22 days later

Um... at first I didn't really want to post here, it looks like a little bit of a contest from the one who will have the biggest, but well, I get caught up in the game î_î

For my first story, I saw 84k views for 700 collections all set. So it's 1:120, not too bad, it seems to me.
For the second, 100k view for 552 collections is 1:181.

After that, for now, my only two stories are stories that work what's in guys' pants, if you know what I mean...
To see when I post one of my more serious stories.

    a month later

    Man, I thought, my novel stats suck really hard, but I seem to be doing really good!
    Only started writing one week ago, but I have a solid 97:1 Ratio, which seems quite decent, right? Sadly only 2.6k views as I have little exposure.
    Pls check out "Kalar's Continent" it is statistically proven, that it is good! It deals with Magic in a Western Fantasy context, following a tryhard boy through his magical adventures, if that is something you enjoy. It has a rather light setting so far and is suitable for all genders.
    https://m.webnovel.com/amp/book/15049533806698105

    Edit: The ratio just went up to a whopping 62:1 ! I know, that new novels typically start better off, because peeps don't expect much when they come, but I have to admit, that I am a bit hyped!

      Just curious, how many views should it reach before the ratio is most accurate?

      Understand that new stories tend to get more attention, thus having a better ratio.

      Would waiting for 500k viewers before calculating ratio be more accurate?

        2 months later

        13,000 views and 77 collections.
        Ratio is 1:168.8

        It's been 1 week since i started my novel. I am at 13th chapter. I have no idea if this amount is good or bad. I am having self doubts weather what I write is good or not. 13,000 view but still I only received 6 reviews.

        Am not trying to promote the novel so I will not write the link here but I genuinely need to know if these number good or bad.

        Thank you for replying in advance.

          MisterImmortal
          It is good to be your first book, but depending on what theme you play here on Webnovel is how you will go.

          Here in webnovel the most read topics are
          - LitRpg [System]
          - Harem
          - CEO Romance
          - Reincarnation
          - Transmigration

          I understand that these are the most viewed topics.

              Ah, this thread is revived.

              From sweet to epically horrible.

              1:51.3 Oneshots tend to get fantastic ratios if they're read at all. One chapter, just shy of 1700 reads and 33 collections.

              1:18000 Yep, I worked hard to get the worst possible ratio. Write one novel in a series of three (making it clear only two novels were ever written). Publish the sequel as well. Make certain both novels are readable and end the second one in a cliffhanger. 90k reads and 5 (five) collections including myself.

                48k views and 154 collections.
                I don't really promote my novel and I only update it a few times a week, so it doesn't get much exposure.
                So far, the people that read it seem to like it, so I guess that's all that matters.

                  102k view, 129 collections
                  Dunno if this okay or not okay.
                  Update also random maybe that's why it didn't look so balanced. My book is kinda not having a 'healthy' ratio. Hahaha

                    2:900 lol,
                    On my other one it's 67:10k - but I put that one a hiatus.

                      Lol! It's like the dead returned to life with this thread. :grin:

                      I'm glad it's functioning again. For a while this forum was making it glitchy.

                      I'd add my ratio, but it's too bloody embarrassing. :flushed:

                      I'm not really keen to remind myself that my books aren't really the going thing here. I consider myself a skilful writer (someone's gotta give me props), but someone who tends to write stories the average reader here would walk past or not touch with a ten-foot pole. :laughing:

                      StenDuring Holy sh!t Sten! That's a good number. :thumbsup:

                      Then I look down and... damn! :flushed:

                          MOCHIIICHII The start will be the story. Pump out a quality product someone else is likely to read and that is the first start at nabbing a reader. Sure, you can write solely for yourself. From my experience, it's just yourself reading it in the end.

                          There's also:

                          • Commitment (like daily updating sort of thing). Return readers will want to see this,
                          • quality content. Not just the grammar, but how the story itself unfolds,
                          • networking with readers and writers like you're doing now,
                          • observing how things work. Not just on this site, but other similar sites and around the book markets like Amazon. What are other writers doing to gain reads that might be something that could work for you? Example that some writers are testing for readership is #writerslift on twitter, that's a craze of when you get x number of followers, peeps can post a silly comment on your tweet to celebrate with you and so forth.

                          To be honest. The first focus should be writing a top notch story and finishing it. Put it out there and see what bites. If it doesn't bite. Revise your blurb, cover and metadata (like the tags and categories). Until you're satisfied it's attracting some interest, and the right sort of interest. If you're writing a CEO romance, you don't want to categorize it as a horror story. Unless it's a ghost CEO thing I guess. :rolling_eyes:

                          Swap reviews tend to work for some.

                          Shameless plugs. Although, there are a lot of them running here.

                          There's also the #original novel discussion channel on the discord webnovel server that you can plug your story to. Just don't spam the channel heinously. Actually, don't spam.

                          The rest is trial, error and observation.

                          Good luck! :smile_cat:

                            Actually, shameless plugs will turn people off more than draw them to your story. So try not to overdo shameless promotions and self-advertisements because there is nothing less appealing than an author who obnoxiously spams his story in multiple threads and Discord channels. It makes you seem...desperate, and is more likely to invite troll reviews instead of actual readers.

                              Tomoyuki yep. There's a fine balance to take. I'm not a fan of spam. Since I somehow tend to be a magnet for it. 😅

                                  Veronica8 Ouch. You need a spam filter! I'm not saying you shouldn't self-promote or advertise at all, but maybe one or two threads where relevant? But looking for three or more threads to post your story link will clog up the forums and make it look bad.

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