Basics of Steemit - Before you finish writing that article there are a few things you want to consider.
If someone likes the article you wrote they will upvote you. If a lot of people upvote, then you and everyone that voted will be bumped up in popularity.
If you upvote the "right" articles then you too can be bumped into popularity but be careful. If you upvote an unpopular post then down those points you go. But wait, make sure you vote after the post has been active for at least 15 minutes or more.
So maybe you should wait until the popular posters post so you can upvote.
Thoughts?
oh and P.S. Don't forget to add a stock photo (https://www.pexels.com/)...make sure it's 100% free to use and upload it to: https://imgsafe.org/
Which is smart on steemit's part so they don't have to spend money uploading all of those photos on their servers end.