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I have a post that is making a penny and a comment under it making $1.00

It's often the same for me.

"why did I post that 1000 word essay when the one line shitpost got 10 times more..."

I comment on trending or hot post that have high volume and hope for a good reward. Only way for me to get rewarded on steemit right now.

I feel ya bro, but I think that's part of the problem. The posts already doing well because it's a dolphin or whale get tons of minnow votes and engagement because everyone's trying to get in on the action.

I agree but my SP is not high enough for me to up vote myself to the trending page.

Yeah, that's why we need some tweaking in the minnow rewards department. I don't blame you doing that, I've done the same thing more than a few times. If it works then it might be a good strategy.

I got the tip from a dolphin that said that is how he got his SP high enough to push his own work.