must admit that I don't use Hive nearly as much as I would like to. Much better than Steem but still clunky. Love your initiative and brah you got either really good ears or a really good algorithm to figure out I'm in the south west...then again...maybe my last post gave it away lol
Do you have suggestions for me to better integrate myself with hive? example I find publish0x much easier to get info and torum much easier to socialise on.
I think it's about finding the right people, e.g. those who share your interests. It's still a pretty small community, so there can be a chance to stand out if you resonate with them. My following may be helped by me being so active in commenting and that I have been to lots of events. We need some meetups when it's possible again and I hope this list will help people find out who is in their area.
I don't really have anything to sell, so I just put out posts on what I am into. People are nice enough to automatically give me votes, but quite a few do read them. I am realistic about only a small fraction of my followers being active.
I'm not sure how I picked up where you are. There was an old list by @pennsif, so it may have been from that. We certainly have lots of potential for growth.