This is an excellent interview, and I reference it, as well as link to it in my own #introduceyourself post:
@tracemayer offers possibly the best advice to minnows by clarifying their incentive; he says Steem Power derives value from the fact that it increases your chance of getting someone's attention. Check out his interview What is the Steem Network and how does it work? to better understand this environment.
The post is located here: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@geke/the-creator-of-those-geke-venns-is-now-on-steemit-and-advice-for-minnows