https://steemitimages.com/DQmdbHu6er1VRaBVKhBB66Qpxw3imjA1zB5s4Vdgvi1U1Uc/image.png

Circulation:

Upvote posts that you think will become popular before anyone else
Upvote only 20 times per 24 hours (after those votes your profits become exponentially less)
Comment things that add substance to the post not just a "Keep up the good work!"

https://steemitimages.com/DQmdoot3FRBXqTNnjzgBLYXLngqjtsYAGrdadRkQKmeauKp/image.png

Posting:

Only post 4 stories per 24 hours, afterwards those 4 the rest will be taxed by the blockchain. if you attract the attention of people with lots of steempower to upvote your post you will make more money (More steem power= more that your upvote is worth)

https://steemitimages.com/DQmez8AxWrzaT1rhpuZ4Q2qH11LuwQ8JHGPioArN4LVCB3Z/image.png

Tools:

http://www.steemd.com (Check your voting power)
http://www.steemdollar.com/dollar_per_vote.php (check your dollar per vote)
http://www.Steemdollar.com (Check the value of steem dollar )

https://steemitimages.com/DQmUnw1Vz5UNGm6f7KcnnrmogbJCdd2AvwmVe33vzfHWfiC/image.png

More in depth explanation (video by George Donnelly Published on 23 Aug 2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGFHpCPJOek&ab_channel=GeorgeDonnelly