I see posts almost daily touting "I'VE GOT 400 FOLLOWERS" or "500 FOLLOWERS YIPPEE" but what, is anything does it really mean. I can remember the excitement of my first 100 followers, I almost couldn't believe that that many people were interested in my writing... and then it was 400, then 600... now it's almost 900, but what does it mean?
Not much, I'm afraid. As it turns out 800+ followers doesn't mean the 800+ people are reading your posts. If you want a realistic indicator of how many "followers" you really have, wait a day and check how many people viewed your post. For example, I wrote one of the best chapters of a story I'm doing yesterday and out of 882 followers, I got 27 views. Quite a discrepancy wouldn't you say?
Clearly, I'm not discouraging people from encouraging followers by posting quality content (not begging). It's fun to log on in the morning and see that I've gained 4-5 new followers... but put it in its proper perspective. In terms of how many people actually follow you in any meaningful way... the "Follower" list is deceptive and in my opinion irrelevant.
