It's about Upvoting correctly. Use Steemd.com/@yourusername and track your stats, live. Experiment with Upvoting different posts of value. Go back to steemd each time, immediately and refresh to see the data. Again everyone's payout power is valued by how much Steem Power and Voting Power you own at the time of the Upvote too.. So there's a lot that plays into this. You'll see some of your votes drop someone's current payout down or rise, immediately. Some of your votes will not adjust the payout at all..