I wrote an article testing the effectiveness of having no steempower and not using bid bots. There is a link to the article here.
https://steemit.com/steem/@allcapsonezero/testing-testing-is-this-thing-even-on
I will be doing more tests in the following week.
One interesting point I discuss in the article is using a bid bot versus a big whale upvote. Which is worse or is it the same? Does voting bots just even the playing field so normal people without $1 million accounts can also reach trending. It is an interesting debate, one that I would like you to be a part of because you are also doing something about it.
Also interested in your opinion of minnowbooster and if it is somehow not a voting bot.