I laugh out loud at most of your short work, and multiple times during the longer pieces.
As suggested by others, vote weight and vote timing may appease some, but as you have stated, this reduces direct ROI.
As @demotruk has stated, indirect rewards that come through keeping newer users happy and spreading the word, could easily surpass this $$ strategy.
Delegate 10k SP to 10 keen curators who will prove to you they are supporting promising new content (categories/type advised by you), who will comment on these blogs plugging @traf and or @trafalgar), and watch your viewers rise followed by the price of Steem?