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Well, they can notice if u re-steem.
So they may 'follow' you (especially IF you put up quality #content ).

The re-steem can be helpful to someone new, as any followers u do have will see the post u resteemed. And IF u resteem quality stuff, well, it enhances your reputation.

READ MORE:
https://steemit.com/steem/@macko/resteem-what-is-resteem-and-why-you-should-resteem

In case you didn't know, using High-quality images is quite important (to Attract attention & have higher engagement).

Here are some resources re : #STEEMIT :

29 Steemit Post Types to Attract More Followers & Boost Your Popularity (Part 1):

https://steemit.com/howto/@maverickfoo/29-steemit-post-types-to-attract-more-followers-and-boost-your-popularity-part-1

PART 2 :

https://steemit.com/howto/@maverickfoo/29-steemit-post-types-to-attract-more-followers-and-boost-your-popularity-part-2

ENJOY, and Good luck !

Wow!!! I see the points. This thing is very deep and needs a lot of wisdom. I saw someobdy small, comment on a whale, and another whale upvote his comment, and he made $5. So resteem could help those process and make your own page more interesting but still need a fine balance. I also saw some new people did whole bunch of resteem on everything different topic and not going anywhere.

Right. They weren't very focused.