Hi, this is very good thinking!
I was thinking in that direction and I came up on an idea how we can boost growth of the steemit community.
Key is to bring people which can bring value to steemit, not just like a number but with good content and diversity. There are also few trick how to do it really good but that you will be able to read in my introduction blog soon.
Number bring quality, it is the same in every kind of business