NEWCOMERS AND MINNOWS: THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO POWER UP
I try to be clear on this, because if you just buy steem pressing the big, nasty, sexy button at the top of your wallet page that says "BUY STEEM OR STEEM POWER" you will always get less steam and SP for the same SBD.
The right way to power up is the procedure described in this great post.
And believe me: Powering up is the greatest thing you can do when you are starting here. Once you have enough SP, then you can invest it and create an awesome compound interest strategy here on this same platform.