I'm not sure. I haven't mastered SEO so not all my stories get views, but my self-published stories historically get just as many (and often more) than stories I submit to publications. I hate to say it, but I haven't seen much advantage in using publications as a result. I would rather create something I am happy with and try self-publishing rather than waiting for the response from an editor. Plus, I have had more than one publication use my story for their own promotion. This would be fine if my own views also dramatically increased as well, but they don't.