I took a 5 month hiatus from bot voting, but now I'm doing it again... I think @aggroid is right, why leave the spammies with all the advanced weaponry?

However, I'm working on ways to help others, my plan is to spend $1 bot-voting others for every $3 I spend on myself. Maybe I can bring that up to $2/$2.

I'm in a tough spot, I lack access to 98% of my steempower, my upvote is 8 cents and to be honest, a lot of the support I used to get is either diluted by a flood of new users or they've just lost interest.

_{> Are you less likely to vote on a post if it has lots of paid votes?}

Unsure, I may give it a smaller vote weight if it has insanely high payouts. But it's not the end of the world.

_{> What is "Quality Content?"}

Original, creative, detailed works that are sure to at least capture the attention of -- and entertain hopefully -- a good number of users. Something that is impressive, that not everyone can create or has thought of...

This takes time, effort and communication skills. Look at the comment section, if it's filled with organic (non-spam) activity, that's a great sign!

_{> Does the timing of the vote purchased matter to you?}

It depends on the intent of the voter. I think anything past three days is a bit shady...

_{> How much is TOO MUCH?}

A bit subjective, but I make a comparison to what some of the organically successful posts are making.