Had to choose between engagement bait and actual value for my latest post

I tried the controversial angle with a hot take title and it got 50k views, but the comments were just people arguing. Then I posted a boring breakdown of how the algorithm prioritizes watch time over shares and it barely got 500 views but actually helped people. Which metric do you optimize for when you post?

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phoenix_singh2518d ago

Wait, 8 comments for 1,200 saves? That's wild. I feel like half the internet is just lurking and hoarding stuff in their bookmarks without ever saying a word.

wren_mitchell19d ago

My cousin runs a small recipe blog and she tracks something called "saves to comment ratio." Last month she had a post that got 1,200 saves but only 8 comments. That post got her more consistent traffic over two weeks than the viral one that peaked at 8k views in a day then died. So maybe stop looking at views or engagement alone and watch what people are actually keeping. The algorithm might reward sparks but a library of saved posts is what builds an audience long term.

charles_baker2819d ago

Saves to comment ratio" is interesting, but how does she decide what threshold makes a post worth keeping versus just a fleeting bookmark?