NewOldGuy77
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After I published my latest, You've Lost That Loving Feeling, I jumped 60+ followers! I've never seen that big of a jump before. It's not even my highest-rated story! What's up with that, I wonder?
Had a big jump in followers after my last story.
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NewOldGuy77
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No, Romance, like usual!
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Whatever you did, do it again. 
NewOldGuy77
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I can only hope! I mean, I'm no @TarnishedPenny, that's for sure! 
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You underestimate yourself, sir.
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From glancing at the tags, I assume it's a reconciliation story. You may be getting some traffic from that segment of the LW readership who are ranging farther afield due to authors choosing other categories for reconciliation/cuckold stories. You're also probably getting some of the scoring from there. If you have any snarky/nasty comments, that would be another indication that you're getting category crossover.
The LW readership is so large that even a fraction of them can result in big numbers.
The LW readership is so large that even a fraction of them can result in big numbers.
I don't remember having a jump that big, but I have had some weird cycles where a certain story all of a sudden is what everyone is adding to their Favorites. My "Mom's After Party" was the most recent one. Which was out in September of 2021 but for like a month (Not to long ago.) it was getting two or three likes a day (or so it seemed to me) and I didn't have any clue why. I even poked around seeing if I got on some "Best of" list (Which would have surprised me!) but never found out why. Maybe there was some off site reason? Or just random fate I guess.
I think readers of your new story probably saw all your old ones and added you, so they can come back and or be alerted when something new came out.
I think readers of your new story probably saw all your old ones and added you, so they can come back and or be alerted when something new came out.
Voboy
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This usually happens because your piece has shown up as a "Similar Stories" entry on a new tale.
lovecraft68
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Makes sense, a lot of authors, and readers, who want actual stories and not crap, have been branching out. Fetish is a good option for cuck material, the guys over there are actual men and can either handle things like that, or are mature enough to just move on and not trash a story because they don't like it.
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My top-viewed story was put in Fetish rather than Erotic Couplings which I'd ticked. I think the 'interracial' tag brought a lot of viewers, though it was also in an April Fool contest.
Nice category, would post again...
Nice category, would post again...
other2other1
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I haven't read that one, though I have read a few of your works, I will take some time to read it over this weekend
I just commented on followers vs. ratings in another thread, I also saw a significant jump in followers with my posting of "The Nuclear Family" (an LW story). When I compare the increase of followers vs comments and ratings, I think the story is connecting with the people reading it. If you see followers NOG then you're doing something right!
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That's a nice jump. It's hard to know exactly what happened, but you struck a chord with your readers. It may not be just that story, either. You've been as prolific over the last two and a half years as I have over the last five and a half, and by keeping up the pace of posting you keep your name in circulation and over time pick up more followers.
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