the difference with going to twitter or facebook or other traditional social media platforms is that you already know people there. that makes a big difference as there is not the necessity to search out communities.
"It takes too long to grow... typical issue for unexperienced creators." I hear ya. having worked online for the last 10 years creating content, I started as many on steem start. I publish my content and the masses dont come. there is a lot to learn when starting to make money online, be it on steem or off steem.