This is also my concern, @mnkassier.
My recent post got only four(4) upvotes but the "potential payout" keeps on going down. This is the first time I encountered this as my very first post when I started joining this platform did not have any changes in its "potential payout" which was accumulated during its first 3 days despite of not gaining upvotes on the following days.
It saddens me that there are few people who have seen your post already but did not leave any comments. 😢
Still hoping that someone would enlighten us. Especially on your part as you are doing this for your son's preschool.
This would help... Praying for the success of your project! ❤
https://steemit.com/payout/@timcliff/everything-you-need-to-know-about-potential-payouts-and-flagging-for-new-users