3 days ago I published my first dev.to post: "I built a self-growing Japanese brand database in 1 hour with Lovable (0 customers, 0 followers)." The stats today: Views: <25 Reactions: 0 Comments: 0 Followers: 0 Here's the honest breakdown of what didn't work, and 3 things I'm changing. 1. Passive doesn't work I published and waited. No X share, no Reddit, no Indie Hackers (got blocked there anyway as a new account). The lesson: dev.to alone doesn't distribute itself . It rewards momentum signals — comments, reactions, external traffic. New accounts with no signal stay invisible. What I'm changing : Today I shared the post on X with a question to indie builders. Tomorrow I'll add genuine comments to 5 #showdev posts I actually find interesting. 2. The title was about me, not them My old title: "I built a self-growing Japanese brand database in 1 hour with Lovable (0 customers, 0 followers)." Self-centric. About my journey, my tool, my emptiness.…