I went from 0-over 100 followers in about two weeks. At that time I wrote 3 articles per day for both weeks and self-published. I think my biggest success came from connecting with other writers. I would look up a subject that I wanted to write about and follow writers who wrote about that topic. I then read, clapped for, commented, highlighted and shared on twitter what I read. What goes around does come around. You don't have to ask for followers.