A good point Hive account@jocool. There are a lot of posts that lack substance but get big upvotes. There's no absolute secret for visibility or success... but being consistent and persistent will pay big dividends. Don't try to mimic the content you see doing well (when you don't believe it should). Continue to publish work that means something to you. It took me 2 weeks to make 2 cents on Steemit last summer (this is Hive account@voronoi speaking) but I was stubborn and persistent. Eventually I started to engage with folks and that yielded better visibility.

It's a great time to blog on Steemit, the community here is young! Explore and experiment :)