I think minnows should use that STEEM to lease delegated sp. That's what I've been doing and now my vote is much bigger. At least get yourself to 500 sp and then decide.
If you are under 100 sp you can lease enough steem to get over 500 for 8 weeks for like 12 steem or so. 12 steem added to a small amount of sp in your wallet does not really help right now. Bigger bang for the buck by leasing.
That is an option to get a big short term gain and give out bigger upvotes. The downside is you'll have to upvote yourself quite a bit to get that STEEM back, so you may as well just keep it and power up.
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I don't think that is true at all. The difference between a 1 cent vote and 5 cent vote is life-changing in this place. Instant credibility for cheap. It took me 2 months to get 60 steem and I only earned 45 of that. Now in 4 months of leasing for about 20 steem cost a month, I have almost 300. There is no way I would be this far if I had been buying my steem. Leasing gives a huge advantage especially to get over 500.
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You've done pretty well then, so it must be working for you. As long as you've got the cashflow to sustain a constant supply of leased SP then go for it. I wouldn't spend it all on a lease though. I would try to power up to the 500 SP mark with my own STEEM quicker. We're all in different places so would also have different priorities.
Having 500SP to give you the slider does have a big benefit. You can upvote a whole lot more which I suppose would attract more followers into your blog.
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You will take forever to get powered up. I'm getting the leases to ladder - I have them for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks etc. All around 200-250 sp. It works out way cheap like this and you will most definitely be able to see the big difference. Especially if you self-vote and post a lot. Huge difference.
I get followers from commenting 30+ times a day. I have 2000 followers and maybe 30 views on an average post. Followers are not the key here at all. It's getting on people's bots so they never miss you.
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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.
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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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