@matuca this is what we all face when we get started with witness voting which is why I think participation is low! Thank you for voting for me as a witness and making your first votes! In each of my witness updates such as https://steemit.com/witness/@jerrybanfield/19-2-update-new-backup-server-steemj-progress-witness-update-2 I will show who I am voting for currently and continue making posts like this to assist in choosing new witness to vote. If we do not want to invest the time and energy to stay on top of witness votes, the best way to fully participate is to set a proxy that is willing to research and consistently update witness votes.

For example, if you set me as your proxy at https://steemit.com/~witnesses, all of your witness votes will be done made through me meaning when I switch votes yours will automatically switch too. A proxy can be cleared at any time to allow for using our own 30 votes again or to change to another proxy as desired. Proxy voting is probably ideal for most of us getting started while taking the time to either set a proxy or make each vote individually is essential for those of us active each day on Steem!