RE: What Not to Do on Steemit - Must Read!
I have some more advice for everyone.
Don't tell a whale that they are cheating even if they are. I foolishly did this thinking they might listen and do good, I was wrong.
There are many Psychopathic predators here like in our world. They will just destroy your reputation score and hurt your post value.
Never use a loan shark to get steem power they will charge you more than the real banks we all hate.
Use minnowbooster.net if you can not be patient. They call it a lease. They will help you get a good rate , you will not have to give away your password and you will be protected.
If you use loan shark they will charge you 800 percent APR or more.
The most ever charged I have seen on minnowbooster.net is 40 percent APR.
Remember it is a crime in some countries to charge those high loan shark rates. It is called predatory lending.
As well use steembottracker.com if you are going to try and buy upvotes. You can get a good estimate of your return if you take the time to learn it. Make sure you know the owner of the vote bot, I think many of them just use it to steal. Remember that you can get cheated by a up vote bot. You have to consider the curation reward when buying a vote. that costs 25%. I have been cheated by upvote bot and when I tried to confront them they attacked me took away the vote I paid for and ruined my reputation. There is no sheriff on STEEMIT.
What is a whale?
@sspeckeledsheep it is a entity on here that has enought steempower to destroy your reputation for no reason. Just like in life the whales rule the ocean, with the killer whale being the most ferocious of the whales. There are many killer whales here on Steemit. They fight amongst themselves, they will destroy a minnow that they dont like in a moments notice.
There are also some whales that might seem benevolent, but remember that the way they became a whale is by the love of money. AND the love of money is the root of all evil.
A whale can be helpful to you if you kiss the tail end of it, cower to it like a dog to its owner. But remember they will not like you much if you don't keep giving them your steem backed dollars.
A person on steemit with a lot of money invested in steempower.
The big steemit accounts