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RE: View counter : I can take a hint - eventually
First, I agree there are not enough "readers". However, 2ndly, I would say I think that little eye, is buggy as heck. I get different numbers higher and lower though-out the day!
It can't be that buggy. I work on a post for five days, present it to over a hundred "followers", and get two views that aren't me but 81 votes? To me that means my fiction is not marketable for some reason. I mean, I've already got four view of this post.
I'll still write, because I enjoy doing it, I just can't pretend I'm getting readers anymore.
FWIW, I've never paid attention to it, but I just checked an article that my son wrote recently - after the view counter was implemented. I'm absolutely certain that at least 6 people read it (through steemit's web site) from 5 unique IP addresses, but the view counter shows 1.
Perhaps much of the reason that views are registering on this post may relate to the fact that you're getting comments. I first read it on steemdb.com, so it would not have counted me if I hadn't come here to comment. Also, maybe they have fixed some bugs that prevented earlier views from registering.
Anyway, in summary, I do agree that there is still a general problem with low readership, but I also think the view counter might be making it look worse than it actually is. And lastly, I wouldn't take it as a reflection on your own abilities. There aren't enough readers here yet to really draw those sorts of conclusions. I only recently started following you, but I did so because I was impressed by some of the comments you left on my son's Art of War review articles. Based on what I've seen, I'm fairly sure that your contributions will help to attract the readers that steemit needs.
Thanks for your time and comments. It means a lot to me.