Glad it was helpful :)
Yes, normally rewards are split 25% to curators, 75% to the post author. However, between 0 minutes and 30 minutes a percentage of the curation rewards are redirected to the author based on what % of the way it is to 30 minutes. So for example if an upvote comes in at the 10 minute mark, 2/3rds of the curation rewards will go directly to the author. This is 2/3rds of 25% of the total rewards, which of course is ~16.7% so it is a significant amount.
That is the simple answer. When there are a bunch of upvoters, it is more complicated but the same general principle applies. For details, see here: https://steemit.com/steemit/@calamus056/curation-rewards-explained-in-great-detail
Thanks. Maybe it's why most bots prefer to upvote after 2hrs. Do you have lists of good bots that upvotes under 10 min and or 30 min?
Thanks once more
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The bots on this site http://www.steembottracker.com/, vote when the timer expires, however because the can only vote once every 3 seconds, it can take them a few minutes to get to everyone's post.
Randowhale, which is great when its awake, will vote almost instantly when you send it money. However, Randowhale is sleeping most of the time and will just send your money back in that case. You can check its status here: https://steemit.com/@randowhale.
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Minnowbooster is good option too but only if you find the right amount to bid via it's website
Upvotewhale is instant too but drops message which I don't like.
Thanks dear and keep it coming 👌
As @droopy has mentioned that's a good place to start.
Sure and thanks