Please send HIVE, not HBD (we will accept HBD when the price is greater, but the extra value is a donation!)
Upvotes are indirectly related to the value sent (sent value is effectively staked to the benefit of the sponsored account, and then you receive your curation back as upvotes on your own account.) More stake means bigger upvotes, but these are not bought votes with immediate payback.
Thanks, corrected.