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It may just be me but does voting activity seem a little light in the last couple of days compared to normal? 

I'm just wondering if people went Power mad following Hard Fork 19 and used most of their power in a couple of days. Or maybe more people are on holidays. 

Anyway, it doesn't put me off writing posts. I think it's very difficult to predict how popular your posts will be. You might get $1 for one post and $100 for a post you consider to be of a similar standard. I find that writing content generates ideas for future content so the return from an article you write doesn't necessarily stop after your final payment has been settled. 

I was thrilled to reach a big milestone today of 2000 followers. So, to the new followers, my piece of advice would be to stick with Steemit and be prepared to make little or nothing at the start. Rewards will come with time, patience and good content. Or you could just by 10k of Steem Power and you'll get at least $6 for every post you write from yourself.  If you choose the second option, now is probably a good time to do this ☹️.