hello @dds ..yoy should buy steem power and set your account to vote automatically for valuable content..you can do this by folowing a great curator at streemian.com ..when you vote the author takes 75 % and the curators 25 %..so you will earn from your votes and from the rising value of the price..steem and steem power is the same coin but steeem power can redeemed after 13 weekly payments..welcome to steemit and good luck!!!