Welcome to steem blockchain @ghi. The more active you are the faster you will grow. Engaging with people by commenting, upvoting and posting articles are a must. Even if you don't post often, engage by commenting and upvoting.

Check out the other dApps like dlike, palnet, stemgeeks etc. You may find one or more of them suited to your likings. Here is a link for the dApps on steem: https://www.stateofthedapps.com/. Also check out https://steem-engine.com/?p=sign_in.

I have been here for almost a year. Personally I would consider myself not very active on steem because of my other commitments.