although I'm having a bit of a hard time getting my posts voted on.

I would say you are doing quite ok, many that come in new hardly are able to get any upvote at all.

I would say the key to it all is to focus on giving instead of getting, if you do that it's only a matter before you get way more back and grow much faster. Follow some people on Hive and engage in the community by making some comments and friends. Increase your Hive Power so your upvote becomes worth more. I'm doing that by using mt HBD to lease extra Hive power which works quite well.

Good Luck!