A well written post.
It is really difficult to gain attention when you are a newbie in steemit. I mean most of my post do not even get veiws, not to mention votes. It could be very discouraging when you think of the pains you went through while working on a particular post, just to make it informative to the audience.
I hardly write these days because of it. I was advice to spend more time reading other people's post and do much of curating more. I have to say that it has really helped.
I think another reason why people fail in steemit is when it comes to arranging their tags before posting. You might have a good post, but the tags may not go well with the post. So one needs to learn about tags and how to use them. steemit.com/tags will be of help in this area.

Secondly, is the topic. Most of the steemit big guys looks for catchy topics, before they even venture to open a post. So, one needs to work hard on putting up an attractive topic.

The key to every success is consistency. So wether your post is being veiwed and voted for or not, just keep doing what you know how to do best. In time, you will get the attention you need.