See my fish joke I did there :D (small fry!)

This is a brief primer on giving in most all the different ways it can be done on Steemit. Feel free in the comments to add anything you think I have left out...

1. Up-Voting
   I see a lot of newer folks not up-voting and at times this is OK but they need to know how the system works. Kicking out votes with good comments, and voting on comments is the best way to get started for a mew minnow. Some think that their vote is ZERO, since it is less than 1¢ but it does actually register. I think that the minimum transaction for any action on the network is .001 steem. Believe me these add up! Once you get a few cents a vote, and someone upvotes you back, you will see how it cascades into a pretty good flow. The first tool I have used is steemnow.com and it shows exactly what these curations, votes and author rewards are actually doing. I believe I have doubled my curations lately, or close to it. Check your wallet several times a day, you will see the money rolling in and it might be about a dozen different times in 24 hours. If you do not look at it but once a day, it will all add up and look like one larger reward.

1. Commenting
   Comment often and not a short spammy "Good Post" or "nice" or whatever, actually put something down that shows you read it and got something from it. It only takes a minute! I am pretty good at talking back to my commenters.

1. Donating
   On occasion, there will be a post for a donation or a link to a go fund me or the like. If it rings true to you and it's something you feel strongly about, send a few SBD, or One, or maybe .5 and guess what, it goes as small as .001 steem and sbd and if I could get everyone on Steemit to send me .001 SBD I'd have a LOT of SBD! At $4 each, it's not chump-change. Each .001 is about .004¢ right now so they do add up. 2 of those will show as a 1¢ upvote or the same in the wallet. So do not underestimate the power of giving small amounts!

1. Gifting
   Send you new followers, friends, or just a random person a gift. They WILL Remember you, I guarantee! Many spam accounts use a .001 'gift' just so they can send a memo you will read, but I am not speaking of this. Sens some Real Ca$h, like .1 SBD or Steem. I have sent larger, but let your conscience be your guide.

1. Delegating (advanced for big minnows)
   Lending SP on delegation is for those with larger amounts, the suggested minimum wallet size is 50 SP but I say one should never really get under 489 SP because you lose your "slider", which is the voting strength gauge. You can use the slider to set the vote from 1% to 100% so as to spread the vp out form a wider audience! If you give out 10 of the 100% upvotes daily, you will be basically back at 100% the next day, or 24 hours later. On the same token, you could give out 100 of the 10% votes and be back to 100% strength in 24 hours. Or any combination thereof... So do not go lower than 489 SP once you get up there, and delegate your SP. Pretty advanced, but as a new minnow getting your SLIDER should be one of the first goals. Learning how to work the systems and posting should be first.

I have done each and every one of these things
... and I do not say that to boast, but only to say this.

It All Works!

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