It's automated. Your account goes into a list that current people on the whitelist vote for, and when you have five votes an admin confirms the decision. Right now votes come in pretty fast, and I already voted for you, so you have at least one. If you're accepted you'll be notified by a wallet message.
Whitelisted members get a significantly higher profitability on votes, as well as more/larger available vote values, and double the daily maximum. Plus the ability to invite and vote on new whitelist members.
Thank you so much for the explanation and of course for the vote @tcpolymath
Thank you for the explanation as well. I received notice adding my blog to the list yesterday, what a pleasant surprise. Thanks, to those for their votes of support! :)
It appears I need to create an acount at minnowbooster?
It uses your Steemit account. And you don't have to sign up if you don't want to - if you don't buy votes it doesn't matter, and if you buy votes by sending SBD to @minnowbooster you'll get the extra whitelist profit anyway. The only thing you have to have a MB account for is if you want to play the game of inviting and voting on other users. Which is kind of addictive, and can have a nice little residual income to it, but is not in any way necessary.
Whow! So much imformation about whitelist status. Almost like full article just in some comments. I think it would be useful for minnows and for them who just want to join to minnobooster service!
@tcpolymath I'm interested in the white list too. Maybe you remember me from your contest (^_^).