Amazed at the numbers

[Desiremakesmeweak]

Frankly I have to say I am both amazed and extremely gratified at the numbers of people who read my and others' stories published here.

When you start talking about numbers like fifty thousand people having read the stuff you are writing then you are talking very very serious readerships, in my view.

I mean yes it's free but then going to your local public library is sort of free in much the same way, and as a reader myself, I just care totally about the books, the readers, and the writers, above everything else really. In my mind, governments' number one duty is to provide books to people!!!

Books and stories that writers feel free to write...

 

[JackLuis]

Frankly I have to say I am both amazed and extremely gratified at the numbers of people who read my and others' stories published here.

When you start talking about numbers like fifty thousand people having read the stuff you are writing then you are talking very very serious readerships, in my view.

I mean yes it's free but then going to your local public library is sort of free in much the same way, and as a reader myself, I just care totally about the books, the readers, and the writers, above everything else really. In my mind, governments' number one duty is to provide books to people!!!

Books and stories that writers feel free to write...

Snappy Titles and descriptions make a world of difference.

Have fun.

 

[sr71plt]

It's uplifting, yes. I don't think we have a good explanation of what a single "view" represents, though. But it's certainly one of the reasons I post stories here--because it looks like they are read here more than anywhere else I can put them. Certainly the site's huge membership numbers point to that.

 

[MatthewVett]

Snappy Titles and descriptions make a world of difference.

Have fun.

I can attest to that. I try to use titles that catch the eye, like "Three Feet of Cock."

 

[oggbashan]

I can attest to that. I try to use titles that catch the eye, like "Three Feet of Cock."

My "Hedgehog Feud" attracted many readers.

So far, no one else has used that title.

But please note that 'views' do not equal reads. But there are more readers on Literotica than almost any other story site.

 

[JackLuis]

My "Hedgehog Feud" attracted many readers.

So far, no one else has used that title.

But please note that 'views' do not equal reads. But there are more readers on Literotica than almost any other story site.

My oldest Chaptered work has >35,000 views but the second chapter only has ~8,000. Lots of people back out of stories. The better the score the more reads you get too, I've noticed.

 

[SecondCircle]

While many would argue that the system here at lit is flawed (because it is I admit) its still the best one I've found. Its good to have a place to put your ideas where people actually give them a read, or a look. It does still surprise me that some of my third chapters get so many views.

Pilot's right. It doesn't really mean anything, but it is nice to see the number and realize that so many people actually visited your work.

 

[slyc_willie]

Pilot's right. It doesn't really mean anything, but it is nice to see the number and realize that so many people actually visited your work.

Or even, if one view out of ten (for argument's sake) equals an actual read, then out of thirty thousand views, you've had three thousand actual readers. I'd call that impressive.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

No one appreciates what they get for free. At least you don't gotta pay to submit stories here.

 

[slyc_willie]

No one appreciates what they get for free. At least you don't gotta pay to submit stories here.

Correction: no one appreciates what they're given for free. But if it's earned, it's still appreciated, even if it's free.

 

[Derroreaper]

Correction: no one appreciates what they're given for free. But if it's earned, it's still appreciated, even if it's free.

Correction: If you have to earn it, it isn't free

 

[Darkniciad]

Look up Lit on Alexa. The views probably aren't anywhere near as skewed high as people have speculated over the years.

This place gets a lot of bloody visitors *laugh*

 

[Tx Tall Tales]

Look up Lit on Alexa. The views probably aren't anywhere near as skewed high as people have speculated over the years.

This place gets a lot of bloody visitors *laugh*

Great point. Top 500 websites in the U.S.? I know at when I first got here it was one of the top 10 stickiest. A lot of readers.

 

[Darkniciad]

Great point. Top 500 websites in the U.S.? I know at when I first got here it was one of the top 10 stickiest. A lot of readers.

506 in the U.S. and 1525 Global. There are a lot of people on this site every day.

Here's reach ( % of global internet traffic ) for Lit vs. the top 4 erotic story sites in a Google search that are even close.

And here's traffic rank.

A quick set of random searches on Alexa came up with a close comparison in Hilton.com, which has a 448 in the U.S. and 1501 globally.

 

[slyc_willie]

A quick set of random searches on Alexa came up with a close comparison in Hilton.com, which has a 448 in the U.S. and 1501 globally.

So Lit is the destination for erotica. Nice.

 

[sheablue]

30,000 views? I thought I was doing well at close to 4,000! Sheesh!

 

[slyc_willie]

30,000 views? I thought I was doing well at close to 4,000! Sheesh!

Give your stories some time. I have one that's been on Lit for over six years now, and has more than 600,000 views. But there are writers here who have views of over a million.

 

[JackLuis]

30,000 views? I thought I was doing well at close to 4,000! Sheesh!

I put it up in 2008, so it's been a while, and "Spreading Seeds, A future with 10 women for every Man," kind of has some draw. although it might be termed suck, since Chapter 2 only has about 8,000 views.

 

[sheablue]

Give your stories some time. I have one that's been on Lit for over six years now, and has more than 600,000 views. But there are writers here who have views of over a million.

slyc, was that supposed to make me feel better???

 

[sheablue]

I put it up in 2008, so it's been a while, and "Spreading Seeds, A future with 10 women for every Man," kind of has some draw. although it might be termed suck, since Chapter 2 only has about 8,000 views.

Yes, that title is a bit catchy....

 

[JackLuis]

Yes, that title is a bit catchy....

It would probably do a little better if I knew how to type and spell. But m hey, it had 16 H's out of 40 chapters and one stays about 4.75, but Josh does three women in that chapter.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Correction: no one appreciates what they're given for free. But if it's earned, it's still appreciated, even if it's free.

I'm speaking of readers; and cant name one thing any of them earn here.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

It occurred to me that most LIT writers hurt themselves with their account names. THE2NDCUMMING aint exactly a great handle to transfer to Scribners.

 

[oggbashan]

It occurred to me that most LIT writers hurt themselves with their account names. THE2NDCUMMING aint exactly a great handle to transfer to Scribners.

Which is why I chose oggbashan. It means nothing except a possible link to a long dead King.

But if you are going to publish for money, using a nom-de-plume is useful. That name has to be memorable but innocuous. I'm sure that someone has done a study on the marketing effectiveness of authors' names. As a retired bookdealer I was aware that there were many more authors with names starting with 'C' than random distribution would suggest.

Look at any bookstore. You can see that some alphabetical sections are much larger than others even though you wouldn't expect many authors under 'Q' or 'Z'.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Which is why I chose oggbashan. It means nothing except a possible link to a long dead King.

But if you are going to publish for money, using a nom-de-plume is useful. That name has to be memorable but innocuous. I'm sure that someone has done a study on the marketing effectiveness of authors' names. As a retired bookdealer I was aware that there were many more authors with names starting with 'C' than random distribution would suggest.

Look at any bookstore. You can see that some alphabetical sections are much larger than others even though you wouldn't expect many authors under 'Q' or 'Z'.

Right!

What puzzles me are the writers, I'm thinking of Tom Wolfe, who use their real names. There are others who confuse me when I see them, as theyre almost identical to the names of popular writers of the past. James Burke comes to mind.