Do I actually spend my steem power when upvoting? I mean, every time I upvote, does it reduce my steem power in the wallet? (lose 'money'?)

Thanks a lot! I have a question. Have those rules changed since you wrote the post ?

Nice post

Thanks very much for this. I didn't realise that voting quickly means you don't get much of a curation reward. I thought it was the other way round!!

"If you upvote before 15 minutes you give 99.94% to the author and get 00.06%.

If you upvote after 15 minutes you give 50% to the author and receive 50%.

If you upvote after 30 minutes you receive 100% curation reward."

source?

Gracias

Simple and informative, i like!

Thanks, very informative for newbies.  Suggestion - change the order of your heading.  Use the catchy phrase first.  The 10 commandments of upvoting.

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Amazing. All we need to know in one simple, clear post. Appreciate that you took the time and set those items up together.

Thanks for this. I am new and was not sure if I was over voting or not.

It would appear to this  dusty newbie that upvoting yourself is now some kind of a no-no to some.  I see "whales don't like this" memes etc.  Does this list still have validity?  I got a lot from it  thanks!

Thanks for the advice but I would like to add that considering steemit only as a medium to make money will not take ilus higher. Love what you do on steemit. 😊😊

Hello averagejoe.  I didn't find the answer to my question, but your post was extremely helpful in understanding voting and how it is weighted.  I'm brand new today, didn't know how to vote,  figured it out just now when I saw the arrow.  Du-uh. 

 I wouldn't have understood the percentages, time frames,  votes per  24 hours without this post, so thanks for your help.  And don't hesitate to take a look at my posts.

Best , Joan aka littlesparrow

This was super helpful thank you for making this. Has anyone else tested this since this post was created? I has been a little bit :)

Thanks. I'm new. Followed.

Thank you :)

Thank you for this.  It is very helpful to new arrivals

thank  you.

Everyone is upvoting and agreeing that this post is great. However, I read that one ought to upvote as soon as possible to maximize earning (and if the post becomes popular you realize greatest value).  This post states the complete opposite. What gives?

thanks, as a steemit newbie. i needed this post!

These are good tips

All that pic can make me thing of is:

"Here I hold the 15...(crashing sound) the 10, the 10 commandments.

History of the world, a comedy classic!

Thx for the advice - i didn't know it.

Nice info bro , good job keep  it up

This post saved my voting power. Before this I am just upvoting each and every post like a mad dog, I don't know about voting power and stuff. I thought everything is free. But alas there is no free food in this world.

""" If you upvote before 15 minutes you give 99.94% to the author and get 00.06%.""
Am confused about the line. can u plz explain. 
If I up vote my post/others post   before 15 minutes...... ??
Whos post ??

I don't know if i fully understand, but i think i need to reduce the amount i upvote hehe

Thank you!  Great information - I read it all the way through....   :)

As this was written 10 months ago, are the suggestions still current?

thanks dude, this helps alot

Where did you learn all of this?

Thank you for this.

I, as a new member, felt as though I was wearing a blindfold, unsure where to go or what to do, for the best.

With posts like this, I see more light coming into my 'steemit' life.

Thank you again.

Hello @averagejoe , I just become a Steemian and there's so much I don't know about this community yet. I thought upvoting must have a controlled system so that every upvote has its value and then appeared on my feed! 

They are simple and so clear for everyone who wants to know about the upvoting system. However, another question just popped into my mind which is, "How does the downvote works? Are there 10 commandments for downvoting? Does it neutralize the upvote?"

Not sure he well this strategy works, but it's worth a try. Sounds solid enough anyway. Thanks for post.

You wrote:  "Upvote content that interests you! Don't upvote content that you think could become popular, this way you remove the risk of wasting votes on posts that do not get popular."


How would you be wasting a vote on posts that do not get popular if you are in fact  upvoting content that you think could become popular??

Someone who just started on Steemit this post is really helpful and much needed. The purpose and value for which Steemit stands for is more important than just making it another place of entertainment, crap and quick money-making scheme. 

So thankful and grateful to be part of this.

Thanks! this was really helpful!

![Nailed it](http://i.imgur.com/bsny6H4.gif) 
 Keep up the good work @averagejoe!