You know that's a very good question and one that I had in the beginning also. If you pay close enough attention, you may also notice that it goes up at times without any additional votes. This is caused by the value of steam as it increases and decreases in comparison with US dollars. So no it is not anything to do with you so don't worry about that. It is just that when the value of steem goes up so the the value of your post. And when the value of steem goes down unfortunately so does the value of your post. Thank you so much for stopping by. And I hope that this was helpful. steem has been on the rise lately. So hopefully maybe you won't be seeing this so much anymore. I appreciate the question and it is accepted as an entry. And until I see you next time I send you and all of yours all of my love.

Answer to 1.
If you upvote a post, then resteem it, any of your followers will see it in their feed, and they may upvote it, which could increase your curation reward.
Answer to 2.
It depends on the price of Steem, it could also depend on your Steem Power, you cast your best upvote when it is at 100%
Bookmark these two websites for more info.  The top one tells you your voting power on the top left.
http://steem.supply/@becky12ph
https://steemd.com/@becky12ph

Well, I believe Mr. @giddyupngo beat me to this one. And I would agree with him. I really don't know what I would add other then resteeming may get you noticed by the person you resteemed. This may draw them to your place, and gain you recognition.☺ Thanks for the questions and of course your entry is accepted.
DID YOU SEE MY NEWBIE TIP ON DUST VOTES???

I would say that there are a lot of different things you can do. I personally have found what works for me, is just to get out into the community and put yourself out there. Find people who share common interests with you and go into their comment sections and leave comments like crazy. I would say is specially asked questions to show that you are interested in what they are doing. They will be more likely to respond if you leave a question. And that also means they will be more likely to Remember You. And henceforth to stop by your place. Also while you're leaving comments invite them to your place. The other thing that I would say that may help, is you could check out places like @NEWBIERESTEEMDAY. This is a group of really awesome people who are dedicated to helping new people by helping them be more visible and by doing other things to help. And my advice to you, is definitely to stay away from Bots. Grow your following organically and interact with everybody so that they know who you are. And also my dear friend remember to be patient. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme. But I believe if you do it correctly it could be a pay for your driver lessons scheme. We let me know if this was helpful to you? And keep up your good work. You're doing a good job, just don't give up. I send you and yours my love until we meet again my friend.

First, the value of your upvote is based on how much SP you have. And, you can always buy SP out right. Other than that, when you post, you could post powered up. This means that you will get paid 100% in SP. This will also help increase the value and how strong your vote is. Creating good content is another way.And lastly I would say a whole lot of hard work. Spending time meeting people in the community. This will help to let people know that you were here and get you recognized for your hard work. The more people that you know the more the chances are that you will meet the right person at the right time that can help you. Please let me know if this is helped you. And until we meet again I send you and all of yours my love.

As far as influences to our reputation, everything you mentioned really. But is your posts that get you of votes and followers so they matter. And then also, not only do your up votes and followers add to your reputation, but who upvoted you and who follows you also influences your reputation. The stronger the votes you receive from people with higher reputations the quicker your reputation score will rise. And as far as up voting your own post, my first question would be how much is your vote worth? If it is worth less than $0.03 then up voting your post Alone by yourself does you no good unless somebody else comes along and up votes it as well. So that by itself could be a huge disadvantage. Also, some people look down on voting for your own content. So you may influence other people away from you if you do it all the time. Also if you are voting on yourself regularly, you will not have as much vote power for everybody else. Advantages to voting for yourself include that it may make your post a little more visible. Or if you vote on your own comment it may bring your comment closer to the top of the comment section. Also if your vote is worth more than $0.03 you have the ability to earn off of yourself and allow others to curate from you. I have always heard voting your own content is up to you if you want to. However, I would highly recommend not upvoting your own content. I would say to use your votes attempting to curate from other people by voting on good content that they create. And then also, when you see one of your posts only sitting at one or two cents, use your up vote to get it over $0.03 so that way you get paid. Other than that I would stay away from upvoting myself as much as possible. Please let me know if you found this helpful. Oh, and your question as an entry is definitely accepted. Thank you so much for your time. And as always I sent you a big dose of my love.

Absolutely. As a matter of fact, even if you didn't, you made me smile so you would. Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by. And I'll see you around next time.

In dealing with exes, which I have done on more than one occasion, I have found there's two solutions. I called them the $0.20 solution and the $2000 solution. One comes in the form of a bullet, and the other comes in the form of a lawyer.😁 Just kidding by the way. I wish there was an answer to that one because if I knew it I would definitely tell you and everybody else I know that has an ex. I will tell you though that's your question made me laugh. And therefore I will accept your question as an entry. I also want to thank you for resteeming my most current post. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I hope that your weekend is going well!

Well thanks first for the compliments friend. And actually I believe it was you who came across me. The first time that I can remember talking to you was when I did my pray for me post. (Can't remember if that's actually what it was called.) So I guess the question now becomes, how did you find me? 😁

What, and let out the secret to my success? I think not.
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Just kidding my dear friend. But I'm glad you asked a personal one. The serious ones kind of hurt my brain. 😁 Truthfully a lot of it comes because of my kids. As a matter of fact, this game in particular, was thought of partially because of my son Evan. As I mentioned in this post, I have had a lot of questions about steemit. But something else that I had realized as I grew was that there was a lot of questions also that I never even knew I needed to ask. I have found here on steemit, for everything I learned, it raises at least two or three questions. This made me think about heaven over the last few years and some of the things he has needed help me and the questions that he is asked. There have been more than a few times I have answered his questions, only to fill his head with more questions. This made me think about the fact that just like kids, the new people here may have so many questions. The thing is, people who are grown up I have extremely busy lives and sometimes they just go about dealing with not knowing because they just haven't found the time to ask yet. So here we are today, new people come here for games and now they have time to ask questions. WINNER!!!! But also, anyway, as I go through the day I just write random ideas down that pop into my head.😁

Here's one of those random thoughts I literally just had... They give all us here names like minnow, redfish and so on. But a minnow doesn't turn into any other kind of  fish in real life and a red fish isn't necessarily any smarter then a minnow. Here, we're more like newborns, infants, toddlers, and so on. 
Annnnnyway, you're entry is definitely accepted and I'm truly thankful for it. It was fun to answer. I hope it was what you were looking for. If not, let me know. All my love dear friend.

You made me smile and tears come to my eyes at the same time. That is very sweet of you to offer such a compliment. I don't know if I'm anywhere near the best though. I want to tell you, one of my new goals because of all the great people that I have met from the Philippines, is definitely to travel there someday. Your country is full of lovely people and I wish to meet as many of them as possible someday. Thank you so much for your kind words friend. And as far as my ideas, I look mainly to my kids for inspiration and also just the outside world. And then combine those ideas with ideas that I have about steemit and the end result is what you see here at my blog. ☺

Well, for you personally. I have seen your posts and they are GREAT! So if I were you, I would start by searching for other artists. Then take time to leave GOOD GENUINE comments. I would also find artists that you like and follow them. When they post something, try to comment quickly after they post. It may get you noticed. Also, you could leave some of your art in their comment section and ask them to critique it. But definitely keep posting the great material that you have been. And be patient. It takes time. And don't give up. All it takes is time when you're creating good stuff. Your entry is accepted. And thank you so much for stopping by. Until we meet again I send you and all of yours all of my love.

Well, first I would say that if you are looking for SP delegation, you have to understand that people do not always give it away easily. Normally, they will look to give it away to someone they believe will use it responsibly. So, you need to make sure that you were using your votes responsibly. Also then they look for other character traits before delegating. Such as how does the person interact with the community and how much? How much time and or votes are given to deserving individuals. For some people it matters a lot WHAT you're doing in and for the community. I think that basically it boils down to most people are going to look for a responsible compassionate giving person. And if you were at a point where you feel that you are deserving of SP delegation then you should feel confident about your account and how you have handled it. If that is the case, you can keep your eyes open for contests. Which I know you like. But some contests will specifically handout SP delegations. Another way which I know could go either way, is you could just ask for some. If your account is exemplary and you asked the right person at the right time, you never know what may happen. I personally know of two people, who are outstanding people, who simply asked for delegation in their own way and we're givin it. The fact that you were asking for SP delegation to help others is a very strong point in your favor. If you are currently doing what you can to help others it will show in your account, and anybody who wishes to can see that. I believe, however the best way to gain SP delegation is to do everything that you can to love people and to help whoever you can whenever you can however you can. And never ask for anything in return for that. Try to lift up everybody that you encounter. That by itself may help you get notice and delegated. But even if it doesn't you will change so many lives by doing so.
Oh, your entry is definitely accepted. And thank you so much for stopping by. Please let me know if this was helpful. I send all of my love your way. ☺

First, are you talking about the posts you make on your blog? Because if you are, I know that you have had a few that were pretty successful. What I would say to do in your particular situation is figure out what it is that people like about the posts you do that are successful. Then you should try focusing your content toward what is making you money already. Also, the people who have voted on your posts, stop by their place and if they make good content give them a vote and leave a meaningful comment. Also if you ask questions to people they are more likely to respond to you. This will help you build relationships. And resteeming someone near or slightly above your reputation level increases the chance they will appreciate it. They then MIGHT return the favor at some point. In the end it's truly about building relationships. Try to follow people who interest you or that you have things in common with. And make sure that you comment on other people's posts with comments that are relative to the Post and that are also meaningful. Not just one or two or three word comments, such as good post or nice job, or things like that. It is not a fast Road to become noticed here. You have to have patience and never give up. You are creating good content, that shows by the fact that some of your posts I have made pretty good money. Continue to make good content and try to build as many relationships as you can and eventually you will become successful and have many friends. I would also advise, not to worry about the money at all. Just try to make friends and love everybody that you meet and you'll do fine. Thank you so much for the question. And as an entry it is accepted. And I send you and all of yours all of my love friend.

Well, you are correct in the fact that everybody starts with around 15 SP. And life here on steemit can go several ways. Especially as far as growth is concerned. I would guess with the other accounts that you were talking about, they were either extremely lucky, they may have already had a following from a different social media such as F-book. They also may have bought their SP. Or they can always obtain it by buying votes from vote Bots where using Resteem services. So as you can see there are several ways that they could have grown their accounts very fast. My best advice for you personally, would be to solely focus on yourself and your own account and how it is going. I would try to interact with the community and build relationships. I have been on steemit for almost 2 months am I home SP is just now almost to 100. Slow growth, but I've met a lot of good people and have made several great friends. To me that is more valuable then how much SP I have. And yes you can easily get your account to where there's are at. And it is up to you to choose the method that you want to do it with if that is your goal. I hope this information has been helpful and answered your questions. And I hope that I will continue to see you around. As a matter of fact if you have any friends that are looking for games to play or have any questions send them my way! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by to get your answers. I hope you have a wonderful week and until we meet again I send you and all of yours all of my love. And ask that our creator bless you all.

After, looking and finding where you used the bot and what most likely happened is...
You bought the upvote and because it was a slightly larger one, it may have been pushed up higher on the trending or hot pages. This makes it more visible to more people. Sometimes it works out like that, sometimes it doesn't. There are lots of variables that could affect it. Let me know if if was helpful.☺ And only let me know how using the bot works out for you. I have personally never used any of those types of bots. I am doing my best to prove a point here on steemit. I am trying to become successful without using a bot. I have nothing against people who use them. I figure everybody has their own methods and that's just how it is. So I truly do wish you the best of luck and I hope that you become extremely successful. Hopefully we will continue to see each other. And until we meet again I send you and all of yours my love.

A hole maybe? Now, my turn. What is the only thing that no matter how much you take away from it, it only gets bigger. Thanks so much for the "fun" guestion. The serious ones are burning holes in my brain. Your entry is accepted. And thank you so much. You and yours get all of my love until we meet again.

So after looking into it and checking a few things, one thing that has definitely happen that is affecting your voting power is that you have delegated some of your SP to voteme.
If you go to this [link](https://steemworld.org/@rubelynmacion) you will be able to see this in the delegations out tab. Like here⬇⬇⬇
![inCollage_20180505_002252663.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWsPhLcXki8WmGfUYQeH3sYFubqR2vsPrr8GDbzPwUa4A/inCollage_20180505_002252663.jpg)
This is actually the information from your page. So as you can see somehow some of your SP ended up delegated to someone else. You can undo this if you wish. The link below will lead you to a tutorial on how to do it.
https://steemit.com/delegation/@jatinhota/tutorial-how-to-delegate-and-undelegate-sp-quickly-and-easily-using-steemworld
Please let me know if this helps and if there's anything else I can do. And by the way, your question as an entry is accepted. It is way past my bedtime so I need to go. I send you and all of yours all of my love. And I wish you a good day or a good night.☺👍

I'm sorry but I can't do that. 
If "they" knew I had every lottry rigged I'd be in big trouble.😲
No just kidding my dear friend. It's good to see you here. And even better in all reality to hear your question. I just got done laughing. Like literally laughing out loud. I truthfully wasn't expecting that one. But it is definitely a very valid entry. So it is accepted. My dear friend until next time I send all of my love towards you and all of yours.

First, I notice, your first hashtag in a lot of your posts is "esteem". Are you using the Esteem app? I would make your first hashtag more relevant to your post so when people search for photographs they can find your posts.

Also, editing your post shouldn't impact you. I don't think most people notice when somebody edits their post. Your photographs are beautiful and you leave stories about your photographs that are good. I think that changing your first hashtag to photography would be a great start. When people search for photography posts that are hashtag with photography as their first hashtag will show up. You need to use a different first hashtag. Thank you for stopping by and asking a question, and your question is accepted as an entry. Let me know if this helps. And if you need any more help please let me know. I send all of my love to you and all of yours.

Hmmm, that is a tough one. It is situations like this that further support my position that Religion causes division, and my belief that our Creator does not support Religion. That being said I feel bad that your belief system is attacked. I would like to take a second here to say I am so happy for you since you have found a path that connects you to our Creator. Now, as far as what to do about the tags. I would say that education may help and maybe posting things showing how you love. Or by providing examples of your love in action. Do it all in the name of our Creator and His love. Then as people get to know you for the good you do and the love you show, they may eventually find out that you are Jewish. This may help others see you and your people as "just some loving people" instead of a religious group. This is a very hard one for me to answer because the ways of the world have forced me to pull away from religion and not become involved in the disagreements or conversations between the different religions. I will let you know, but I personally love all Jewish people because above everything else they are people and they deserve love. Our creator made me and all of us because he loved us so I figure that's a pretty good reason to love all of his people also. I know that this probably hasn't been a whole lot of help for you and for that I apologize. I guess, all I'm trying to really say is that I believe above all things the natural pure love that comes from our creator is truly the most powerful force the can cause change. So use It to help you bring about change.