Hi @allover, welcome to steemit, and thanks for dropping by. Good quality posts are great and required to retain followers but never discount the engagement with the readers of the posts, its a way of making them feel valued and just like you do when they read and interact with your post. Without that they rarely come back without excellent quality posts.
As for the meme stuff, that has a lot to do with dMania.lol, check it out if you haven't already. The crypto stuff, well that will always pay especially from those well known as we are posting on a blockchain.
Your very welcome for the tips, I wish you well and will visit your blog soon.