Hi Karen - an interesting post. I've not been able to get on Steemit for the past couple of weeks and the promote button wasn't there before. Its useful to have a view from someone who has used it. I'm surprised though that even a $5 promotion you still end up so far down the listings. It reminds me of the priority boarding fees that some budget airlines use They are great if you are amongst a small number of people who've bought them BUT when everybody has paid to be prioritised for early boarding it simply doesn't work. I wonder if we have a similar situation here?
RE: I had a go PROMOTING my own post