I also had lack of proper understanding about steempower and it's effect on any post but slowly I've realized this I converted my SBDs into steempower almost a month back. I was initially hesitant to invest on cryptocurrencies but when I saw the potential of the cryptos I invested the amount I could afford to lose in the worst scenario. Now I see the positive result in no time. I am earning SBD's inch by inch and most part of it I am converting back to SP