Good day sir @yoo1600 , on behalf of the community I will love to say thank you and congrats to the previous winner

https://steemit.com/promo-steem/@raymondbruce/let-s-leverage-on-the-current-fall-in-price-of-steem-to-invest-in-our-future-part-2-fdf726112b0c3

I want you all to bear in mind that every situation has an advantage.

Don't look at the low price level and the fact that it Is much more difficult to get rewards now on steemit, look at the big picture, look what's in front of you, don't let your mind be clouded with thought of getting rewards today but rather think of tomorrow and how you can workout your tomorrow, today.

Mechanism on steemit

What generates the amount you earn from an individual who just upvoted your post is depending on the persons steem power (sp).
so if you want you vote to count, if you want to make a impact when you upvote someones post all you have to do is work on your steem power.

And how do you do that?

You need to buy steem and then power up, doing that your steem power will increase and voting power will also increase.
Don't forget I said power up, meaning at any point in time you can power down, the steem is always yours but in form of steem power so it can generate more money for you and for others.