RE: How do I get 20 upvotes on a post yet get no Steem Dollars, No credit at all for anything?

[aenor]

You probably got votes from people with low steempower.

Have a read of the following FAQ to see how steemit works:

https://steemit.com/steemit/@thecryptofiend/the-missing-faq-a-beginners-guide-to-using-steemit

You can also see how powerful the votes you get are by looking at your article in steemd.com. Just put steemd in the url instead of steemit. Here is the steemd analysis for this post:

https://steemd.com/howto/@jimcropper/how-do-i-get-20-upvotes-on-a-post-yet-get-no-steem-dollars-no-credit-at-all-for-anything

Click the above link and then click "advanced mode" on the top right. Then scroll down and click "vote details". It should give you a breakdown of who has voted and how powerful they are (the more powerful the more rshares they distribute).

Comments

[jimcropper]

I understand this, but at the same time it makes posting nearly pointless for a Minnow or for other minnows to upvote anything.

[aenor]

It is not entirely pointless. Lots of minnow steempower does add up. Plus if you get lots of votes, however small, you start to rise in the "active" tab again. Same thing applies to comments, as soon as a post gets a comment it rises in the active tab. As lots of whales frequent "active" and do so at different times of the day, it should help you post get noticed and voted on by those with more power.

[everittdmickey]

Nope...I and several others, have gone from zilch to $400 in a month
.
Nothing much happens for a couple of weeks then when critical mass is reached it takes OFF!

[jimcropper]

How did you do this? Care to share some tips?

[everittdmickey]

how did I do what?
oh...you mean this?