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I published my novel on 19th March 2019 and currently, there are 6 chapters.
Today (26th March 2019), my collection to view ratio is-
1:215
Is it any good?
What is your collection to views ratio?
Sapphirechelsea237 really good for a new story. Most will start off with >1000:1 ratio.
Update as of 26/03/2019:
The ratio is 201:1.
Veronica8 I really liked your idea of maintaining an active and a dormant period between writing. Thanks for the info!
Chryiss It is Crimson Love.
Today's batch.
Zaldizko {BL} Ratio 357:1
No change to ratio, but the make-up is different. I have more collection adds vs new views. People are adding to library without reading the book page. That's new.
To My Sunflower {BL} 440:1↑8
To Like A Man {BL} 308:1 ↑4
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Veronica8 Opposite for me~ I wonder though whether I prefer getting more reads (could be fake views) or more collections.
Although people do add books and don’t read right away, I think collections still signify more “real” reads rather than just passerbys. Technically, 50 chapters should equal 50 views.
Collections haven’t changed much for MWTL, but at least it’s no longer above the 1000 ratio. :) I was thinking I might receive more drops, but luckily not.
As for the contest piece, I was delighted for a very short while with a ratio in the double digits 
But now it’s grown to be even worse than MWTL hahaha! Although still few, I’m strangely gaining more with MWTL than the contest piece. Maybe people saw the contest piece, but it wasn’t their cup of tea and MWTL was? Or maybe they migrated over lol.
EDIT: Wrong math, I’m thinking I have 10k views! It’s not worse after all. So stupid of me duh
Chryiss I wonder though whether I prefer getting more reads (could be fake views) or more collections.
My assumptions since I've been tracking my stats.
Views is:
- Casually reading in one go without intention of adding to collection.
- Was redirected to the story via another area (e.g Twitter), don't need to be member to read just bookmark link and read on.
- Checking at the book page in passing.
- An aggregator site poaching to pirate and pass the story freely to others on their links.
Collection add:
- Genuine WN reader intending to read. Hasn't yet, but the interest is there.
- WN reader loyally reads story from library (best reason).
Either are solid read interest whether it's known or not.
Today's batch. Continue to be amazed and baffled.
Zaldizko {BL} Ratio 356:1 ↑1
To My Sunflower {BL} 432:1 ↑8
To Like A Man {BL} 296:1 ↑12
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Views 30k
Collection 35
So that rounds up to roughly 857.
Good? No good? Not sure.
https://www.webnovel.com/book/12545374805845905/The-Eternal-Guardian
Then again, the new year has not been kind to me so my regular updates become sporadic to once a week from 5 a week.
I'm just thankful the collectors didn't drop my novel when the updates become so sparse.
6 days later
Today's batch. Lots of growth. I haven't been doing much. The free paperback for Zaldizko doesn't seem to be enticing :thinking: I'm thinking, if a person's P-Stone total is higher than mine, I'll post them a Zaldizko branded 8GB USB stick.
Zaldizko {BL} Ratio 333:1 ↑24
To My Sunflower {BL} 440:1 ↑60
To Like A Man {BL} 308:1 ↑32
Veronica8 Really nice continous growth each time you post!
My ratios have increased since last time, but it might be a crossover effect with the contest submission story. However, the reader country composition is quite different.
The sad thing is I suspect the tree story will soon surpass MWTL in collections. XD It already has a twice as good ratio. So much for better quality => better story => more readers lol.
I’m at 36k views and 225 collections so 160.
Sometimes stories told out of the head can work out just as well. That's why it pays to never put off a story.