Content
First of all, the content you post have to be interesting for the crowds.
Social media
There are small tips for linking more to the post. You can make an post on your facebook profile, that link to the steemit post. Here is an example of this:
Example post on facebook of steemit-post
If you have an twitter, instagram or other social media accounts, put the link also on these pages. Its all about getting your link out to as many people as possible.
Linking trick - always link to your posts on Steemit
Here is a small, but legit and effective trick.
Everytime you post, anywhere, sign with your name (or your company's or service's name) and put an link to your posts on Steem it on the name.
On steemit posts just put this code at the end of any post:
Replace the https-link to your specific link and the name, to your name. When done it looks like this:Michaeljerry
Same technic can be use on other forums and other social medias, but the code meight have to be altered to the specific site.
Call friends, family and business partners
This one is slow, but meight help you.
call your friends, family and business partners, ask for an "upvote" on a specific post. Or ask to share-votes, so that you give them a vote on their post and they gives you a vote, on your post, in return.
Submit post to others
When you reply to others posts and upvote for them, you receive more attention and that could be converted into more votes on your posts, as least at one later point in time. Here the link to your posts, on your name, is very important.
NOTE: YOU GET INSTANT UPVOTES WHEN YOU COMMENT AND UPVOTE THIS ARTICLE!
Thats it for now.
Happy steeming and hope your posts will get alot more upvotes after applying the above tips.