This is a great post showcasing the value of Powering Up. I feel that if you are here to make a quick buck then you need to get very very lucky. But if you are in this for the long term then it would be great to build a huge following over a period of 6-8 months and then once you are over 5000 STEEM as your SP, you start to convert your STEEM or SBDs once in a while to USD or whatever local currency you have. If you take all the money out right now then you are refraining yourself from making a lot in the future.