Then put some better work for better prize: this are two links I found to be usefull, but I'm stil learning too:
For voting on posts:
https://steemit.com/steem/@dantheman/how-to-maximize-curation-rewards
For content you put out and vote it has more more blog posts in the end of the post:
https://steemit.com/theoretical/@theoretical/the-steem-reward-system-part-1-v-shares