hey sorry suymourbucks, not sure what is missing then. Just confirming its your private posting key you are using right? Should be all you need with your user name, I know its been weird to get started for many users, but many (including myself) are still using it daily as it is. Have you tried some manual votes just in the browser view or blog/photos views to see if they work and then confirm them on steemit or steemd?