As you consider the impact of other users on your posts there are a few really important things.
- Reading posts is wholly your choice.
- All of us are bound by time, if you don’t have time to read the posts of others, that is ok.
- If you don’t like the topic, you don’t have to read posts
- If the person asks you to read their posts, that is barely ok.
- If the person demands you read their posts, don’t read them. Demanding others read your posts is honestly rude.
In that to grow your views, you need to read and comment on the posts of others. That is the fastest way to build your Virals. Comments add value for you (you get a Viril for posting the comment) and it also gives value to the author. Now that said, driving users to your post can occur several ways.
- You are sharing our Creativity – a facebook group where many Virily writers post. The group rules, you post you must read the works of others.
- Bloggers are inspiring Bloggers – another facebook group, same rules as the first one
These two are not only for Virily posts. I’ve seen a couple of Facebook groups devoted to Virily only posts, but I haven’t joined those so I won’t speak to their value.
The reality of these groups is you will gain 5 to 10 views tops. You are better off getting one of the influencers to follow your posts. They all tend to bring 20-30 views. Views are up since December overall They go in cycles and frankly pay attention to the most commented articles. It shows the articles that are short term trending.
I’ve been watching traffic and watching who is moving the needle for other authors. The new influencer list is coming soon. I need a few more days to verify the information I have!
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Do you know why there is a 20 character requirement in comments?
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Do you stay away from comments becuase you don’t want to be attacked?
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Will you share the authors whose comments you treasure in the comments?
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Very qualified summing up of many valuable points related to Virily using!!! And let me quote Carol DM comment cause it absolutely coincides with my point of view – “I have many friends on here I look forward to hearing from.”
That is a great way to enjoy a blogging site!!!
I wished I had time to write and interact here but at the moment I am over filled with work.
Do outside views count?
Do you have to be a member for the comment to post?
Why do you have to have 50 characters?
the 20 character rule for comments comes from the origin of the site, when people just put nice, or Good.
as for outside views, they count, but there is a limit. It hit it almost every day!
Good, I think I will share some of my older posts, see how many will read them.
you should! 🙂 I used to do that once a month or so (share 5 or 6 older posts) but I stopped for some reason.
People will comment if they want to comment. That said, I find the 20-character limit obtrusive. Because sometimes I only want to reply hahaha to you ? that is of course after a first long comment
There were people and they still do, that used to post nice or good. it forced the admins to change the rules for everyone.
there should however be a pixie Hahahahahaha exception.
I agree 100% hahahahahahaha
except there should also be a laughing pixie ban… just saying…
Hahahahahaha I am getting used to bans, another one will not hurt ?
I am still trying to wrap my head around facebook bans. I guess to a degree I am naive.
Seriously, it is no longer trouble to me. The good thing though is that when I left almost all my groups (except for 4 where I constantly share), my stats improved.
I don’t really use FB groups anymore, other than the two I’ve been in since the dawn of time.
I see view states on facebook that I am not sure are true.
FB does not have view counts unless you post a video or slideshow. What it has for usual posts is reach coverage which means the number of people of which your post was exposed. In the olden days, it is an easy peasy job because every like, comment and share has impact. Now, only comment/interaction can impact the reach coverage but it is still subject to tweaks being done by FB especially if you are not paying for ad/promo.
yeah.
i find their system at best bad.
Q: DO YOU KNOW WHY THERE IS A 20 CHARACTER REQUIREMENT IN COMMENTS?
Yes (10 votes) – 63%
No (6 votes) – 38%
Q: DO YOU STAY AWAY FROM COMMENTS BECUASE YOU DON’T WANT TO BE ATTACKED?
Yes (4 votes) – 25%
No (12 votes) – 75%
Q: WILL YOU SHARE THE AUTHORS WHOSE COMMENTS YOU TREASURE IN THE COMMENTS?
Yes (10 votes) – 77%
No (3 votes) – 23%
Q: DO YOU FIND SOME AUTHORS COMMENTS MAKE YOUR DAY BETTER?
Yes (14 votes) – 93%
No (1 votes) – 7%
Its good to be free to be yourself on Virily and there is no way I can do everything in one day. I think it is OK and to be honest I don’t honestly want to read all the posts. Usually I will read what I can..
i like that Pam, free to be yourself. Thank you!
I try to share good comments on all blogs that I read on this site.
You also post really positive articles – thank you!!!!
My sister advised me to write positive blogs instead of writing bad news stories a few years ago.
That sounds like sister advice! Mine want me to focus on the Wander project and not post anything else.
They like seeing dad’s pictures!
That is fine with me since it is something you like doing.
It is, I do. My apologies for not reading anything yesterday. i was locked out all day
That is okay. I understand that we all are very busy these days.
The site actually blew up, wow. But the new version nice
The new version is better than before.
It really does feel like the new version is faster!
The new site is very quick which is a good deal for all of us.
It does feel faster, I am still trying to learn how everything works!
I don’t tell my friends what to do, and nobody who tells me what to do is my friend
let me get this right- the girl who complains constantly if I don’t respond to each and every one of her comments is now accusing me of commenting for virils when I respond to her comments?
nice one
I always try to read what a person has written to find out what he wants to tell us. I comment on the post with an answer on the subject. Earlier, I shared my life primarily in facebook or Google. I’m not doing it anymore. As Lado says, lately I have a tendency in virily that if you do not comment and your post does not comment on it.
I see that more and more, it is an interesting problem. But I understand both of you and your point about returning comments.
For me, friendship is the most important, and not a transaction, but the miracle of sincere friendship between writers here is that they will still read our writing even though we have limited time at certain times which sometimes makes us unable to visit them.
As a person who prioritizes friendship, of course, we need to appreciate our friends’ posts; their ideas, writings, and comments.
I like this, Albert But then I would ask you, do friends bear responsibility at that point? Some comments are mean and shouldn’t be shared.
I don’t know what people really think when they comment, and whether they feel responsible for the comments they write. Even for “small” things like that, it takes awareness, right?
It is all about the impact. Words hurt.
In this kind of media, I think the only thing that can hurt people is words.
That is very true. Words can be very painful. It is sadly the same in politics!
In my opinion, in politics, bad words from fellow politicians are often just a show as a public spectacle.
They resonate though, plus someone wandering along that is not part of the conversation will form a distinct opinion of the either or both sides if it becomes nasty.
In fact, often words are deliberately released to resonate and form various wild opinions with certain goals.
My grandfather always taught me to say what I mean and mean what I say. That way, if I say it, it will happen. If I don’t say it than I am not responsible if it doesn’t happen!
I often think, why do people who have more sense of responsibility are just ordinary people and not politicians.
Honestly because if I explode and yell at someone, I always go back and apologize.
I cannot personally, say nasty things to someone and not apologize when I am past the anger.
That is why I get frustrated when people do that, just because they are anonymous online.
I also cannot stand that politicians do that in the name of winning.
You’re fair about that, Doc. I myself prefer not to say bad things when I’m angry to anticipate if I forget to apologize afterward.
I always read posts, most of them are very interesting to me because I’m curious and I’m interested in various topics. I write in my comments my sincere opinion. I’m not afraid of comments though they are not good. Everyone has the right to write his own opinion.
It is good that you are not afraid. No one should be afraid.
🙂 Nicely said! No one should ever be afraid.
I agree everyone is allowed to say their opinion. They, or I, have to make sure we aren’t offensive in that expression.
Of course, Doc. I’m still “naive” to think that such people do not exist. Unfortunately, they still find it.
I would say you are a good person for believing they do not exist.
From the beginning, I read every post commenting … now I’m only commenting on those posts that comment on me, or I know that he will return me … I’ll look at another post and read if I’m interested in and I profess to see the post
It can be very frustrating when you first join a writing site. I completely understand your point.
I read them, sometimes I don’t understand some of them.I do have certain people that I read at least once a week and all their posts.
I think it can be time-consuming but I like your system!
You give some good advice. I shy away from groups. I tried of them and received ridicule for asking a question. I decided I don’t belong. I find that a lot in my life. It’s like I am a square peg trying to fit in a round hole. It probably says more about me than the group. Everyone deserves to be “seen” in some positive way. Then again, life is not fair. I am sure I have prattle enough and said little.
I promise that Bloggers inspiring Bloggers on facebook is safe I know the moderator. But I do understand the feeling of not belonging sometimes.
I am happy for now on Virily even though I might not be getting that many views or comments on my post as most of them are very long to read. But I apreciate everyone who reads them, comments on them and up votes them as you know very well. I cannot help thanking, in writing, anybody who visits and takes the time to read my article. And I also always give the comments that my posts receive at least one point. I think it is just being polite but also very important to thank anybody… You cannot say enough thank you, it usually brings something in return…
I read a great book, something about lost thank you in business but I don’t recall the actual title. The gist was, say thank you!!!
So thank you for your thoughtful and kind comment.
I have many friends on here I look forward to hearing from.
That is always important – thank you Carol!!!!!
Thank you for sharing. I share my posts on social media
So do I! Sharing out Creativity and bloggers inspiring bloggers are two great Facebook groups to share your posts. There are many more!
I made adjustments to my contents when I decided to be active in Virily. I usually write contents related to blogging, business and making money. But when I visited other posts, mostly are photos of everyday things. So I decided to take my mobile and started taking pictures. Well, this is easier for me as writing short features of photos is easier than writing 1,000 and up words for whole content.
With regards to gaining more views, I share my posts on social media and Pinterest. Having a group can be very helpful, too. Thank you for sharing.
Happy to share. The facebook groups are really helpful as you get started.
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Thanks, that was the goal! Not always the case but trying!