Success on steemit is not instant. It takes time. Its a community type of thing. You will have to first build bonds here. You will have to build friendly relationships first. It is after that people will succeed. Patience is the key. It took me 2 months to come where i am today. Many are here since 1 year. They all stayed here patiently and are working hard to achieve their goals.

The main problem on steemit is content discovery. It is very difficult to get discovered. One way to promote your content is to participate in comment section of smeemit. If people like your comment they will come to your posts and if they like your post they will upvote it. Another way is to participate in contest. This is the best way to earn followers.