It is a pain to see some posts are truly undervalued. The writers put so many efforts into creating a great article and publish it on hive.blog or the related apps in the hope of getting recognition, views, and votes.
I do agree that the votes are not the single factor that makes a post look good but then when the author does so much of work and then when it is finally published, the work goes unnoticed and unrecognized.
What are the reasons for it?
- lack of interaction
It is imperative that the blogger has a good rapport with other users otherwise no one will have the interest to even look up newly published posts on the main page and give it a read. If on the other hand, the author has a good connection and base, then the post will be able to get exposure and recognition from those who are familiar and who look forward to reading the content.
- ineffective curation
There are a lot of people who join Hive almost on a daily basis and do write good posts but when they notice that they are not being 'seen' at all, they just do not bother to come back. This, of course, is the lack of knowledge about Hive and the communities but it is also because there is a huge lack of good curators who can scour the home page and dig out undervalued posts and award the author in a befitting manner.
- looking beyond
The delegators who have formed a curation trail to upvote good posts from known authors often fail to look beyond the horizon and dig out good posts to support and award exposure. As a result, many a new blogger who is really good gets ignored.
Hive is the promise and we have to keep it
Yesterday, I searched online for blogging sites that pay well and google came out with results that were from 2018 and a few about sites that paid one time for selected articles only.
Hive.blog on the other hand, allows people to write freely, choose between various communities and genres, and also earn from it and can withdraw without a minimum payout limit and such.
So, to promote Hive.blog we should try to encourage new authors and make sure they feel rewarded and this will make them spread the word about hive.
I am sure that within no time, Hive.blog will earn the due recognition worldwide and also be able to support people without boundaries.
Some of the communities that are making a good effort in this are the 
Linking below some undervalued posts which I believe need to get more support. If you have the time, please go through it.