I don't follow anyone, so I do appreciate some spamming, because otherwise I'd miss quite a few good stories.
I think of following as...well, it's weird, I have people following me who've never talked with me or otherwise interacted with me. I don't know if this is true of other authors, but in all honesty, it kind of creeps me out.
Side note: Milik, FFS, get those ribbons back up!!
Want to spend some time wallowing in a Recommended Read? Pick one! Or two! Or seven!
How do you switch spam off?
I HATE getting spammed makes me more inclined to not read them..If I wanted to I would follow them right?
I spam. In fact I spam and like it. I like it very much. I love it! I can't wait to spam again.
I think it's perfectly ok for authors to intimate their friends that they've got a story published. After all they're friends! Feelings of begging or imposing etc as mentioned by some, are psychological issues I guess on part of the later...
I like the way you make me feel even when I'm nowhere near...
I haven't been on here for very long, so I haven't tried it. I don't know how my views per story rate with other's, probably pretty low, but the pieces I have submitted so far are pretty vanilla, so I get that they wouldn't be very popular. That said, it's better than the views I am getting anywhere else, and hopefully, the quality of my writing will bring in more readers. Especially since I am working towards publishing my kinkier stuff now.
I don't spam. And, I shut off the function that lets people include me in a message that goes out to all of their friends.
What can I say? I'm shy.
Well in my particular case, it's about useless. Since I already follow all my friends having them spam me is just duplication and a lot of times I have already read the story by the time the canned meat shows up on my door! I am usually pretty good at reading my friends stories and don't often miss one!
I think it odd that there is a stigma about advertising your writing on a writing site.
Writing is the only reason I’m here and I’m pretty sure everyone on my friends list knows that. A courtesy note that I’ve published something new shouldn’t be something one has to defend. I’ll not feel bad for doing so.
It's not.
If friends and followers want to read, they will. If not, they won't.
I've discontinued that practice because it yield's infinitesimal results.
It's a story site. Promoting one's work certainly isn't against the rules. If a member sends a story link and announcement to their friends, so what?
Nicola designed the option to send a message to all your friends into the site's coding a long time ago. It's often used by many people to promote their stories or to send some greeting or announcement.
Deleting any unwanted message is just a simple click. Why would anyone be so lazy that they get their nose out of joint/panties in a wad over that?
If you don't want those messages, simply use your settings to click the box to not receive them.
If I write a story or poem that I feel is good enough to post on Lushstories, I am proud of the work and want as many people to read it as possible. I will and do send out a story announcement to all my friends. To me, having my work read by many is a major goal. If you don't want a lot of people to read your work, handle that however you wish.
Without a scientific survey I have no idea how effective it is. But as of this posting I have 51 Famous stories and 6 Legendary stories. I have written 81 stories and poems, if you eliminate the 22 poems, that is 59 stories with 51 making it to Famous (30,000+ views) and Legendary (100,000+ views). I have well over 3 million story/poem views. I've always used the 'To All My Friends' messaging to announce a new story. So I doubt that it hurts to send it out.
I do not mind receiving mass story announcements. If it's from someone on my friends list, it is NOT spam!
As a reader I actually appreciate a PM to inform me of a story one has written. I find it nice to read a few lines to determine if I want to read it or not. I do however find it kinda annoying to see multiple spams for the same story by the same author.
I don’t use the reading que much at all. I collect emails from those I choose to follow and keep spams from writers whose stories appeal to me. Without those emails I’d likely miss stories I want to read.
I’m actually reviewing my follow list to cut it down so those spams become even more important
I don’t spam. I don’t think anyone would read what I posted either way. My last story only had two votes. If I want something read I post it on literotica.
I spam, but I don't think it works. People have writers they follow. I do like to see comments from those that are sincere. Numbers and badges don't mean much to me, because I doubt that they will be chiseled on my stone.
