Hey Kev, I did the same thing as you when I signed on a few weeks back, try an keep you posts about the subject you are responding too and people will naturally follow you. If you want abunch of followers fast, just follow my followers because a good amount will follow you back automitically. There are also follow bots. If you want to make money here faster than a few months you HAVE to advertise or get lucky with a huge post
here is where I advertise
https://steembottracker.com/
GL here. Its really nice. PEACE