I can't entice anyone on even with the promise of support.

Me neither. I just don't get people.

For us this is second nature, for the Facebook crowd, I get the feeling that they can't be bothered as the audience is not large enough and they will know nobody.

That's why it would be best to focus on the early adopter set.

Every now and again (like yesterday) I give it another go, hoping just one will bite. On this occasion, the promise of something other than ZERO has not worked. HIVE needs some kind of advertisement, outside of itself. It's a self-contained bubble here.

Censorship resistance is key. Bring in a few people with large followings who got censored on mainstream platforms and nurture them here. Their followers will follow them.