# Unless we are bringing a small army of followers here, chances are we are alone. #

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*Fear not, where there is a will there is a way. Jump into discord and make some friends here https://discord.gg/HKMFPc There are also competitions and giveaways.*

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*The bandwidth issue is not new to anyone on here, everyone suffers at the hands of it at the start. To get over this you need to power up steempower via the market. I wrote a short post about it [here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@deliberator/turning-sbd-into-steem-power)*

*And a post on your vote power and why to look after it, also how [here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@deliberator/new-comers-and-looking-after-your-vote-power)*

*Also never go to full power up to steem while the sbd is worth more than $1 [here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@deliberator/1-reason-why-not-to-power-up-in-easy-speak)*

*Okay so your posts earn next to nothing as of now, what can you do to earn a few $ to power up steempower? the answer is quite simple, contests and competitions are listed in the menu on the left. They take all shapes and forms, and you get a nice 7 days to join in any of them. @apolymask has one of - if not the most epic contest on steemit going on [here](https://steemit.com/contest/@apolymask/information-finding-championship-season-1-round-11)*

*@craigcryptoking  has a very simple, though quite high paying contest twice a week, where you simply tag a friend or follower to win money [here](https://steemit.com/contest/@craigcryptoking/take-one-for-the-team-and-tag-a-mate-contest-6-sbd-giveaway-round-12-2nd-of-2-for-the-week)*

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*I hope you take some investment time and join in, after all you are investing in you. And there is no better investment.*


*Please also take time to watch the video in the post here, it is only 40 minutes and breaks down the science of looking after the vote power [here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@deliberator/help-guide-for-us-newer-members)*

Stay awesome my friends, and never give up. @bashadow upvotes all posts added to the discord channel via the link I posted above, which gives some incentive for new members also.

You are not alone here. I may not follow every person that follows me, I do try to pop by and upvote you all, all the same.

Peace, love and respect to all, I hope you are having a fantastic start to the new week.

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gif courtesy of www.giphy.com / The bike is my own photo/property.