A creator with less than 350 followers and only 22 smart followers earned 56+ Yaps in just one day. Her name? @IvieSatijn. All she did was post a creative list of the top creators chosen for @OctantApp Epoch 9. That one post blew up. The listed creators replied, people joined in, and suddenly she was earning big. For those who do not know: ▫Octant is a community driven decentralised funding platform that uses staked assets and community participation to allocate ETH to public-goods projects and creators. It runs time-boxed funding rounds called epochs (each with a theme) where the community reviews applications, shortlists projects, and then participates in an allocation window to distribute ETH. Launched by teams associated with the Golem Foundation / GLM ecosystem. ▫ Recently Epoch 9 was announced, and its backed by $1M from the Ethereum Foundation and is all about “Ethereum Stories.” 1M USD is allocated for the creators. The goal is to support writers, educators, journalists, and content creators who make Ethereum easier to understand and more visible. ▫ Eligibility criteria include: • Having already made ETH content in the past, and • Plan to make more educational, creative, or narrative-driven work. ▫ Formats range from: • Long-form: documentaries, essays, research pieces • Short-form: reels, TikToks, animations • Series: recurring education, campaigns, or event coverage ▫ 30+ creators were selected, and voting will begin shortly. Now Ivie identified the creators and made a list listing all the creators. Her post stood out because of its unique, creative design and perfect timing. Full credits to her. The result? 50+ Yaps in a day. ▫ What can we learn? • Be smart - don’t just stay inside the post popular infofi bubbble. Do look what's going on outside the popular infofi platforms. • Create educational content around trending events/projects. • Finally, there are multiple ways to earn as a creator, not just the mainstream infofi platforms, and they reward handsomely. Follow Ivie for inspiration.