It’s easy to post a story on social media, but it can be difficult to know who actually viewed it. Knowing who has seen your story can be especially helpful if you’re trying to reach a broad audience or just want to stay connected with your followers. In this article, you’ll learn how to see who’s viewed your story again, so you can keep track of your posts and measure their reach.
I. What is a Story?
A story is a narrative that consists of characters and events that all link together in order to tell a complete, riveting tale. It is often used to entertain, convey a moral or a lesson, or simply explore the human condition. There are many different types of stories that can be crafted using various different parts.
The primary ingredients for a story are:
- Plot – the series of events that occur in the story, along with the consequences and conflicts that arise
- Characters – representations of people, animals or supernatural beings
- Setting – the physical and temporal context in which the story takes place
- Point of view – the narrator eg. omniscient, 3rd person, limited etc.
A story often aims to evoke an emotional response to the events that unfold. This is achieved by stimulating a reader’s senses, and creating a connection between the characters, the plot and the setting. Stories can take place in the past, present or even the future
II. How to View Who Has Viewed Your Story
Stories in Instagram
Instagram stories are a great way to post content without committing to a permanent post. It’s a popular feature that not only allows you to post photos, videos, polls, and other content, but also lets you know who has viewed your story. But how do you figure out which of your followers have seen your story, and who amongst them are more active?
Instagram only tracks story view and saves it for 24 hours, so you have that amount of time to check who has viewed your story. When you access your story viewers you will find the list in this order:
- The first list is of people who have seen the story
- The second is those that have interacted with your story
- The third list is of those accounts that have interacted with any of your stories in the past few days.
In order to view who has seen your story, you will have to open your story, and then navigate to the bottom left corner, where you will find the eyes icon. Click on the icon and a list of the people who have seen your story will appear. There will also be an ‘others’ section at the bottom that appears when more than two users have seen or interacted with your story.
III. How To See Views of Your Story on Twitter
When people engage with your story on Twitter, their activity is visible to you and the public. You can view and interact with the public’s responses in a variety of ways.
To find out how many people have viewed your story:
- Navigate to your profile page on Twitter’s website or mobile app and click or tap the story you’d like to review.
- In the top-right corner, you’ll see a number indicating how many people have viewed the story.
You can also view the responses of people who’ve interacted with the story, such as those who’ve liked it, sent you a message, or retweeted it.
- Click or tap on the story to view the list of responses.
- You’ll be able to see who’s favorited it, replied to it, and so on.
IV. How To See Views of Your Story on Facebook
If you’ve posted a story on Facebook, you may want to view the actions people take when viewing it. To see these views, you’ll need to take the following steps:
- Click the timeline tab and select your story.
- Click the Actions tab.
- Under Insights, click the People tab.
You will be taken to a page that shows the number of views as well as the number of reactions, such as likes and comments, for your story. information about the people who have seen your story can be seen on the People tab. Here, you can view the gender, age range, location, and language of viewers.
The reach and engagement of your story can be seen in the Engagement tab. This shows total views, unique views, and repeat views. You can also see shares, comments, likes, and dislikes. Additionally, you can view the overall performance of your story over time by clicking the Viewers tab.
V. What to do After Seeing Your Story’s Viewers
After seeing your story’s viewers, it is important to establish a connection with them and continue engaging with them. There are several techniques that you can use to stay connected with your viewers.
Follow up with your viewers: Send messages to your viewers and thank them for watching your story. Ask them specific questions about their likes and dislikes, and take their feedback into consideration when creating new content. Additionally, you should also push your viewers to share their opinion about your content and/or provide comments about your work.
Request for feedback: Request for feedback from your viewers. However, make sure that you don’t bombard them with too many questions. Take the time to craft questions that would give you the type of feedback you need to improve your content. Additionally, you can also request suggestions from your viewers on future topics or ask them to fill out a survey or review form.
Cross Promotion: Network with other storytellers, influencers or public figures to collaborate and share each other’s stories by creating cross promote content. Cross-promotion can increase story views and help you reach a wider audience. Additionally, try to join groups or online communities that are related to your niche and engage with your viewers there as well.
This concludes our article about understanding how to view your story viewers on Snapchat again. With these steps, you should now have a better understanding of how to keep track of who is viewing your story. With that, you can now continue to make stories and know who specifically is viewing them.