You have to build. We all start from scratch. The trending page is something you should not look at- those whales have been here for a long time and they began with making pennies per post- back when STEEM was only worth tens of cents. They posted consistently, talked with others and built their communities. Their effort has paid off. You are now where they were a year ago. Just wait- dedicate yourself and have patience- and never give up. If this is worth it to you, you must build every day :) In a year you'll look back at your beginning and say, yes, everyone starts from nothing and look at me now :)