Especially if you self-vote and post a lot. Huge difference.
That right there is what I said at the start. You need to upvote yourself to sustain the cost of leasing.
You don't get on autovoting lists by having money (although a lot of the "circle-jerks" do work like that). You get it by interacting and posting good posts.
HF20 is going to make self-voting a lot less lucrative too. When it's no longer as easy as it is now, those that have powered up their own STEEM will be the long-term winners.
This is why people are slowly putting me on their bots. I do have good content, but mostly I get on a bot after a good interaction in comments.
Self-voting is not disapproved of here until you are over about 5000 sp at least. If you prefer to struggle for months, feel free. When do you predict yourself to get to 500 sp? I'm leasing and it is still going to take me a couple more months. Unless you become a "hit" with your content here, you will still be under 500 in 2019.
When the forks arrive - you shift your strategy to be in the best position - not cut yourself short in advance of the change.
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I'll be on 500 of my own SP pretty soon, but I also invest STEEM in other community programs which helps me and others to grow.
I think you'll find self upvoting at any level goes against the grain, which is why the rewards system is being revised. Best not to form bad habits from the start.
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I'm going to be upvoting my 4 posts a day until the big guys stop. If they come out with a rule about only upvoting one a day I will change. I've already checked with at least 10 big guys and they all tell me to post 4 posts a day right now and to self vote until at least 5000 sp.
You are making your own rulz to limit yourself. Ask a few big guys so they can set you straight. Or keep leaving money on the table by your method.
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I don't think I'm making my own rules at all, and there is probably a large number of "big guys" who would advise either way, depending on what their interests are in the platform. I'm working the way I feel is the best for me, and best for Steemit in the long term; the way the Whitepaper envisioned things should work. There are always going to be those who cheat the system, but thankfully they are in the minority for now.
Inward-looking greed doesn't do it for me, and is counterproductive to the longevity of the platform.
The money is not on the table. It is in your pocket to do with what you feel is right. You can feed yourself, or feed the community.
I can see we're not going to agree on this, so good luck you you. I'll end it there.
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Here's the post I wrote on leasing delegated sp. It's got a $56 payout and a lot of good comments, so I think people like it. I would love to know your objections to the ideas.
I also looked at the "Hot" tag on steemit's front page. I only saw one person not voting on their own post and that was a bot announcement. Everyone else is self-voting, so I plan to continue with my 30 cent vote.
Minnow tip - Lease Delegated SP ASAP Now is a Good Time Since STEEM is on Sale!
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Nice work, you obviously had a powerful fan of your post give you a massive vote, like the owner of the leasing service you're punting ;) Again.. nothing to do with your STEEM POWER, but rather the content you created was what they liked.
I hope you're going to buy a lot of STEEM and power yourself up to the 500 SP mark with that fantastic SBD reward, instead of squandering it on more leased SP.
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I got 60 votes and 60 comments on that post. I do not have powerful fans - only other minnows trying to increase their power, influence, and reach like me. I'm leasing as fast as makes sense. My real sp is growing much faster by this method.
Steemit is a game. You can take advantage of the various options or languish in minnowland. Good luck crawling up :0
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