I agree with this post about steem power, but disagree with this part: "Of course, the reality is that when you put up a post without a following, you earn very little".
This is, in my case, not so! I had followers/friends/acquaintances from previous websites that following me when they found me. I made my rounds, comments, and upvotes on their posts but IN RETURN, they only reply on THEIR OWN POSTS, thus ZIT, NADA, NOTHING for me. So really, depends on what type of a person a follower is, we can't count on them!
Steem Power thus far the most powerful tool to have indeed!