The Art Of Getting Read On Vocal

Introduction

Someone once told me that my work on Vocal was not successful because I was not a good writer (certainly not as good as the serial Top Story collectors) but if that were true then people would not read my work, for instance, you would not be reading this.

The Art Of Getting Read On Vocal

When I started on Vocal and shared my work on Facebook only one of my friends actually read my work, then I found some Vocal Facebook groups and got to know other creators, read their work and they read mine. We used Facebook Groups to let each other know what we thought of each other's work and used Vocal Subscriptions to follow our favourite Creators.

When Vocal introduced Comments we could let people know that we had read their work and what we thought about it and that often led to immediate reciprocation.

I find it a little odd that so many of the Top Stories are given to creators that I know, less so with Challenges although again there are serial placers and winners there. Given that there are so many Vocal members, I would expect that Top Stories by Creators I know would not be a common event, but seventeen of the last twenty are people I know, which implies that Vocal must have a list of favoured Creators. I used to be on that list and must have annoyed lots of people with the number of Top Stories that I got, now if I get one it is a shock.

The thing is, we often read stories when we see something by a Creator we know, and a lot of people know me so that results in a lot of reads. People will only read my work because they have liked something else that they have read. Part of this comes from reciprocal reading, but the more you interact with others then the likelihood is that they will interact with you.

The other thing is that eye-catching titles and images will draw people in, but your work has to leave an impression on the reader, and then your name will become very important when they see that you have published something.

From the comments I get on Vocal and Facebook, I know that my work is loved and appreciated by others, and I get enough reads to cover my monthly subscription (which is about 1,700 reads a month or 60 reads a day) so I am successful on Vocal. I also share my work in non-Vocal groups and they boost my reads a lot, and I am thankful that Vocal pay for non-Vocal reads, they have no Paywall.

Conclusion

I hope that this piece has given you some insights and ideas, and shown you how I see things.

The music "Look At Me Now" by the Electic Light Orchestra because you know damned well that I love attention.