So, does that mean that, like Kudos, only one hit per address which means all the hits are all new people? Or possible same people who just aren't logged on?
This is how AO3 describes hits in their FAQ section:
"A hit is registered every time a visitor navigates to a work's page, with the following exceptions:
- If two visits in a row come from the same IP address, only the first one is registered.
- Moving between chapters in a work will only register one hit in total, not one hit per chapter.
- If you're logged in, hits are not counted when you visit your own works.
Note that hits only log the number of visits to a work, not the duration of the visit. "
So some of them are repeat readers coming back different times, but it's not logging multiple hits per person per reading session like AC does. Unfortunately, you can't tell how many of them are actually reading full chapters and how many of them are just clicking on and clicking out again.
Congrats on already getting two comments! It's nice that you're hearing from a variety of people, not just the same ones every chapter. That seems like new people are discovering your work. Awesome! Do you think the pairing with Gerri increases readership?