I went through the same experince when I started. A tip I can share with you that I also told is to choose the right tags so the right audience will see your posts and network, network, network!
Connect with people to grow your network and audience. You can create very useful fashion tips but if there's no one to read them then it was all for nothing. Comment on posts by people in the same niche as you, it's all about building relationships.
You are right @rainbowme.