It does help out, but I am suspecting there is much more to it such as steemit forums and chat groups outside the platform, whaleshares, multi-accounts etc... I love Steemit because it's the wild west. My epic soul consuming post performed as badly as it did because Steemit is the wild west. Free market capital in social media form. Put me anywhere on God's green earth, I will triple my worth...it just might take longer than expected.