Matt 
If you're new to #Mastodon, two tips: first, do an #Introduction post, it will help some people find you. Second, make sure your profile is complete (avatar, bio, a few links), you're more likely to get follow backs if you do that.
Also, new people on Mastodon, remember that you can follow anyone on any instance. You aren't limited to the people that are on the instance you joined. This is the biggest misconception that I see.
Sparky MD/PhD@thelinuxcast it’s weird that when looking at a persons followers I can only see the ones in common with my server. Would make building communities faster if that listed everyone.
@NeuroSpark If you select "Browse More on the original profile," you can see all of them.
@thelinuxcast thanks!