I have never added any money to steem, only grew it from using this method...

1. Post daily.

2. Upvote and Comment on post that have a 7 day average of $90 or more.

Use this:

( https://sydneyitguy.github.io/understeemed/# )

3. Use Upvote Bots to help my personal post.

my top 3:
@sneaky-ninja
@postdoctor
@pushup

Which Upvoting Bot Do You Use and Has it Worked?