You'll get there. And here is how you can do it in about 2 weeks. Search for "I got 100 followers" or How I got 100 followers.

At the end of each article, the author lists all 100 of their followers. Find people on the list who write about stuff you like. Don't follow everyone. Just about 10 to 20. Look for people who engage with others content. People who write about topics you find interesting. Read their work, highlight, and comment on the stuff you find interesting.

Some will follow you back immediately and some won't follow you until weeks later. That's okay. It takes about 2 weeks at most sometimes a few day to a week. But that's it. After that grow organically.

This is a boost to get the flow going. And keep writing good content. Keep engaging.