All it takes is to reach one or two people. Take for example your comments on this post. They will net you around $20. I suggest you join Peace, Abundance, and Liberty on discord and do a bit of networking. Find a skill you are good at and share it with the community.
I am lucky and blessed to have reached Witness position #51 in two months, but it took me about 5-8 hours a day of activity on Steem and that is nowhere near slowing down.
Good luck.
It is easier said than done. I have reached alot of people on this platform but many are antagonistic and have this notion that everyone should go and bring money to invest to earn a vote.
In fact a very notable figure whom I respect on this platform bullied me for commenting on a post he made. Such people think they are building the platform but instead, they are destroying it.
good work! :)