hahah yes popularity equates to visibility for sure, which is why its harder as a newbie starting out ;p
a lot of my posts dont get any views at all - but i think thats part of starting out new right now. im just focusing on being authentic, writing quality posts, and sharing myself honestly in the community - i think eventually that will build meaningful connections and hopefully make good in strategy of growth as well. but if it doesnt - cest la vie. im here to learn and have fun :)
Get onto some Discord servers, make some friends and share some of your work. You can also use other social media, make a Facebook page, a YouTube channel and so on.
i just learned about discord and joined yesterday! so beginning the journey :) do you mean make a facebook page and youtube thats linked only for steemit purposes? i posted my first youtube video for a steemit openmic that i participated in this week - but just used my regular youtube account ( i barely ever use it). hope im not doing it the wrong way!
thanks for the tips - its because of members like you that newbies like me dont fizzle out from boredom/no interaction in the beginning and also use steemit for the right reasons :) cheers!