Great advise. Most of these "whales" have invested a lot of time in building their profile and some have invested a lot of $$ as well.
I would love a whale to find me, the closest I got is a comment from @jerrybanfield :)
Hopefully one day I can be one of these whales lol ;) But yes, take your time, build your steem business - the rewards will come.
In the meantime... have fun and steem on.
Good advice.
That's what it's all about. This is a Social Media Platform, not a charity event where everyone gives you money for nothing. Give value and you'll get rewards in return.