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Thanks! I signed up just because it was available I guess, not fully intending to use it. Is buying votes actually profitable? It seems like a short term game plan versus a long term plan.

Exactly!
You can buy yourself into the trending page for greater visibility. It cheapens Steemit in my opinion. I’ll support your work for free!

So when you pay for upvotes, you are essentially moving your Steem or Steem Dollars from your wallet to a future payout on your current post for the purpose of increased exposure? If you don't pay enough to get on Trending does it really do anything for you? Just trying to understand this. I will admit I paid a few SBD to Smartsteem on my latest post to see how it works. It's all an education at this point! :)