It's important to build a following through interests. People will be more willing to follow you if you give them a reason to. Find your niche. Talk anout your part of the world. Do a kindness and write about it with the tag #operationhumanangels.

Have a cat? Post about it using #catsofsteemit and as I suggested before, use check out Hive account@actifit. Go read Hive account@whatsapp, she has a lot of great advice, join #steemschool with Hive account@dobartim. Check out the #smartphonephoyography scene. There are so many popular tags to use if you click the explore option.

Everyone starts as a red fish aka plankton. It takes a LOT of work to reach Minnow. I've been at it for a year. It took loads of work, regular posting. I'm a Minnow and only 1/4th of the way to Dolphinhood.

Negative posts are far less likely to get attention.