One little thing I thought of that might make a big difference in the long run... I like to use Pixabay for images and I'm sure a lot of others do too.

If people aren't already commenting on the post saying "hey I used your image" and leaving a link, that's a great way to get creative people interested. Of course if we say "Hive is a way to make money!" they'll probably be skeptical, so maybe focus on getting them intrigued about what you've posted instead.