Exactly! I was always active in comments here and that got me known. I see others churning out posts, but rarely interacting with posts by others. Guess how much they make!

Hive does not have some mysterious algorithm that will promote your posts. You have to build your audience. You need to be targeted though to find those who would actually be interested. Communities may help with that.

It may actually be easier now if Hive ever gets to millions of users.