I hear ya...not easy to get peoples attention sometimes. But persistence and knowing a few tricks can help. I wrote a couple of blogs that might be useful.

Tips & Tricks: Part 1
Tips & Tricks: Part 2

And then knowing the best "Time of Day" and "Day of Week" to post may help too. This tool by Hive account@jga lets you know when is the ideal time for you to post, according to your followers.

Time of Day To Post

Good luck, and keep posting quality blogs...it will pay off eventually ;-)