Not to burst your bubble but Steemit currently (after almost 4 years xD) still counts comments+posts as posts. But you were close! https://steemitboard.com/@fearlessgu

I'd recommend connecting more with users that post about the stuff that interest you and which you also write about, you can either find those through tags or soon hopefully even easier through communities on the https://beta.steemit.com/ site that has already enabled communities. Connecting, following and interacting with other users that share your interest is the best thing you can do for growing your audience, attention and account growth. Your GU posts were great and the @ocdb curation have already gotten you some autovotes (which you can kind of consider like patreon) so now you have a good shot at staying consistent and growing. Having stake and influence will of course help as well when interacting and curating other accounts you follow and have them visit your blog as well, etc. On steemd.com/@fearlessgu you can also look at some stats such as voting power (You get 10x100% votes per day where a 100% vote burns 2% mana and takes about 2.4 hours to recharge) but it's flexible meaning when you drop to 50% voting power your 100% vote will only burn 1% mana and in turn only give out 50% rewards than if you were at 100% mana.

Well, there's something new you might've learned today, only 100+ more things left until you know the ins and outs of Steem. :D It'll be worth it, though!