How to Build a Loyal Reading Audience for Your Content

Loyal Reading Audience

What is the goal of every writer?

Reading to them is what they want!

Otherwise, why would they make their scribbles public?

It all seems like such a simple concept, really. Write a great piece of literature, then sit back and see how many people are interested in your wildly creative prose.

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If you are a novice or have not worked to build your readership, your literary masterpiece will never again be seen by human eyes and will remain in the writer’s hinterland.

You want to be read, but no one knows you exist. Some people will quickly follow and subscribe to a large number of accounts in response, hoping that the same authors will reciprocate. Is not that an intriguing problem?

The first mistake!

Having followers has nothing to do with building a loyal readership. Again, it simply does not happen that way, and doing so will only mess up your feed and reading ratio.

As people begin to slowly come to terms with this fact, they frequently adopt a completely different approach, which typically consists of searching for emerging writers and leaving a plethora of generic or uninteresting comments about their work.

The second error.

That is so obvious and plain that it shouts desperation. In many cases, it will also lead to your blocking.

After determining that the first two approaches are as effective as a submarine’s screen door, the author adopts a pure spam strategy, sending as many articles as possible to every journal that would accept them.

That should attract the readers and attention they seek, does it?

The third error.

If you have any actual readers by now, you will be exempt. Seeing endless stories in our feed or emails can quickly grow monotonous and is a surefire way to be muted.

I have told you not to do everything, so what is the answer?

I am not certain.

No one who is giving you these things, including myself, has all the answers.

Writing for the internet can be challenging. It is not always the case that what works for one individual will work for another. That is simply the beast’s nature.

But I am not going to abandon you here. I am not an expert, but I can tell you what I do and what has worked for me.

I receive thousands of claps and a ton of comments on most of my stories. In fact, there are sometimes too many for me to keep up with. Additionally, they typically come from the same readers, and this group naturally expands over time.

I am not stating this to brag or persuade you of my superiority. That approach is unacceptable to me, and it is usually bullshit anyhow.

Rather, I am merely offering it as proof that I do, in fact, have a devoted readership that consistently shows up. They are referred to in the industry as repeat readers.

I also think of them as my friends.

As you can see, there is no secret to attracting devoted readership. Rather, you ought to focus on establishing connections.

This is not about reciprocity or tit-for-tat. Rather, it is about genuinely caring about your readers and appreciating their well-being and opinions.

You are concerned about their well-being and what happens to them. You rejoice in their accomplishments and feel their suffering. They are people, not just commodities, and you genuinely care about them.

Additionally, you are aware that your feedback on their work contributes to their narrative. You are contributing to their piece’s vitality and expanding the discussion.

And that is it!

Oh, and also, do not write garbage. You never get along well with that.

Make sure your writing is something that people want to read, and take pride in what you publish.

To put it briefly:

Develop connections

Create high-quality content.

I do not make many promises in life. I have been around the block long enough to know that it never ends well. In this case, however, I will say that you will definitely increase your chances of success, despite the fact that there are no guarantees.

You will have no trouble creating and maintaining a devoted readership if you can accomplish those two goals.

Additionally, you will make a whole new circle of friends!

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