Hey @santana33,

a big thank you for this post. You made some very important points!

One of the reasons why I personally also nearly exclusively use smartmarket, is because of how amazing it is to also support small users - who want to sell their Votes.

Instead of one big value, you will receive many small votes - which add up to a big-value.

I'd also like to clarify one more thing:

There, as mentioned above, you can buy upvotes, which work in two different ways, a low-value upvote, which works for everybody (except blacklisted) and, to my opinion, the best, the Curated version. To access the second option, you need to apply for a whitelist approval. They will verify you are not blacklisted and that your posts have a minimum of quality. I prefer myself this second option, after being certified I know my posts have a minimum of class and makes me have a clear mind that I am buying what I deserve. Buy site link.

The difference between the normal and the exclusive Vote-Value, is that some Vote-Sellers have decided to vote only on Whitelisted Users (and also depending on the Rating - you got a 2/3, which is already really good).

But they work the same way - just with the difference that you are only able to use the exclusive Vote-Value if you are whitelisted and have a specific Rating.

Last but not least..

My recommendation, invest your SBD in steem power, that will give you a higher voting weight.

That is also my recommendation! Steempower is extremely important and can add up - even small amounts of Steempower.

Thank you for using smartsteem, @santana33!