Good article. I am new to Medium and saw this rush of articles on 100 followers. I feel while the organic growth of followers is healthier in the long run for writers, sometimes you can to tweak your approach to adjust to the rules of the game, which you have well captured in your article.
Sharing the link of an article I wrote about building a healthy reader-follower base. Hope you enjoy reading 🙂.

https://link.medium.com/TvJEgxuO8lb

Happy writing, keep inspiring