When we come to Steemit we are not really sure what an Upvote is. We come from other social sites giving out likes that really mean nothing in the whole scheme things. An Upvote is not a LIKE. It is way more than that. Your Upvote influences the rewards members get.
If you are going to just Upvote everything you see then your vote is worthless. You are meant to strictly only Upvote content that you really like and has value and in this way you influence and reward the content creator you vote for.
You need to manage your Upvote
Your vote has a value starting at 100% as you vote the value drops. When you stop voting your Upvote value strengthens again.
So what does this mean?
It means if you make too many daily votes daily your vote becomes worthless and becomes just a like. You lose your influence.
Manage your vote power and don't let it drop below 70% as it takes a long time to generate.
To check your voting power download the Steemit Voting Percentage Extension [UPDATE]: View Time Until Voting Percentage Hits 100% a really useful Chrome extension developed by Dayne Wright @daynewright
Manage your Upvote, make your vote count.
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I think another important thing to note is a flag is not a dislike. Personally I think flagging something should be reserved for spam type stuff, not just because you don't agree with someon's point of view or didn't enjoy a post.
Agreed
thanks a lot that was really helpful
your welcome.
@blueperegrina i made a new version that explains more
I m just reading reading reading and more reading on steemit ..but haven't reach in any conclusion.😜😜😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
This one also Nice post👍🏻👍🏻
thanks... there is so much i don't know on here there are endless guides i should read, but i prefer to learn as i earn lol thanks for stopping by
thanks!!
Your welcome. Are you also on The8app?
This is why it is not a requirement to upvote on the friend train. The Train tends to be newbies who don't at this stage understand how upvoting works so to ask for upvotes just compounds the problem. The rule is only Upvote content you really like. We are not on Facebook.
Good lessons, I won't upvote this right now since my power is really low now ;)
cool but you can resteem ;-) and that is what i advise when you want to vote and can't (or shouldt)
I honestly hadn't given this thought or knew how an upvote worked. Face-palm moment over here... Thank you!
And another overdue thank you on The8App you recommended!
Do you know if there's a similar extension for safari?
The8app rocks... check with dayne on the safari extension
Thank you, I will!⭐️
But choosing what to upvote is haaard!
I've actually gotten better about maintaining my vote power, but it's currently at ~60% and I don't go a day where I don't find something I want to upvote.
Resteem instead
Ehh, I try to save my resteems for content I think my followers would like... but then that begs the question, if I don't think it's enough to resteem, why do I think it's good enough to spend my voting power on it?
Thanks, dilema solved I think :D
yw
Yeah. But it is annoying something. Because there are so many new content that I don't know what to pick eheheh
Comment or resteem or both😊
Yeah that's what I usually do
Thank you, that was quick!
You are welcome
@infobunny I'm so glad I found you! I have been here a week and today it's all coming together! Thanks for your tips. I unknowingly used all my upvotes today, thinking it was a good thing. I'll be sure to watch for your posts and I'm coming to join the friend train 💕
Your welcome, are you also on the8app