I guess my take on this is that no minnow votes at 12 sp are relevant anywhere. If you get 50 of them, the post will pay out at -0-. I think it is far better to be developing other skills at that level.
All of steemit is complicated. The only way to learn is to do. I write minnow tips and here are some of the good ones - past their payout.
Make Money Blogging on Steemit Top Tips and Checklist for Better Results!!
Minnow tip - Lease Delegated SP ASAP Now is a Good Time
Who is on My Steemdunk
I would be doing all of this before I was worried about my votes - plus kryptonia. Once your vote is worth 0.01 or your sp is over 500, then you have a different story.
What I am starting here is, as we in IT, AI professionals like to say "herding cats". I'll give it a shot anyways and let the dust fall where it may or not.
I have invested right from the start and all I wanted to do is to have a voice big enough to not be completely ignored. In time, I'll power up more to get a bigger voice. I am doing just fine being able to get some percentage to respond to me > 5%. advertising return rate is 1/2 % at best.
yes, for me and my self interest profit-wise, but ...