Hey man, I was thinking about this today after I finally hit 500 followers. The thing is, it feels like I am having less... like A LOT less. I spent a good amount of time creating my posts, and I am only getting a handful of upvotes and comments from people that follow me. I don't know - either my posts suck big time, or there are not enough consumers of content on Steem.
Resteemed.
We all have our sucky posts, it's inevitable, but we all know that is not the real reason you don't get the engagement you should have. I can understand why so many people use pay-for-vote bots, but this doesn't really solve the problem. The new authors that make it big already have a following from other social media, and they bring more organic traffic to the platform than any other. If Steemit had a few celebs, the authors VS readers radio will be better than the current situation.
At this point, quality is not driving the platform, but greed is.
The sooner you get in the game the better chances you have to make just a little more than a handful of votes. Sad but true.