Tony Bates

@babblingbates · Cromer, England · joined 03 Apr 2009

From London via Nottingham, Scarborough and living in a motorhome now settled in beautiful Cromer on the North Norfolk Coast

13 951Followers

5 277Following

60 650Posts total

2.5KViews on collected posts

Latest posts

Tony Bates@babblingbates9 Sep

Fast food outlets produce a huge amount of litter, costing councils thousands, yet pay the same business rates as a clothes shop. Should councils be allowed to charge them more? #litter #fastfoodwaste 223 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tony Bates@babblingbates15 Aug

Another new adventure this evening taking the bus into Aylsham. A drink outside the very welcoming The Unicorn Public House Aylsham first, really great pizza and doughballs at https://t.co/GkXSsDq8zp then a quick drink at Black Boys Hotel before catching the bus back. https://t.

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Tony Bates@babblingbates15 Aug

We’re very lucky to have @RedLionCromer as our local, always such a lovely atmosphere. And with such a huge range of hand-pulled ales on offer their tasting plank is a great way of trying more beers. #cromer #realale #camra #northnorfolk https://t.co/hrcxwVCELy

291 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tony Bates@babblingbates9 Aug

@babblingbates @RedLionCromer Fabulous pub. Hope you’re both well! 298 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Tony Bates@babblingbates9 Aug

I think the birthday girl enjoyed her evening at the wonderful @RedLionCromer, having a beer before and after a brilliant meal in the restaurant. #cromer #northnorfolk #goodfood #greatpub https://t.co/ol6KTolGi8

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Tony Bates@babblingbates20 Jul

We had a lovely stroll around Wells-next-the-Sea earlier, a pleasant 40 minute drive up the coast and a bustling little place #eastcoast #northnorfolk https://t.co/GzxDJOjFjg

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Against accounts of the same size

5 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views298this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %2.14%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.74%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	298	924	0.32×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	2.14%	3.62%	0.59×
Engagement rate	0.74%	1.52%	0.49×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

56220 Jul

7249 Aug

298

29115 Aug

405

2239 Sep

Last 6 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.96%20 Jul

1.38%9 Aug

0.67%

1.03%15 Aug

0.74%

0.45%9 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.52%.

What the audience does

Likes83.3%25 in total

Replies16.7%5 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.