Make our lives easier with scheduled updating on Wattpad

Make our lives easier with scheduled updating on Wattpad

Started
March 18, 2019
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WP Technology Inc and 1 other
Signatures: 372Next Goal: 500
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Started by Jnaia stepp

Wattpad is a place where readers and writers can connect. It's easy for writers to be able to post their stories most of the time, but for some of us, it might be a little harder. In order for things to be a little easier, scheduled posting would definitely help. We could put in what date and time we want the chapter to post and all we have to worry about is the writing part of it. That way we can get our stories out there without worrying about not being able to post due to being super busy or whatever the reason might be. If we can't get to a device to post, this might be super useful. 

 

I think the main issue is that, as people who are trying to get out there as writers, we face a lot of barriers. Writing isn’t easy. There’s a quote that says, “We’re apprentices in an art that no one has mastered.” (or something like that). I feel like us being able to post reliably for the people that do want to read our stuff should be a no brainer. Sometimes this means we need to be up at 2 am because our fanbase is across the world. I think that’s a bit unreasonable but a lot of people do it cause they’ve found fans on wattpad and don’t want to disappoint them. Can it be done, yes. Would it be better if authors could post without losing already precious sleep? Definitely.

Wattpad has a large reader membership. Giving them reliable schedules is something that both they and their authors want to be able to do. It may take away a few activity pings per author but in reality, this is only one thing that you need to be able to do to get your name out there on Wattpad. Authors will still need to be on to engage with readers and they still need to come on to get the feedback that they came onto Wattpad for. They will still need to advertise in the forums and ask the questions and talk to their friends. The authors that engage and are active are the ones that they should be worried about and I don’t think having scheduled posting is going to deter them from being active on Wattpad. So many people are on Wattpad for the Community. Besides, everyone knows getting your name out there on Wattpad is hard and posting on a schedule is just one of several factors to doing it.

It would probably barely affect the reader activity also, which is the largest population on Wattpad. In the end, it comes to Wattpad realizing that us authors really do want this. I mean look at the vote up there. Over 90% of the votes are yes. That other 10% is split evenly between maybe and no. The no is because the person writes and posts as they finish. It’s a gamble but so was making Wattpad in the first place. So is adding in the Next program. So is a lot of the changes we see. If it helps the people that Wattpad is geared around (us writers), then I don’t know why it hasn’t been put in when I guess it’s been asked for quite a bit?

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Decision Makers

  • WP Technology Inc
  • Allen Lau