@Mrfunkedude @grant

I've got a guide here to make your own account and posts more discoverable:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

...and there's another guide here on how to discover other people's accounts and posts:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

Was this what you had in mind?

There are several directories helping people get discovered, which are mentioned in the guide to discovering accounts.