I hear you! Lack of recognition after hours and even days of work to put together a HQ post - I feel your pain - coz here it is often the same. @sean-king made the points perfectly.

Persistence, Quality, engagement... Let's not be discouraged. I found that smaller posts usually do better than long ones. Hence, a post on a particular subject may be better received in parts of a series...

Anyway - all the best!