If your aim is to earn money rather than grow, then this is not the place for you buddy. Here in steemit growth and earnings come together, try to join communities and groups. They will teach you how to grow.
Its like any other social networking sites, if you had small amount of networks, circle or friends . You will get little interactions, reactions or likes because you are not reaching out.
If you try to put your passion into good use, and post it here people will surely notice you sooner. Becareful using tags too, if you know how steemit works I guarantee you that earnings is just a bonus and passion is more powerful than that :)
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