11 months ago
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Witnesses are an essential part of the STEEM and Steemit Ecosystem, including providing security to the network, advocating for STEEM policies (interest rates on SBD, account creation fees) and validating price data feeds.
But, as I've only been around a little over a week, I was unaware of exactly how they worked. After doing some quick research, I found a couple of quick must-read guides written by Steemit veterans. please kindly upvote the post
If you haven't looked it up yet, and you're curious like I was, here's an excellent guide by 
https://steemit.com/steemit-guides/@pfunk/a-full-steemit-user-s-guide-to-steem-witnesses
If you're interested in becoming a Witness, here are full, detailed instructions courtesy of 
https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@steemed/become-a-steem-witness-essentials
To vote for Witnesses of your choice, see this page (you can upvote up to 30 at once):
https://steemit.com/~witnesses
My Personal Voting Strategy (and Why)
Witnesses don't usually make a lot of difference to some Steemit users...but certainly they do to me. That's because my Steem Dollars Conversion Strategy requires that the price feed remains accurate as often as possible. Unfortunately, many Witnesses present inflated prices on the price feed, reducing my overall profit during the 7-day conversion period.
As a result, I make it a point to only vote for Witnesses that report prices that broadcast price feeds that are at (or very close!) to actual market STEEM/BTC market prices. If you're using the same trading strategy as I am, I highly suggest you do the same.
You can see Witnesses with their current price feeds right here:
Then see the current prices right here:
http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/steem/#markets
Then finally, vote right here:
https://steemit.com/~witnesses
If you've found these resources useful, please consider sharing your upvote and commenting. Thank you!
