What a very insightful post @merej99! That's awesome. Personally, I've had a terrible time finding an audience. I've constantly tried to rework the structure of my posts, but I still haven't seen the correct fit. It would be cool if you can spare some time to take a look at :)
(Oh, and by the way, I've started a sort-of payitforward initiative of my own :D I mentioned you in the intro post but I completely forgot to inform you about it.)
I will definitely check out your posts and see if I can give any helpful tips. Just remember that your audience is going to be varied depending on what you write/create. Never expect that all your followers will read all your content. That's part of the reason why my blogs remain diverse: from helpful tips, short stories, to art and humor. I want the broadest audience I can get. So don't limit yourself either.
Are you on Twitter or somewhere that I could send private messages? And THANK YOU for the mention on Silver Lining. You've got some awesome initiatives to help benefit your nephew and other charitable organizations. BRAVO.
I have a Twitter account, but I don't use it anymore. I'm on steemit.chat though. I don't use it as much as I used to, but I still get on it from time to time. Thanks for checking, @merej99! :D
My problem lies with people not even opening my posts, as (painfully) evidenced by the read count. I used to post very varying post topics, but it didn't get much traction so I switched gears. Art? One of my lowest-voted posts. Photo? A passing thought. Hahaha! Even though I could diversify by posting topics I don't have any knowledge about, I made a conscious effort not to. Not a knock against other people, but I'd rather not post anything than profit from other people's work. By that I mean, putting up a post that's at least 90% info you can find elsewhere on the net, translations of other people's work, etc.