the rewards for this post

The other 50% is set to @null

So please, people in the Loving HIVE community and elsewhere, upvote this one to the sky, so that any newcomers can see the true potential of Hive!

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