@financialcritic, you have sledgehammered the very point that has been troubling me since joining one week ago.
It seems like there exists a very steep initial curve that seems needs to be overcome so as to get on peoples' radar screens. I was strongly suspecting that I need to cultivate a meaningful set of followers to do so - and your post adds weight to that theory.
I will need to revisit this as I need to step away. Thank you for giving me plenty of food for thought.
My pain is your gain!