Hey there @techgenie, welcome to STEEM. If you join @schoolofminnows, you can receive votes for free.
1. Your post will appear in post-promotion on the discord.
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3. You get votes from other members.
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i am new to this not sure what this is tho
I am fairly new to Steem too. I have decided that posts like that are only there to get people to play their little game money gaining game (for themselves of course). I have not found anything to believe otherwise.