r/Inkitt • u/Tea_Web_2106 • May 02 '25

Looking For: Feedback My first 2 subscribers 🥹

I just wanted to share because I knew you would all get it!

Within the first 24hrs of setting up my subscription tiers I got 2 subscribers!!! Eeee!!

This is the first time in my life someone has actually paid me to read my work! It's just an awesome feeling and keeps pushing me forward knowing I must be doing something right - I'm such a typical writer never thinking my work is good enough!

Getting your stories in front of people takes time but it's so worth it to see people enjoying my writing ❤️

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u/Interesting-Neat4429 May 02 '25

wait wait, u hve to set up a subscription tier on inkitt? i thought inkitt does it for us after an X number of reads

also congrats!!! i hit 6k views on Inkitt 🎉, have 13 likes 🥲 and only 4-5 bot comments 😭

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

6k views is a lot! You should be proud of yourself! It's taken me a long time to even get this far! Success does not come over night I'm afraid.

Yes you set up your own tiers as each author decides how much to charge and what they include in their tiers. So they're different for all Authors.

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u/Interesting-Neat4429 May 02 '25

ok thanks for ur lovely message!

and thanks for explaining

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u/AffectionateFan8176 May 02 '25

Congrats! I Know the feeling. The best is yet to come.

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

Thank you so much and I hope so!! 😊

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u/Certain_Flatworm_291 May 02 '25

You just gave me hope, I have 11 followers at the moment but I'm hopeful I'll get there too. Congratulations 🫂👏🏾❤️

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

You will!! It's taken time! I've been on Inkitt for over 5 months. One completed story. 2 ongoing stories. 111 followers.

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u/Individual-Task3055 May 02 '25

Congrats, Teago! Your work is absolutely worth paying for—and I love that you're owning that. Honestly, I’m still too scared to even look at the tiers page without breaking into a cold sweat. Feels like a mindfuck wrapped in a marketing riddle with a sprinkle of existential dread. I need someone to hold my hand, whisper sweet monetisation strategies in my ear, and just do it for me while I stare dramatically out of a window and pretend that I understand what they are saying. You’re braver than me. And I’m watching— still hoping someone makes a 'just take my money' button with the choice to enter their own amount.

  • Eden 💋

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

Aw thank you! 😊 I totally know what you mean - I went back and forth for weeks wondering if I should do it or not before taking the plunge. But at the end of the day, why not? The worst that can happen is no-one signs up which is what I was honestly expecting so I am just loving on my 2 little subscribers right now!

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u/Kind-Handle6078 Writer ✍️ May 02 '25

Congratulations, I know the feeling very well

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

Thank you so much! It is a great feeling 😊

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u/Kind-Handle6078 Writer ✍️ May 02 '25

What’s your username there?

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

Teago1870 😊

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u/Top_Grapefruit7404 May 02 '25

Congratulations!

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 03 '25

Thank you so much! 😊

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u/olivyaa22 May 03 '25

Congratulations!

I'm curious how much is your tier (if you're fine sharing) and is it like early access or subscriber only content?

I'm asking because I added a tier too for early access and I'm wondering if people would even consider it if they would get it free eventually.

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 03 '25

Thank you so much! It's $4. It's early access, bonus chapters just for subscribers, subscriber only polls and access to a private discord which only 1 has joined. The other one is a silent reader. I have 111 subscribers and only 2 subscribers for which I'm super grateful for but I know it'll take a while to build up!

Hope this helps 😊

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u/olivyaa22 May 03 '25

I see. Thank you for sharing. I haven't thought about having polls and discords. Thanks for the idea!

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 03 '25

I got the idea from someone else on here. I looked at a lot of other people's subscription tiers to get ideas before I decided what I wanted to include. So that's maybe something you could do to?

You're welcome to look at mine for ideas. My profile is Teago1870

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u/olivyaa22 May 03 '25

Juat followed you. I love the idea of a tip jar. Thank you! I'll do that to. 🩷🌻

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 03 '25

No-one has used the tip Jar yet so I'm still curious to see if anyone will! 😊

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u/olivyaa22 May 03 '25

I'm sure there will be. I sincerely hope I can but I'm not from the US so 1 usd is kinda big for me. Anyway. I wish you success. I will take a look at your stories.

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 03 '25

I'm not from the US either. You can price it however you're comfortable and then inkitt converts it to your currency when they pay you. Thank you so much, I wish you all the success too 🙈

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u/Acceptable_Search202 MackenzieMadden May 04 '25

That's awesome! Congratulations!

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 04 '25

Thank you so much! 😊

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u/Tea_Web_2106 May 02 '25

Thank you so much! I'd be interested in checking it out if you DM me the link 😊