Hi Howard

There's a guide to all the different ways of discovering accounts at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

There's also a guide to making your own account and posts easier to discover: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

Feel free to ask any other questions, and there's also lots of other guides on the website at https://fedi.tips