Nice, thanks for informing

This is a great write up, my man! You broke it down to where even I can understand it! :)

<p>This post has received a 17.34 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @raybrockman.</p>

i like the dancing/flapping upvote, that is cool.  I generally try to upvote people under 60 rep to help / encourage the growing crowd.  peace

Nice

I appreciate the information, I am new to Steemit and every piece of information is welcome! :D

"not that you followed and would like us to follow back. This will not get you any portion of that 25% curation reward" are you sure of this? I think if the guy up voted you he or she does get a share of the rewards. On all the other points I think you are right.

Absolutely true!  Thank you for reminding us.  Curation is the hidden STEEM stream that gets unnoticed.  

>Your goal should be to get your name at the top of the upvote list, when that happens you get the biggest chunk of that 25% curation reward.

The only thing is, when competing with @booster or @randowhale, it's really difficult to be at the top of the upvote list.  

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Great.. Now I understand how upvotes and curation reward works.. 
Thanks

Great post about much informations.Thanks for sharing, have a great day friend happy steeming.

so if youve got low %vote strength its better to let it recharge, also do you have to upvote between 15 and 30 minutes to get curation?  or is it any time you upvote

Awesome post @raybrockman, I think curation is very confusing and thus often ignored, but I do see a steady payout from this and I have started to try to time my votes and chose posts to try to get the most curation.

nice explanation,tks :-)  I'm waiting my power backs above 80%, do you think is a nice strategy keep the Power always above 80% and upvote like 10 to 20 posts max? tks :-)

Thanks for the information provided.

Great post @raybrockman, been looking for information on this, thanks. I only regret I didn't see it sooner to upvote it properly. But definitely following.

This is one of the better more simpler explanations of what is a difficult system to understand. I've read some other articles on it also, so....if you would, let me see if I'm getting everything.

The more steem power one has, the higher your portion.

The higher the percentage of your upvote (100%) the higher your curation percentage.

Being an earlier voter adds to your portion.

But...I have seen other articles saying that one should not vote until 30 minutes have passed.

Keep ones voting power above 80%.

Thanks in advance for your help and info.

What about resteems, @raybrockman? I was under the impression they too had curation rewards, as that is one of the best ways for someone to draw attention to a post that would never see the trending page. Very effective way to curate, either way. I come across a number of quality posts this way.