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Is Simily Sleeping?
I’ve been writing about my journey publishing fiction over at Simily for a few months now.
Today marks 13 weeks of participating on the platform. And, well, I think Simily is asleep.
The platform is nearing 3400 members and seems to be “growing” by about 50 a week — maybe less. Yes, that’s right. Simily is adding members — but 50 a week is super slow growth.
What actually seems to be happening is a lot of people leave and some people join and then the total net growth is 50 a week. That’s not a great sign. I’m guessing a lot of people take the free month, see that the platform isn’t really growing, and then leave it.
I’ve pledged to be in for a while. Still, it is frustrating to see something with decent potential hit a low point like this. Of course, getting funding to fix issues and changing the platform takes time. Medium has been around for a decade and hasn’t always been great. Still, one would hope a platform like Simily could make some adjustments to encourage growth.
