It's important to build a following through interests. People will be more willing to follow you if you give them a reason to. Find your niche. Talk anout your part of the world. Do a kindness and write about it with the tag #operationhumanangels.
Have a cat? Post about it using #catsofsteemit and as I suggested before, use check out @actifit. Go read @whatsapp, she has a lot of great advice, join #steemschool with @dobartim. Check out the #smartphonephoyography scene. There are so many popular tags to use if you click the explore option.
Everyone starts as a red fish aka plankton. It takes a LOT of work to reach Minnow. I've been at it for a year. It took loads of work, regular posting. I'm a Minnow and only 1/4th of the way to Dolphinhood.
Negative posts are far less likely to get attention.
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