Voting on Posts
Users that have made a multi-year commitment to Steem by converting their STEEM to Steem Power have the ability to vote on posts. The weight of each vote is proportional to how much Steem Power you have divided by the average number of votes you cast in the last 24 hours. If you have cast less than 20 votes in the last 24 hours then 20 will be considered your average.
Rewarding Curation
Steem wants to reward those who sift through the mountains of uncurated posts to find the diamonds before anyone else. Steem has designed its curation reward system to maximize rewards for voting on popular content before it becomes popular. This article will dive into the mechanics of how this is accomplished so that those hoping to game the curation rules to maximize their own rewards can do so.
How it Works
Every time a post gets paid, 50% of the payout is directed toward those who contributed the most to increasing the posts payout. For those who don't care how it works and just want some basic rules to follow, here are some guidelines:
Only vote on posts that you believe others will also vote for.
Vote as early as possible after the content is posted.
Don't vote on content that is already popular
Acquire as much Steem Power as possible
Vote for less than 50 posts per day
Avoid downvoting
The less Steem Power you have the more important it is for you to focus your votes on a
few good posts rather than spreading your vote thin. In particular, users with small amounts
of Steem Power should:
Vote on content others haven't voted for, to maximize the percentage increase in voting
Vote on fewer posts, the more you vote the more diluted your Steem Power.