Having been on the road for the last few weeks (and the next few weeks!) my time is limited, and I have had little time to spend on Steemit. I have been struggling with writing a couple of blogs a week, and it has got me thinking more about curation strategies and the best way to spend my limited time here over summer. Today I thought I would have a refresh on curation and share some of my own ideas.
What is curation?
Lets just start off with a quick reminder of what curation is. Curation is essentially upvoting content that you enjoy and think deserves to be rewarded. In general up to 25% of the rewards will be shared amongst the curators and the remaining 75% of the payout will go to the author. According to the STEEM faq:
The more Steem Power you have in your account, the more your votes will be worth, and the more potential curation rewards you can earn!
Voting Power
Over my first few months on Steemit I spent a fair bit of time on here and always seemed to run my voting power pretty low - one thing that is advised against! With less time I find myself running into this problem abit less - I generally check in with Steemit in the morning and sometimes in the evening. My voting power has been sitting over 80% most of the time, and I try not let it get above 90%.
My advice for maximum curation rewards would be:
- Never let your voting power dip below 80%
- Never let your voting power remain at 100%
In esscence, the higher your voting power the higher your curation rewards will be. So it is in your interest to use your upvotes wisely (You also have the option of giving a % upvote using busy.org or when your Steem power reaches 500)
Resteeming
Up until recently I have barely resteemed any posts, but since being on holiday it is something I have been experimenting with. In the past I thought that if I resteem then people will be less likely to see my latest blog, althought I am unsure how accurate that is? The blogs I have started to resteem are relevant to my audience (I hope!?), and it is nice to see the post value increasing, knowing that this will be increasing your 'slice of the pie'.
Can curation be 'gamed'?
Because of the ope nature of Steemit in regards to upvote bots (all paid votes can be tracked on steembottracker), I have started to wonder whether it is possible to 'game' the system for maximum rewards. If you can see when someone is going to buy a big upvote, then couldn't you jsut upvote the content just before the bot does and you would have 'curated' some highly 'valuable' post?
Although this is something that I don't believe is healthy for Steem it is something that I would be interested in testing out in the future and seeing how much of a difference it would make. That might be an 'experiment' for the future!
What is your curation strategy? I would love comments and feedback as always!
