RE: America, you tricked me. But, I'm starting to see the whole picture. Brace yourself.
Hey Josh!
Sorry, I'm only just getting to your comment now.
So... I've got some ideas for you... firstly, your articles are top notch already. The quality of the writing is perfect and the content is interesting and intriguing.... so now you just need an audience.
I'd suggest spending the next week bouncing around Steem making lots of thoughtful comments on other people's posts. Unfortunately on Steem, it's not what you know, but who you know (big surprise hey?) so you need to make like-minded friends that will vote for your work (because it is excellent).
Maybe start with @taskmaster4450. Not only are his articles thought-provoking, but he's been around for long enough to have built up a solid following. Engage with him, and his commenters... they're pretty intelligent and up for a good convo.
Click on the tags that you've put on your articles, to see what else is there, and comment on anything interesting. The start of Steem is definitely the hardest part, but once you start making some legitimate friends, everything gets much, much easier.
I think I earn more steem with comments than with my posts anyways, so I think it's a good way to get started.
Once you've got that under control... let me know and I'll pass on a few tips for the next steps...
This is super helpful. Thanks for taking the time. Do you think my content is too broad? I am a very introspective and critical thinker so I have many things to talk about, but I see the merit in keeping content honed in on a certain subject matter. I've tried to keep most of my posts related to Blockchain technology in some way, since that is on the forefront of my mind. But, I go off in different directions.
Honestly... I don't think it is.
I've found that my followers like my style as much as my specific content. I've definitely got people that are only interested in the fitness stuff, and that's fine, they just won't read the other stuff I put out that doesn't interest them... I'd say maybe 70-80% of my real followers are happy with whatever topic I write about.
I honestly wouldn't stress too much about it, writing a broad range of topics might attract more visitors in the long run.
So, I've taken your advice and put a solid amount of effort into forging connections with others. It is all a work in progress but I'm getting the rhythm down! I'll gladly accept other advice if you have it. I appreciate your help.