> And this is where we all seem to fall short (even me) is that we need to go to where the people are, because they aren't on hive. If we look at ourselves realistically we're a small community with a few thousand dedicated fans. Most of us have made a home for ourselves here and we're more or less married to the platform.

I have told it several times as well - we need to sell ourselves better to people who have not discovered us yet. 

> Anyone else have any thoughts on our influencer problem? Or is it just me that thinks this way?

We have big influencers or so called whales, but unfortunately most of them are anonymous or don't want to speak for the chain, only few have stepped forward. We need real people talking out there, that is when trust is built.