the FASTEST ways to GROW on WATTPAD | 9 tips for more readers, followers, & fans |Wattpad Wednesdays

Happy Wednesday fresties!! 🐸 In a previous Wattpad Wednesday I talked all about getting more reads on your story, and today's video is sort of like a sequel where I give my best tips for getting LOYAL readers and followers that will stick with you and your books. This isn't just about boosting numbers, but building an audience and forming a community! 🧡

00:00 - intro 🐸
00:14 - important for you AND your readers
02:07 - the simplest way to build a loyal audience
04:25 - different ways to make an impression
06:33 - the most important thing of all
07:54 - if you build it, they will come 🌽
08:51 - building up your arsenal 🔫
09:35 - I know you don't wanna hear this one lol
10:56 - how to self-advertise... and how NOT to self-advertise
13:18 - do r4r the SMART way
13:29 - outro 🧡

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[nicollivaneli]

1- answer people (thank them)
2- find your genre
3- aesthetic profile picture
4- stay active and consistent
5- focusing on writing than in growth
6- more stories, more followers
7-be patience

[itsdatura]

Actually, I like writing in Romance genre but when I start writing, Romance becomes mysteries... Haha

[partharoy]

me who has a lengthy conversation with any person on wattpad : guess im not introverted after all

[asmiparikh]

Man thanks so much!! Honestly y'all and everyone who reads this comment section listen to her. I am not even lying I joined Wattpad on 6th Aug 2021, with 0 reads and 0 followers, right now my 10 chaps book has 3K views I have over 300 followers and some of the comments have been left by ambassadors and stars. It makes me soft thanks a lot Caitlin and sorry for the long ass message.

[wintergreendaydream]

For the second point I'd like to point out that not all readers are the kind to stick to a particular genre an author writes. If I'm reading a teen fictions story I REALLY liked by the author, and if I see a horror book from the same author, I get really excited cause I love reading/watching authors experiment with different genres and still add their own quirk to that genre. Lol I hope it makes sense. While I can also understand why most readers would stick to an author if the author writes books of same genre, personally I love it when there's diversity in an author's work. Like when your switched from teen romance to horror comedy in HTSYSFSSD, I literally gasped, I was so excited.

[Mariposaai]

This is a tip for fanfic writers on Wattpad. I write fanfics but my main fandom usually changes(Due to me having a hyperfixation on things) so it's hard to keep an audience. My first work was based on one fandom but I lost interested in it so I stopped working and discontinued it. The work had gotten big and my main demographic was that fandom. I think this goes with the idea of sticking with a genre. Stick to one fandom for your account to grow. I guess if you're writing fanfiction. I just started writing another work with the same fandom and it's going well. Just stick to one fandom, and it can help your account!

[rislayuu]

"even if youre shy, get over that"
wElL gOsH i NeVeR tHoUgHt Of ThAt

no hate i love you caitlyn xx

[productivitycornerofjess]

I just started writing my book 'escape' on Wattpad and published it thank you so much for the tips you really inspire me. I am dreaming of many people reading my book. I have always wanted to be an author but never had the confidence to post. But now that I did I am so happy. I feel amazing.

[marsupius]

You just gave me a great writing prompt for my next writing warmup exercise. A rando walks up to the protagonist and gives him/her/them a manuscript without saying anything or giving an explanation. ❤

[PoeticComments]

I am writing a romantic story, but it is turning into political fiction with a love twist, and because I wanted to make a secondary character more rounded, he ended up more complex than the main character, but I liked him, so I changed the course of the story just for him. This is why I love writing,

[Dll_]

adding onto this, I only noticed a small growth in my audience the more I published. my fanfic currently has 22 parts if I remember with almost 3k words. but in my other fanfic that has two parts has 100-ish readers. this made me realize readers go for longer stories most of the time.

[yukihitoshi]

The romance genre is pretty cool in my opinion. Considering the main emotion is love, many stories can be written. Love is unpredictable and different for everyone, so it can take form of many stories

[CarlissaFashona]

Thank you so much for this! I just posted chapter 1 of my story. Like you said in the video I’m gonna stick to a schedule and engage with other writers. These tips were super helpful keep up the good work!

[Kim.EumYoung]

Like in wattpad I found a lot of stories with too much advanced writing, like they use complex and uncommon words that's a bit hard to get and compared to them my writing is quite simple. Does it affect the views of your stories if you write in simple words? Just a bit curious to know.

[dragonempress]

It's not that I'm fearful, it's that no one replies back. And I never stick with one genre it's just so hard to!
Most of my stories are unfinished and I have about 32. And when I focus on the numbers I just feel depressed..it's hard not to.

[azizatabassumsadia]

It was helpful. I think patience is the main thing. I started to write a few months ago & now I'm here. How impatient I am!! From now on I'll try to focus on my story, not on my account.

[naturelover.]

Great advice. I get so caught up in the follower count I twist myself in knots and then I pull my my head in and look at the reader view counts which is much more important and calming.
I actually don't like the follower count on any social platform. I would rather have a button that hides the follower count on wattpad, but that's just me and my scrambled anxiety head.

[Mikejlanger]

Thanks for sharing Caitlin! Looking to migrate some of my stories to Wattpad and this was super helpful. Keep up the good work!

[Stuti]

I’ve recently started writing (romance genre) and absolutely going to follow your advice in here, thank you!!!

[danntima]

Thanks for making this, Caitlin! I always enjoy watching your videos. Your positive energy cheers me up.