I checked my stats and a story had several "fans," but a 2 second read. Maybe no one read it yet. Or the alogrhythm takes a while to catch up? I looked later, and the read time had grown. This isn't always the case. Sometimes people read fast (but not that fast!) or they clap to get you to read their stories. Yuck!

You will gather a following in time, though, so perservere. :)