Once we're trading above $1.00, it would be good to have consistent trading volume, as you said, to attract the type of investors that wouldn't touch SMKY right now due to its speculative, penny status. It will help that each penny gained will only be 1% or less in percentage gain at that point, so nobody's going to be worried about paying $1.10 vs $1.05 per share for example.
We could have days where we gain .10/share, yet it would only be a single-digit percentage gain. Everyone should look at how many shares they currently own and multiple it by .10 - that dollar amount could be your daily gain someday during the future trading of SMKY (if you continue to hold what you currently have at that point). Pretty hard to believe, but it is very possible and probable, IMO.