Hi Kelly,
It does get better once you've been on here and got used to the place. This is mainly a human-based network rather than algorithm-based, so it takes longer to build a network but it tends to be more meaningful.
If you need help discovering people to follow, there are some tips here: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/
If you need help being discovered by other people, see here: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/