Minnow University // Post Rewards // The Difference Between 100% Power Up and 50%/50%
Greetings Earthlings and Steemit friends! We have received several questions lately about this subject from new users so Shane (@swelker101) asked me to make a post about it for this week's curriculum. I'm sure many of you understand this already, but hopefully the new users who need this information will see this post!
The External Market Value of SBD
In order to understand which post reward option to choose, you need to know the current external market value of SBD.
1 SBD is usually pegged to 1 USD on the external market, but during the last month or so SBD has risen in value on the external market.
However, within the Steemit payout system, SBD is always pegged to 1 USD and Steem is paid at its external market value in the form of Steem Power (SP).
Steem Power (SP) is powered up Steem.
100% Power Up vs. 50%/50%
On the bottom right of the Steemit posting page you will see your reward options.
The Default option is set to 50%/50%. You can also choose to Power Up 100% or Decline Payout.
For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to give you two examples using fictitious numbers that are easy to work worth.
(These are not the actual values of Steem or SBD at this time. I will give you a link to find the current values of Steem and SBD at the end of this post.)
In both examples, 1 Steem will be worth 5 USD, 1 SBD will be worth 5 USD, and the post reward value will be $100 after the curation percentage has been taken out.
Example 1 - 50%/50% Default Option
In this example the 50%/50% Default Option was chosen upon posting.
This means that the $100 post in this example will pay be paid out with 50% Steem and 50% SBD.
In this example, 1 Steem is worth 5 USD and 1 SBD is worth 5 USD.
So you would receive 10 SP (50 Steem divided by 5 = 10) because Steem is paid at its external market value in the form of SP.
And you would receive 50 SBD because SBD is still pegged to 1 USD for post payouts.
However, on the external market the 50 SBD that you received is actually worth 250 USD because 1 SBD is worth 5 USD on the external market.
(50 x 5 = 250)
So the true value of using the 50%/50% option is 10 Steem plus 250 USD.
Example 2 - 100% Power Up
In this example, 100% Power Up was chosen upon posting.
This means that the post rewards will be paid 100% with the current external market value of Steem which in this example is 5 USD per Steem.
So, the $100 post value will be paid with 20 SP. (100 divided by 5 = 20)
So, as long as 1 SBD is valued over 1 USD on the external market, it is much more profitable for you to choose the Default 50%/50% option when posting.
Even if you want to completely power up it is still a better option to choose 50%/50% because you can exchange your SBD for a more profitable return on Steem.
So, going back to Example 1, since the 50 SBD you received upon payout is actually worth 250 USD on the external market, you would be able to exchange that 250 USD for 50 Steem which you would then power up. (1 Steem = 5 USD, 250 USD divided by 5 = 50 Steem)
Add that 50 SP to the 10 SP you received upon payout in Example 1 and you get a total of 60 SP as opposed to Example 2 where you would only get 20 SP total.
So what the heck are you trying to say here Isaria????
When SBD is valued over 1 USD on the external market, you should choose the Default 50%/50% option when posting.
When SBD is valued under 1 USD on the external market, you should choose 100% power up upon posting.
How to find the current market value of Steem and SBD
You can use https://steembottracker.com/ to find out the current external market value of Steem and SBD so that you can make the best decision for your post payouts.
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Thanks for posting.
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thanks my firend very nice idea.
Steemit essentials with @isaria. Educate them all.
Checking what my kitten was up to today brought me here. Nice to see you two have already become friends :D
Me and your kitten are great friends now! ;)
Hello,
thank you for the explanation.
Although a lot of people have already written about this topic. This time it seems to be clear to me.
Core message. 50/50 reward option is better at the moment.
Thanks.
You're welcome and thank you!
Thank you for this post, it was extremely helpful!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
@isaria
Thanks I have been looking for something like this, the article looks very thorough, I am going to have to come back and give it a proper read later.
very useful explanation. Thanks :)
This is really helpful thank you
Wow! This was so helpful! I had no idea. Luckily someone kind ( @fraenk ) gave me this link so I could understand it.
The question now is, once the post is already made, can the selection between 50/50 and 100 be changed?
Very good post..
It is unbelievable that i was wondering about steem power and its relation to sbd before i went to my feed and saw your post, And there it was my answer \o/
wow also that i was going to say i felt in someway i manifested the post then as i hadn't looked at your posts for a while i thought i would check them out and i saw the law of attraction one, There is a certainty that creeps into our lives when we show belief \o/
Oh wow that's crazy! The law of attraction at work lol!
The principle that we can ask things from the universe and they will be duly delivered sounded outlandish to me a couple of years ago, i content myself with small offerings of coin finds and they bring me happiness, it is enough to know that my small manifestations are listened to and delivered,i don't need riches from the universe as i think there are many people in need of more than me, i find coins and i attract cats it is enough for me \o/
Absolutely!
I attract cats too! lol
I intuitively chose 50/50 :O Thank you for the confirmation here! And the clarity! Much appreciated!
You're welcome, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Me too, hehe <3 Have a lovely day/night depending where you are!
Well much explained, how do I join your discord community?
Thank you!
https://discord.gg/MAA9QFd
Best work at this post
It was a good post and helpful for me,before this I have a confusion on keeping 50/50or 100% .Now I got it.