A penny saved is a penny earned ;) I am happy about any votes I get and will never ask or beg for them and your thinking is the exact reason. What might be worth $0.10 today could be worth $1 in a years time or higher. Keep producing quality, comment on others and you will see your followers and votes increase over time. None of this is over night success there is a ton of work that needs to be put into it just like any business or job.