Readers arrive from everywhere. Without a Start Here page, every one of them navigates blind. Here’s the page that gives every reader a clear, welcoming path based on exactly where she is in her journey with your world.
Most romance authors think monetization is something you add to your platform. The reader-first model says something different: it’s the natural result of a platform built to genuinely serve readers. The reader who loves your world doesn’t need to be sold to. She needs to be given somewhere to put the attachment she already feels.