What's the ScribbleHub Meta in 2026?

[TinaMigarlo]

Views don't matter, he means readers. But yes, anything under 40 readers is probably a bit of a failure in the first chapter.

where are your books. damn it, I'm still kinda new here. I thought if I clicked on the member name, then on the avatar... i could go to the profile to find their books. am I screwing up? the hell.

 

[SouthernMaiden]

I've only been publishing online for 67 days, but I've tracked my stats across platforms and SH is kind of... abysmal. For my works that weren't 404'd without explanation, traction seems incredibly low. Is there a certain genre that does better here? I don't do R4R or anything, since I want genuine stats, but perhaps it's a certain word count, chapter count, or release frequency that boosts your story a bit?

For the record, I'm not complaining. It is what it is. I'm just wondering if I'm missing something obvious.

Do you post on literotica, how is that?

 

[Kitsuna]

where are your books. damn it, I'm still kinda new here. I thought if I clicked on the member name, then on the avatar... i could go to the profile to find their books. am I screwing up? the hell.

In the profiles...? This is the forum, you have to search names in the main site (You can just click home in the forum) for stories/main site. Then, search for author names or books

 

[TinaMigarlo]

oh. only on the main site...
ah. not the forum this forum
DUH!
okay...

Do you post on literotica, how is that?

what's posting on literotica like? I wondered that myself...
I read a few things there, you know, to spot check the competition on smut writing?
never posted anything.
I do have a *seriously* explicit gooner-text I should toss on there I guess, ain't like it has any other place it can go.
@Kitsuna :
oh. okay.
yes, I clicked on the gigantic boobies picture, and...

*sigh*
like, 69 *thousand* views... lmao

okay, I could now see where, anything less than 40 *readers* on chapter one, day one? Is a failure to you.

I used to have ZERO readers. i am (now) approaching 100 readers.
I aspire to become what I call "top ten percent"
which by that I mean... I divide my "ranking number" by total number of novels in the ranking...
that's my percentage.
(my best, and in a big ranking category too... is about 12 percent)
and no, I don't see "page one" on *any* ranking in my immediate future, LMAO
(I snuck onto page two on one tag, though! honorable mention!)

still, as successful as you are? you're very sweet about it.
I need to read your first chapter or two, no matter the genre.
see how the professionals do it.

PS - that big boobie picture I clicked on... was that a professional artist?

 

[Shiyon]

so you are saying, just to clarify.
write chapter one, and if you don't get 40 views after 24-48 hours, abandon the project or re-work it.

i guess your books are on some other site?

in terms of views you should expect something in the ballpark of 1500-2500 on day 1. if you have a really good day you can get something like 4k.
I dont crosspost anymore, no point since I dont finish anything anyway

 

[TinaMigarlo]

in terms of views you should expect something in the ballpark of 1500-2500 on day 1. if you have a really good day you can get something like 4k.
I dont crosspost anymore, no point since I dont finish anything anyway

most of my rough drafts here didn't do much.
the one that started to do something, though...
once it got going, I generate 100 to 200 views day to day.
so... I basically need to be ten times more popular *here*, to turn pro, so to speak.
but, I'm handicapped. I don't/can't write web-novel style.
I write "trad pub" style only.
I'm basically here on an apple site, offering people free oranges, lol.

I have my sights set on "amazon kindle unlimited", where i figure (assume) trad pub style writing would perform better.

not like I don't know I'm a fish out of water.

 

[Shiyon]

refer to prior, cover and title matter much more than style.

most of my rough drafts here didn't do much.
the one that started to do something, though...
once it got going, I generate 100 to 200 views day to day.
so... I basically need to be ten times more popular *here*, to turn pro, so to speak.
but, I'm handicapped. I don't/can't write web-novel style.
I write "trad pub" style only.
I'm basically here on an apple site, offering people free oranges, lol.

I have my sights set on "amazon kindle unlimited", where i figure (assume) trad pub style writing would perform better.

not like I don't know I'm a fish out of water.

 

[TinaMigarlo]

refer to prior, cover and title matter much more than style.

No, I can definitely agree with this now that Io think about it. i have to first notice a cover floating past on the release list. So a cover and title is all there is to get that sweet little *click*, which is of course... one more view which adds to my rankings.

in fact, with the best possible cover and the best possible title name and titling art... I truly could have nothing for my chapter other than a bazillion lines of:
"eeeee eeeee eeeee eeeee"
over and over, the whole chapter, every chapter.

BUT. that's just to farm clicks which are views.
to get a reader and to turn a reader into a follower...
the cover and title can;t do a thing for me there, from that point on its only my writing.

with a million and one views, sure i would rank big.
but I also need readers. I'd look very silly with a million and one views but zero readers,

yet?
I see your point.

I saw Kitsuna's great looking cover, and it generated my click.
and that's... rankings. Food for thought.