I am starting to think of ways to increase my read count for my story and it got me thinking hmm, I actually want to know how other authors have boosted their read count…
My story is called Crossed Paths and I have been promoting quite a lot (sorry if you have witnessed my trainwrecks of promos ). I have been extremely blessed to have had 147 reads (lowkey want 150 so it is a nice round number ).
The story summary is that the MC has lost trust in the idea of love because of the way she was treated in the past by a man who meant a lot to her. She feels like she needs to put her guard up but the love interest is determined to win her heart and help her heal.
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Well, I have been doing R4Rs, reviews, promoting. I have gained a nice support group too (y’all know who you are) but I was curious how you authors boosted your read counts!
However, I am pretty happy with the amount of reads I have and the amazing readers I have gained as well as support.
I have received some great tips from reviewers and have taken what they said on board which helped a lot too.
I think the story description is already attractive! If you want to get more reads, you can try posting the name of your story in the “promote your story” section. I sure am going to read your story though!
Community friends and reviews are the best way to get reads, I think.
Friends who post screenshots and recommend your story with their followers are a great way to get new readers! They don’t have to be big authors with a lot of followers, even if they have 1 follower and that one person is interested in your story, it’ll be great.
I stopped asking for reviews when I hit 1k reads, but honestly, they’re great. The followers of the account that reviews your story will check for the score it got and will decide whether they’re interested in reading. You’ll also find ways to improve your story!
Reads for reads barely worked for me, people usually read only the first 2-3 episodes which really hurt my score. It’s a great way of finding underrated gems tho! Some of my favorite authors are ones that I did read for read with.
Also, make sure you keep publishing! Even if it takes you 3 months, it’s better than nothing. Your supporters will binge read the new episode(s) which will make your rank go up which will make new people find your story!
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