Okay, I actually wanted to post this as my initial comment but I opted for my question about that Steemit grouping. Anyway, here is my initial thought as also a newbie on Steemit...

The tips given here will surely help in earning money. But...

1. What does my voting power tell me about the value that someone earns when I upvote them? I am asking because even if I upvote 100%, their post's pending payout still did not increase even just for 0.01$. That tells me my 100% voting power has no voting value. I actually need to earn tens of thousands of Steem Power before my vote has value. Here is an upvote calculator. So what gives?

2. Upvoting only those with high reputation sounds like making the rich richer and the poor poorer, and that is alarming to me. Why? Because that is telling me that no one should upvote for me as a newbie who hasn't reach 60 reputation yet. When will I ever reach 60 if everyone is looking for those who already have 60 and above?

When I joined, I noticed that most of my first upvoters are also newbies like me. Even if I have "many" upvotes, the estimated payout does not go up. Why? Because most of my upvoters are newbies who do not have much in their wallet but they cared for my post. That is one thing I learned in this platform: help your fellow newbie even in your own little way and help will come back to you. It is a circle of life.

Here is my 100% upvote regardless of the value. It is what I can share for now. Cheers! 🙂