It's hard to find anything to add to what Chuck had to say since I agree with him, but I contribute this modest addedum. Don't worry about the hits, because they don't really mean anything. Focus on doing work that pleases you rather than trying to predict what will please other people. When I submitted my first miserable attempt at Poser, a kind person suggested that I try focusing on what I wanted to accomplish and that person was right. Why are you creating graphics in the first place? I hope it is to express your ideas, your special vision, whatever that means to you. Let that come through and the attention will follow, if that's important to you. That's much more satisfactory than copying the people that are having a lot of hits. It's fine to copy someone to learn from them...but at a certain point, let go of the copying and trust yourself. Even if no one looks, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you were true to yourself. My bet is, though, that people will look because they enjoy discovering a new talent, enjoying seeing something fresh through your eyes, something original that wouldn't have existed if you hadn't created it. But that's just my opinion, which doesn't mean much.