What I Do to Get More Reads

LIFE LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT GETTING READS

And perhaps, more importantly, what I don’t.

This is an Excel Spreadsheet I use to check which stories I have shared on which FB Group. This makes it easier for the group moderators and for me because when I post, I write the number of my article. If you are trying to find the group to join, most of these have Medium in front.

You can use this if you like or email me, stevedalt@gmail.com to get the Excel spreadsheet so that you can edit it as you wish.

I give each of my stories a number, then, when I post it to a group, I put the number in the box so that I know which group I have shared it in recently. I typically only share one story three times so that I don’t get accused of spam by the FB bots. However, when it is a story I want to promote heavily, I change my two or three sentences that I call my intro.

Instead of just sticking a link in the box, or much worse, that old “tit for tat” quid pro quo thing everybody is sick of seeing, give your potential reader a reason to read yours.

It might be that you’re close to a milestone. There’s nothing wrong with pointing that out. We all want to help each other out. We know some of you need to feed the family with your writing. I’d rather read that than, “You show me yours; I’ll show you mine.”

I then click “like” on the story right above mine and read that, clap fifty times and highlight any that particularly stands out.

I then clap three times in the comment box when I come out. Or, I write what I thought of the article, depending on how much of a hurry I am in, and then if there is another story below mine, do the same with that.

As you can see, I belong to at least 18 groups that I post to daily. I only post within the “daily thread” unless there is a particular prompt like “share your latest curated article,” which I am still waiting to post on, “share your article with the most claps,” or another. I then read one up and one down there too.

I usually read at least 40 or 50 articles a day that way.

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