I have started posting in Scribble Hub since 11th March. And I have posted 14 chapters so far. I have a little over 4k page views. I have no idea whether that's a good number or not. So, I don't know whether I am bragging or not by telling this. But here's what I saw.
1. Continuity is definitely queen, as stated by others before me. I posted three chapters on the first day. Followed by one chapter per day for the next two to three days, and then gradually increased the time between my chapter releases.
2. Smut, Harem, Adult, and Ecchi tags bring in at least one new reader every day. You can actually see where the readers came from your novel from the Referrer section under the statistics tab. That does not mean your content has to be 'cultured'. I actually try to slide in a few spicy things here and there along with the plot to keep it R18. Gore also helps.
3. Under the Glossary section, you can see your frequent readers and how many chapters they have read so far. Identify your readers and try to engage with them. I actually had an interesting conversation with one of my readers who has read all my chapters recently. It actually gives you a good understanding of your flaws when you see your novel from someone else's perspective. It's not necessary that you agree with everything, but it will surely give you food for thought.
4. You have to be a bit shameless and create some posts in the forum to pull some readers in. Like what I am doing now. It helps.
There will be many other small things that I am not even aware of. As I said, I have only been here for twenty days. But one thing I disagree with is that you have to post the most generic, cookie-cutter story. Your story should have your flavour. But again, I might be wrong.
