The key to making a large curation award is to vote before many other people vote after you. But you still have to be mindful of the 0-30 window as well. It becomes like a game.
The best scenario is to find a hidden gem and vote on it at 30 minutes, then many whales vote that post into the heavens after you.
I've made as much as 40 steem from a single curation before.
The Best still upvotes on comments
Teach me my master @neoxian
That's an ideal situation, so hard to encounter lol That's crazy for making 40 steem for a single post!!!! Can't even imagine it, Great job!
Thank you for the tip. As a newbie, its hard. Thanks for #whalepower for the support though:)
Hopefully one day, I could see such returns from curation :)
Definitely have much to learn from the leaders like @neoxian
Thanks for sharing this tactic. I have been wondering how exactly curations work to get maximum payout. I have heard some accounts earn by pure curation. I can see how this is a fun game. I'll be cruising the new section about 30 mins down the feed for potential diamonds. Thanks again!