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I see. Well, if you are in fact producing high quality content regularly you should be generally seeing a slow but steady growth from word of mouth. Even if at 6 views it's hardly noticeable (depending on your crowd out of X viewers 1 is going to get you a new one on average and at 6 this might very well mean you still lack the 7th to start growing).
Regarding retention/growth a regular schedule is key. I obviously don't know how much time it takes to produce your average content but try keep a routine like 1 major update every X days and remember the internet life is a fast one so if you can pump out content every 2 days or even every single day without drastically lowering your quality do that.
Beyond that it's a question on how aggressive you want to advertise. Obviously you want to social media presence these days. In general try to dump your contents (ideally exerts with links to the real thing) everywhere you see a chance to reach an audience. Try to target what you feel is "your crowd" as good as you can to avoid being drowned in the endless stream of wannabe garbage platforms are drowned in every day.
When you have found the channels to reach your audience you need to figure out how to gain their attention. >>9 is quite right there. You need to stick out. It's the internet. There is millions and millions of people trying to strike it big. Don't be just one of them. Be a personality people remember for whatever reason or have some content that gains you this unique edge. Another very lowbrow form would be to randomly start drama with persons that are already famous. That worked for many people but it's a fine line. If people see you as a clout chaser it can backfire easily and the whole drama for clicks thing is obviously pretty tasteless. In any case you need something to set you apart. What's that certain thing is something you have to figure out.