I’m Nervous Because I Got 1.5K Views Today.

What the hell is going on?

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I’m nervous.

I woke up and checked my stats. I got 1.5k views, but only 351 reads.

Normally, my average read ratio is 50%.

Now??? I’m only getting 23.4%.

What the hell is going on?

Here are my two suspicions:

1. It’s traffic from non-readers.
2. The algorithm is broken.

So, I grabbed my magnifying glass to find the cause.

Then, my hands started shaking.

What did I discover?

I got +40 views on my 10 latest stories.

Why 40?

Why only the latest stories?

The pattern is super obvious.

Here’s an example.

I started thinking it was either because of the algorithm or someone messing with me.