There's a lot of factors at play and differentiating who gets votes is one of them. When we have a lot of posts we can only pick so many due to voting power. Our main focus however is on curating active users who take the time to engage in the community and/or on Hive in general.

Being an active and engaging user is probably the best you can do for your account. That way you'll build a network of followers that will vote you so you don't have to rely on the big projects to curate you. Draw people to your content. Don't expect them to come running your way on their own.

Also, and this might sound harsh but that's not what I'm trying to, but if you're doing this purely for the money you might also be doing it for the wrong reasons. You should game and make content because you enjoy it. Not as a chore. But that's just me and my opinion.