From what I can see you are doing the right sorts of things on Hive. You are getting involved with communities and commenting. I was an active commenter from the start and that's how I built a following. You have to find people who share your interests to keep it interesting. Some just chase the money, but that can be a lot of work for little reward. It has to be fun for me.
I have done the #FollowFriday posts for years and I would encourage others to do similar things. We need ways to help people connect. We do have a lot of runners here and that is something to build on.
These are still early days really as Hive has massive growth potential. You are one of the pioneers.
!PIZZA
Thanks for the kind words (& pizza!) Steve. I'll have to see if I can understand what you're up to with FollowFridays. I noticed the mention there, thank you! I get the same sense; early days, much room for growth. My intuition says: This is just the beginning.