yes a lot of it is bots i could never figure that out. and networking outside of the platform.
if you don't know try www.steemit.chat
its full of different groups and organizations. you can introduce new posts to the right people. also help and support groups. im still figuring it all out.
and timing of the post might have something to do with it but i have yet to confirm that for myself. I post at different times.
Interesting. thank you for the info. I will check that out :)