I feel that if what you want is getting people who like your photography, just go and make your style consistentand start following, liking, commenting those photographers that you like. Hashtags help sometimes.
If what you want instead is a bunch of normalies following you, then just do whatever and gather friends in real life, my boy.
That being said, I'm doing this street thing in Europeland and having fun with it.
https://www.instagram.com/diegocipolla/ 