I agree 100% about the views. I have that same thought which is why I try and put that extra work in for my posts that qualify for such. Things like sharing in discord channels when appropriate (frowned upon by some for some reason), sharing on reddit, all bring extra views and for me views is what a blog is suppose to be aiming for. With views follows everything else.
Its interesting you should ask such a question because I asked that very question to myself just a day or two ago. I been here awhile now and pondered how I can be doing more. I come up with some obvious answers like trying to run a node and some others that I'll keep to myself for the time being.
"Real life" is still a little busy at the moment but I certainly need to and want to do more. I have run a tiny business for a little while with my Splinterland assets long before there was a delegation system. Had a bakers dozen of players earning a 60% share.
Helping those Hivens earn during those 3* years is likely my best contribution. My blog account is my second best. Third would be the cash I tossed at the place, mainly through Splinterlands but also purchased some Hive directly.
Some of my reddit posts have hit 15,000+ views in 48 hours and I suck at reddit. But that was a couple years back. Not sure if I was just striking lightening as a newbie to reddit (which I still am) or if I simply just got a knack for such things. Once life is less buys I'm going to find out as I just might attempt to build an outside following all aimed at my Hive blog. Sorry for the novel but your question got the old hamster wheel rolling.
Holding onto all my Hive assets with a death-grip is mixed in there somewhere. Here since 2018 and haven't moved a dime off the blockchain.