Hi Julie,
You could add #introduceyourself tag, it's sort of traditionally used here for introduction posts, that way your post is likely to get more attention.
If you check out other introduction posts you'll see that posts with pictures are usually more popular. Not every pic hostings work well here though, here are some tips https://steemit.com/steemit/@primus/best-3-image-hosting-sites-for-steem