Thanks! I didn't know you could do that, I have seen that page before but never used it.
It is leverage beacuse I bought extra SP from a user for two weeks, and by offering my SBD for contests I can gain more active followers. I had earned about 300 SBD, and it is cheap right now so I decided to give it away.
You can hold the SBD and then convert it to Steem when the price rises, or as I have been suggesting, just convert it immediately and then Power Up so you can increase your SP.
When you upvote my posts, you help decide where the new Steem currency goes. I have been able to increase my SP by about $300 for a cost of $75+ all the SBD I have been giving away. I don't mind, I value people over profit, and the more active engaged followers I have supporting my projects and productions the more consistently I will be able to earn and give away rewards!
If I go back to my very first posts back in September and October, I have given a way a ton of money worth of Steem. I hope one day I will be able to give away huge rewards and offer large incentives to complete tasks and project proposals.
Cool.