The vote rewards depends on how much steem power and what percent the upvote is at first get started you vote 100% and it has not much of the rewards pool is allocated to the vote. As you build up steem power it increases your backing of the future of steem and gives you more voting power to reward the things you hold of value. It takes time to build a community. My steem power is my savings as well as my way to reward the original content that people share. So tell your story and share your unique point of view into this world and your community will grow and you will get more votes. It is a long ride.