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Hi everyone... I've been trying to figure out this thread but I still don't understand a thing. Am really bad in Math sigh so I need help to understand my stats.

I have a novel has 14k+ views and 56 collections which is, I only updated twice or once a week.

Then, I have this 186k views and 500 collections which I noticed, often dropping everytime I went to my chapter to reply the comments. My regular updates is twice a day so I've been checking for a new comments then. (and that's often drop my gain collections)

Please help me to understand the ratio of my collections and views. Thank you so much in advance!

Elise_Elleneth Seems strange for collections to drop on comments. Then again, who knows why people drop their books.

14000/56 = 250 views per 1 collection add. 250:1. That's solid. It's better than the example below.

14000/6 = 2.33K views per 1 collection add. This tells me most of the views are either from author, scrapper bots, browsing, silent or causal readers.

Hope that helps a bit.

Elise_Elleneth And for the 186000/500 story, that is a 372:1 collection add ratio. This is still quite good! The more views and chapters a novel has, the more likely that the ratio will decrease because chapter quantity can skew the ratio to the lower end. More chapters = more views after all.

After you hit views in the 100k's, the ratio becomes less significant. Just focus on your collections number by then. Basically as long as it doesn't drop, that's good. Your readers are sticking with you, so that's most important.

I've seen my collections increase by 1 and then decrease by 1.

This went on for weeks!

It makes me think like I have a love-hate relationship with one reader lol.

Life has been so hectic it's so hard to update :'(

GrumpyNeighbor Also take in technical reasons. WN had some app problems, I think, a few weeks back when some readers had their libraries wiped and was fixed as a glitch. Technical can also play a part in collection loss/gains.

GrumpyNeighbor I know that feeling...

Anyway, for today I've got 265:1 ratio on ZQSC. A little worse then yesterday, but I guess still fine.

Chryiss

Yep. My main is hovering around 500 collections since the drop after a daily updates injection petered out. Views keep increasing by 1 - 2 k a day, but collections are static.

Seems I get a couple of dozen new collections (that stick with me) every time I end up on the daily updates.

328K views for something in the order of 660:1 ratio, but it'll keep worsening until next daily updates.

When my work situation get normal and I can spend more time on my writing I guess exchanging reviews and stuff like that will mitigate the numbers a bit.

I don't even know what is a healthy ratio now :(

MishaK Who knows, truly?

Today I've got 275:1 ratio on ZQSC. Still getting worse, but I think the ratio is fine overall?

I'd say I'd rank it as:
100:1 being super good
200:1 to 400:1 being good
500:1 being fine
600:1 to 800:1 being slightly bad
and everything over that just being bad.

90k views and 449 collection

I think I must've peeved some readers with my cover changes? I lost 50 collections across three books in one day. I saw them bleeding out like water

Poor Reborn is now a contender for StenDuring's worst.

The Fourth went from some to almost none.

Only Zaldizko held most reader interest.
I guess I'm writing stories readers don't want to read. I mean Historical Fantasy is kinda of a hit/miss and just able to survive as genre thanks to Steampunk and Eastern Fantasy.

eating keg of ice cream to overcome writing blues

Veronica8 thanks

Veronica8 you should try and spice things up, what I mean is making some supprise turns in the book, something they weren't expecting, that could piqued interest, if you don't understand what I meant, ask me how?

May1st Thanks!

I think if I continue to build content, eventually I'll reclaim the drops. Inconsistency is my problem at the moment. So, I'm setting myself up, so I can remain at a consistent pace to a vision.

This means somethings will give. I just have to push on and use other means to fight through my self doubts and moments of depression.

Hello! I´m quite new here (Over a month and only writting some fan fiction for fun) Could you explain this thing about ratio? I don´t really understand it.

Today I have uploading an my original novel and I have 41 collections and 1812 views. Is it that good for the first day?

I´m my fan fiction I have 5839 collections and 1.284.000 views. I guess it is about 1:220. Is it okay or not?

GreatSage_Master1 welcome. The ratio isn't an exact science, but it's the only stat we have to trend reading interest.

You divide your views by your collection total. 1284000/5839 = 219:1 So, this means, roughly, per 219 views someone added your book to their library with an intention to read.

Since you have a healthy number, I'd say readers are actually adding your book and reading actively.

Ratio aside. Nearing 6K in collections! Wow, that's amazing. I'll be dancing once I go into 500 on one book or collectively across my portfolio, and that's more than breaking through a ceiling. Your fan fiction must be amazing to attract that much reader attention. I attempted fan fiction once, but I'm not good at it. I found it was very hard to do.

GreatSage_Master1 It's best to finish a novel, especially if you have a fanbase following for it. If you have reasons not to finish, as long as you forewarn readers about pending drops, they do grumble, but they're also appreciative of being forewarned.