Good job! I think the following everyone you can idea, especially if it's just so that you can get followers, is not a really good general strategy. Consider following and posting welcome replies to new accounts with a bot like Hive account@minnowbooster does, then using an algorithm to determine who's posting good work in spite of not getting much for it and put those individuals in your curation spotlight to be considered for promotion/resteem.

Steemian also looks like a good way to get this account a good cult following as a curator.