I was sitting and reading it, ignoring everything else! :))
Well done on all the investigation because I was in deep waters at your stage of the game!
There are few points to mention:
- originalworks will reply if you have got 30 words or more. It does not check for images, only the text (unless they have managed to change the algorithm)
- don't be encouraged to use the bots as most of the time it brings you less than you have spent on it! The value of SBD/Steem changes all the time, hence, your invested money into the bot may have looked good at the beginning, but may well be sad by the time you get paid!
- enter as many contests as you can because those actually give you the quickest income (if you are selected of course) and a better option than bots
- use busy.org for upvotes because they have got a slider, thus you get to appreciate more posts (of course, consider the fact that the VW is lower as well and if you aim at the curation reward, increase accordingly!)
Thank you for this article and a mention! And, yeah, happy swimming! 🐋
Thank YOU for this informative addendum! As I mentioned in another reply – as I haven't got any spare funds, I haven't even looked into using voting bots. My gut told me to just plug in honestly where I feel I can offer the most, and patiently trust that doing so will prove to in and of itself be rewarding. I'm glad I found @photocontests so early on. The daily subjects have given me the perfect filters with which to comb through my insane amounts of visual media and pluck just a couple from my overflowing coffers each day. • I've compiled a list of other contests, but haven't yet entered many. NOw that I've finally published this piece, I'll look into entering a few. To be frank – drafting this post took waaayyy too long and distracted me from doing much else on here for the last few days. I'm glad I finished it, though! Feels good to get it all out of my head. • Thanks for your support!