For the past couple of weeks I've been working on putting together a list with some of the niche communities we have on Hive as I think it is needed. For a couple of months I've been advising users posting in OCD community, on what community their post would fit in better and had to realize there's a lot of confusion about where to post and mostly why. Most of the users were happy to get some guidance and learn, but there were some frustrated, even angry. Then some of you have asked me what kind of topics you can post in OCD, which clearly indicates that the community guidelines are not clear or are ignored hoping to get curated, as well as the role of communities is not understood.
Many remember OCD community being a general community for original content, which used to mean you could post there any topic you liked, as long as it was original content. Things have changed and for quite some time OCD is not a general community anymore, but a community for topics that don't fit in any other niche community.
OCD, the curation project has been focusing on helping niche communities to grow. In order to do that, the Community Incubation Program was launched as soon as communities were implemented on our chain. This way the OCD community rules have changed, the community is no longer a general community and you should use it only if you don't find a niche community for your topic.
Sometimes chasing big upvotes seems to be more important than maintaining structure and contributing to building a better platform for ourselves. It's easier to drop your post in any community without reading the rules or making a small effort in order to get familiar with the communities we have on Hive and understand why it is important to find the right one. The community structure we have on Hive is very similar to any structure in life. I bet you don't put your dirty boots in the fridge next to food and when you want a clean shirt, you don't look for it in the kitchen cabinet as you know it's in the wardrobe, where it belongs. Online shopping platforms have categories for each group of products, to help you find what you are looking for easier. So why should Hive be different?
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Hive is our platform and it is our responsibility to keep it clean and help it grow, to be the best blockchain platform. This is why your first priority should be finding the best niche community for your topic. By doing that, you can find the right audience for your topic, which can bring you not only support, but potential followers as well, which, eventually will lead to growth. We're still at the beginning as Hive is barely two years old on its own, the road is long and looking at the bigger picture, instead of your own short term gains should be more important.
If you're still not convinced why you should be looking for the right niche community, instead of insisting on posting in OCD, here's something you may not know.
As I said at the beginning of my post, for the past couple of weeks I've been working on putting together a list with some of the existing niche communities, to help you navigate better on Hive. This is not a complete list as we have so many communities, but it will help you get started.
Some of the communities are part of the incubation program, others are not, but that doesn't mean you have to avoid them as OCD curators are canvasing Hive and curating other niche communities as well, not just those that are incubated. So if your post is in the right community and meets the requirements, you have a chance to be curated, while posting in OCD repeatedly, ignoring our warnings and recommendations can get you muted. Once you posted in the right community, you can then cross-post your post in OCD community.
Some of the communities are dead and may be the cause of so many of you avoiding them. However, in the meantime, topics that belong to these communities are spread in other communities, where may not belong. It would need a little effort, maybe 5 users, or even less would be enough to resuscitate a dead community and get it going. Once a community starts growing, there's a chance of being incubated and get supported by OCD.
Please note, this list has been put together to guide you, not to decide for you. Please go to each community, read the rules and decide if it's really the right community for your topic as you're the only one who knows what your post is about. The responsibility is yours. Also please be aware that rules can change all the time, so better always check before you post.
| Topics | Communities |
|---|---|
| Addiction and Substance Abuse, Health and Recovery in Medical Treatments, Conditions, Diseases | Health & Recovery |
| Alien Art | Alien Art Hive |
| Alternative Health Bloggers | Natural Medicine |
| Anime | The Anime Realm |
| Appreciation and Good Vibrations | Feel Good |
| Architecture & Design | Architecture+Design |
| Art | Sketchbook, OnChainArt |
| Artwork and images produced by artificial intelligence | AI Art & Information |
| Beer | Beer |
| Birds | Feathered Friends |
| Black and White Photography | Black And White, Monochromes |
| Books | Hive Book Club |
| Cacti and Succulents | Succulent growers |
| Camping & Outdoors Adventure, 4x4, Survival & Preparedness, Firearms & Archery, Hunting & Fishing, Water Adventures, Mountaineering | Outdoors and More, Camping and Hiking, Outdoors, Mountaineering |
| Cannabis Enthusiasts | WeedCash Network |
| Camping | CCH |
| Cars, Car Reviews, Events, Car Games, How to' Guides & Projects | Planetauto |
| Cats | Cats, Caturday |
| Cemeteries | Cemeteries |
| Chess | The Chess Community |
| Church | HeartChurch |
| Cityscape Photo | Cityscape photo |
| Climbing | Climbing, Rock Climbing |
| Cloud Photography | Love The Clouds |
| Coffee | Cinnamon Cup Coffee |
| Collages | Let's Make a Collage |
| Colour - Black&White photos (both in one post) | Colour / Black&White |
| Comics and comic books | Comic Books fan/pro |
| Cooking | Foodies Bee Hive, Hive Food |
| Crypto, finance, business | Leofinance |
| Culture and Language related | Cross Culture |
| Daily activity | Daily Blog |
| DIY topics | DIYHub, Hive DIY, Renovation DIY |
| Drones, Aerial photography, FPV drones, Drone Photography, Pics of Drones, RC Copters, Quad Rotor | Drone |
| Eco-Citizen Rewarded Act - Earn Crypto Cleaning Up the Plane | Clean Planet |
| Economics | Economics |
| Educational materials | Education, Education & Training |
| Electronic music: techno, house, ambient, noise, experimental and everything in between | Electronic Music |
| Emotions & Feelings | Emotions & Feelings |
| Entrepreneurs and Businesses | HiveHustlers, Be Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Hive |
| Family and Friends | Family and Friends |
| Fishing | Fishing |
| Freestyle Sports | Freestyle Sports |
| Gaming | Hive Gaming, Blockchain Gaming |
| Gardening | Hive Gardening, ecoTrain, Agricultural Mindset |
| Giveaways | Giveaways |
| Graffiti & Street Art | HiveGraffiti |
| Graphic Design | Graphic Design |
| Hair | Hair World |
| Health Promotion and Awareness | Med-Hive |
| Hive Power Up Challenges, PUD, PUH, PUM | Hive Power |
| Hive meetings | Hive Creators |
| Home educating and home educated | Home Edders |
| Insects and other arthropods | Fascinating Insects |
| Inspirational things | Inspire People |
| Jewelry | Jewelry |
| Ladies (all about women, men can post too) | Ladies of Hive |
| Learn, teach & improve your skills | Hive Learners |
| Lego | Lego |
| Life Stories | Life Stories |
| Love & Sexuality | Love & Sexuality |
| Macro Photography | Macrophotography |
| Makeup or any beauty creation | MakeUp Power |
| Markets, Shopping | Market Friday |
| Meditation | Meditation |
| Meme | MemeHive |
| Mental Health | Mental Health |
| Minimalist Lifestyle | The Minimalist |
| Motivation | Motivation |
| Motorcycle riding | Motorbikes and Motorcycles & trips, Dual Sport Adventure |
| Motors | Hive Motors |
| Movies & TV Shows | Movies & TV Shows community, Cine TV |
| Mushrooms | Fungi Lovers, FungiFriday |
| Music | Hive Open Mic, Music, Sound Music |
| Music Inspired | Q-Inspired |
| Nails | Hive Nails |
| Nature Lovers (adventurers, climbers, Forestry, plantation, nature photography, clean and natural environment lovers) | Nature Lovers |
| Needlework- knitting, crocheting, sewing, cross-stitch, quilting | NeedleWorkMonday |
| Painting, drawing, graphics, sculpture Art | HiveArt |
| Parenting | HiveParents |
| Personal transformational journey, Human Design, EFT tapping, Mindfulness, Yoga, Meditation, Reiki and other healing modalities | Life Transformation |
| Pets | Hive Pets |
| Philosophy | Philosophy |
| Photographs taken on film | Analog (FILM) Photog |
| Photography | Photography Lovers |
| Poetry | Blockchain Poets, Poets, Hive Poetry |
| Positivity, uplifting topics, inspiration, reflection (especially self-reflection), deep musings about our human nature, spiritual aspects, and other philosophical inclinations | ThoughtfulDailyPost |
| Pre-millennials - memories, makings & musings | Silver Bloggers |
| Punks (minted on Hive) | Hive Punks |
| Quotes, Deep Thoughts, Sayings, Short Motivational, Inspirational Stories, Life Lessons & Guidance | Positive Vibes |
| Rant, Complain, Talk | Rant, Complain, Talk |
| Religious content (Christians) | HeartChurch |
| Science, Technology, Engineering and Math | STEMGeeks |
| Sea Photography | Seaphotography |
| Self Improvement | Self Improvement, Personal Development, Holos&Lotus |
| Selfies | Faces of Hive |
| Shadow and Reflection Photography | Shadow Hunters |
| Single photo | Picture A Day |
| Skating | SkateHive |
| Skin & Body Care | Skin & Body Care |
| Social media campaigns, marketing, advertising or outreach for Hive | Loving HIVE ❤, Hive Marketing |
| Software Development, Tools, Open Source, Libraries | Programming & Dev |
| Spiritual things | SpiritWeb |
| Sports | Sports Talk Social |
| Stickers | Sticker Art |
| Street Art | StreetArt |
| Street Workouts | SWC |
| Success Stories | Success Stories |
| Sunset Photography | Sunset Photography |
| Surfing, Surfspots, Surfphotography and anything else related to the best Sport in the World | Surfing |
| Tarot | Tarot Community |
| Tattoos (your own) | Tattoos |
| Teachers | Teachers Lounge |
| Travel | Pinmapple |
| Tutorials | Tutorials |
| Unboxing | Geek Zone |
| Urbex Photography | Urban Exploration, Cityscape photo |
| Vegan | Plant Power (Vegan) |
| Web Novels | Web Novels |
| Wedding Photography | Wedding Photography |
| Wednesday Walk | Wednesday Walk |
| Weekend Experiences | Weekend Experiences |
| Work Experiences, Internships, Gigs, Office Stories, First day at the Job, Work Discoveries | WorkLife |
| Writing | Freewriters, Writing Club, The Ink Well |
| Writing content community- from Poetry, Song Writing, Short Stories, Freewriting | Scholar and Scribe |
| Zoology, Botany, Landscapes or Philosophy | Amazing Nature |
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