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There are many benefits from powering up. But i assume the most important is that you get a higher upvote. You also get a bigger share from the reward pool.

Is it..I am considering buying some Steem now..and converting it to Steem power...

Seems like a wise choice (from my perspective) because prices are quite low at the moment. So if you can afford it then I would say hell yeah!

One of my friend has around 60 Steem coins..I may ask him to transfer over here...
Is 60 coins small or large?

It is good to make a beginning! But make your own research too.

And yes..do go through my post and let me know what you think about it...