At every point, have a sketch of how the user experience should look like at the major phases of interaction:

Posting
Reading
Creating the Community

Two communities come to mind where quality posts are required for members to join without token involvement is @steemitbloggers AKA Powerhouse Creatives and recently with a token is @qurator

Stop obsessing over how to throw tokens around before anything and everything else.

Life before crypto and tokens most were content with adding content, sadly not all, always have those who arrive for self .

Everyone is still learning however too many coins/tokens are being developed creating confusion. To entertain the idea of attracting more people into blockchain blogging, fewer coins would assist new arrivals to settle and learn. Long standing members understand coins/tokens may be used in a variety of ways, however to newbies it is like going down the rabbit hole.

Social Media takes effort to grow whether in a community, using tokens, it always comes down to the fact "Content is King".

Blockchain and the technology that goes along with it is peeks interest bringing new blood into the platform, many are seeking to find a way of earning also desperately needing to learn etiquette of Social Media.
Finding the right community takes time, many communities keep searching for new arrivals to assist/guide, there really is no such thing as earning a quick buck unless you have the gift of the gab, get comfortable, learn to earn is my reasoning, everything is changing very quickly.

Push selling has gone out of style on a sailing boat. Pull in your audience with interesting content and keep them entertained or you will go down on a sinking ship.