Fresh start means new challenges. Segmenting work by work-days is its own habit to instill. Not so good on this for last couple of years, as I've been fighting cultish habits... The Great Writing Audience Challenge – Week 03 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 41/306 (13%) 1 non-IF/PW, 6 no-openers moved off. Much lower rate - IF newbies seem down. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2885 - slight increase, again. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1267/7831 (16%) Percentage just under norm. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. This week gives us a 2% retention, but that's off with the low acquisition percentage - not usual. If IF/PW goes to Zero for several weeks, then that will predict cutting off that platform. First time I've looked … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Audience Challenge – Week 02 Results
Fresh start means new challenges. Segmenting work by work-days is its own habit to instill. Not so good on this for last couple of years, as I've been fighting cultish habits... The Great Writing Audience Challenge – Week 02 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 50/167 (30%) 3 non-IF/PW, 13 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2804 - slight increase. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1321/7775 (17%) Percentage back to the norm. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. Overall 5% acquisition/retention rate after a year. Book Sales: Next sales analysis was Jan 15 for December sales. Overdue. Books (pre-)published: The Healer Chronicles (anthology) Fiction Books In Progress: Erotika Jones (series) -> … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Audience Challenge – Week 01 Results
The new year's challenge starts afresh. Lots of opportunities present themselves as I learn from the earlier two challenges through patient analysis... The Great Writing Audience Challenge – Week 01 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 113/441 (25.6%) 1 non-IF, 33 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2804 - slight increase. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 2673/10918 (24%) Percentage incresed. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. 6% retention rate after a year. Book Sales: See below. Analysis for all of 2019 is complete. Next sales analysis is Dec 15 (this coming week) for November sales. Books (pre-)published: The Healer's Chronicles: Miracles Books In Progress: Erotika Jones (series) -> Book … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 51 Results
One more book written and published. 2nd in a new series, developing onward from that earlier character from last week. Of course, the mystery of her backstory continues. Meanwhile, work continues on the remaining series... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 51 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 22/88 (25%) 2 non-IF, 34 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2661 - slowly decreasing still. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1217/7320 (16.6%) Percentage dropped again. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. Until I start promoting in earnest, these numbers will tend to keep dropping. Starting with freebie seekers is not optimal, but all aren't that way. Still, getting this crowd to actually buy anything is like … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 50 Results
Yet another book written and published. So a new series is started, from a character that just appeared in one of the stories last week. Meanwhile, work continues on the remaining series... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 50 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 23/108 (21.3%) 3 non-IF, 44 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2710 - slowly decreasing again. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1211/7213 (16.8%) Percentage dropped again. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. Until I start promoting in earnest, these numbers will tend to keep dropping. Book Sales: See below. Next sales analysis is Dec 15 for November sales - too busy this week to do it - look for this next week. Books … [Read more...]
The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 49 Results
Proofing caught up. Another book written and published. This gave me a new anthology - which have very fast turnarounds. The real interesting point was in a new production line of fiction... The Great Writing Business Challenge – Week 49 Results Metrics Subscribers: Instafreebie/PW: 15/55 (27.3%) 2 non-IF, 37 no-openers moved off. StoryOrigins: 0 Overall Total: 2739 - slowly decreasing again. IF/PW subscribers remaining after a year: 1192/7096 (16.8%) Percentage dropped again. Note: I keep these more to see how IF/PW retention is moving. Until I start promoting in earnest, these numbers will tend to keep dropping. Book Sales: See below. Next sales analysis is Dec 15 for November sales - look for this next week. Books (pre-)published: Walkaway Mary Walkaway … [Read more...]
