Why were the Nazis and Hitler not successful up to 1928?

The Nazis had little success before 1930 because the country didn't have the same desperate economic need for change as it did later on. Hitler failed to seize control in the Munich Putsch. Hitler had attempted to overthrow the government and thought that if he attempted to gain power, the German people would rise up and support him, but this was unsuccessful. The Nazis were not very well known, and they were trying to force their way into power. They had a bit of a reputation for violence that turned the average middle class voter away. It wasn't until they gained Hitler as a spokesperson in the 1930s that the party started to gain momentum.