My Journey to 100 Followers

I know how hard it can be to reach that initial 100

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I’ve been a writer on here since 2019, yet I only recently reached my first 100 followers. Needless to say, progress has been slow. But then again, I haven’t always been the most consistent writer (until this month), so I haven’t expected my growth to come fast either.

How useful a metric is follower count?

The other day I came across a post from a writer with 1500+ followers. They revealed how much they earn in a month. I was surprised to learn their earnings were only twice what I earn in a month with my current 150+ follower count. How could this be?

This just goes to show that follower count may not be an accurate metric to determine how much a writer earns or how many people are actually engaging with their posts, which is what leads to those earnings.

Follower count may be a way to increase possible exposure to your writing — more people are informed when you publish a new post — but it doesn’t guarantee everyone will read or engage with your work. It also doesn’t guarantee the quality of your work. Read time, number of readers, claps, highlights, and comments — these are all direct contributors to your earnings. Followers give you more opportunity for these things to occur, but…