There's only so much time that can be given to any new post before somone else's newpost is fighting for space too.
Best thing to do is to get as many followers as possible so that they can see your posts, upvote and resteem it to distribute it around as much as possible.
Failing that, try and include a random picture of a beautiful woman that's totally unrelated to your post to attract someone's attention ... oh wait ...
I'm more about what sticks and what doesn't too.