4/25 Creator Newletter Ad Revenue

PotooGryphon 2015-04-25 06:33:59 UTC #1

Oh!!! Check out this Creator Newletter about Ad Revenue! This sounds very exciting XD
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Hey, hi, hello!

We're excited to announce that we're opening up our Ad Revenue Program to eligible creators on May 1st!

Eligibility is super simple: You'll need to be 18 years or older and must have access to a Paypal account for deposits. That's it.

Create. Share. Profit.

We've been working super hard on all the behind the scenes mechanics to make all of this possible and wanted to celebrate this moment with everyone in our community. Peter came up with this great idea to use this service called Thunderclap in order to get the word out to as many readers and creators as possible.

Thunderclap is a service that allows for anyone to contribute their social media (tumblr, twitter or facebook) accounts for a huge synchronized shoutout on the day of our launch.

Please help us by lending your voice. Together with other creators on Tapastic, we can make our voices be heard. We can't do this without you.

Thunderclap with Us!

We believe that it's important to create a culture around rewarding creators for their hard work. All too often, we see sites take art from creators and repost them, never taking time to credit the original source and never paying out a single penny to the creators.

We want to change that.

We want to create a culture where we encourage readers to be active participants in the creative journey of artists - by directly supporting them. We understand that not everyone can support creators monetarily, but fear not! Just by reading, they'll be helping you out.

Best of all? We're all in this together. Because we're home to so many creators and so many readers, we can demand better rates for ad revenue. This means that just by being part of the Tapastic community, you'll be helping other creators as well as yourself.

Together, we're going to do great things. Now help us bring the noise with Thunderclap.
all the best,

-Michael from Tapastic

shinepaw 2015-04-25 09:57:47 UTC #2

I'm so excited for it! This would allow me to spend more time on my comics!

getsuart 2015-04-25 11:12:35 UTC #3

I just saw that, it's super awesome :o :o

raymundnell 2015-04-25 12:28:17 UTC #4

Oh my gosh! This is very awesome!!!!!! XD

marzial09 2015-04-25 13:23:10 UTC #5

This looks like it'll be a great addition to Tapastics can't wait to see what happens when it's released

Sketchmazoid 2015-04-25 14:19:55 UTC #6

Call me a skeptic, I'm excited for this. I'm just curious what tapastic gets out of it? From what it looks like it'd just be us creators getting a percentage off the ads that were already on our comics? So seems like tapastic would be losing money in that case? Not that I don't think this is great and the message is great, support artists I'm all for that, I'm just curious about the details.

UzukiCheverie 2015-04-25 14:29:34 UTC #7

@Sketchmazoid: The Ad Revenue program has been in place for a long time, but it was only eligible for comics that made $25/month. Tapastic does take a small percentage from the ad revenue. So let's say you make $5, they might take $1 (it's not 50% but it is a litle bit, maybe a staff member could confirm this? Thanks )

noxfox 2015-04-25 14:36:41 UTC #8

I tend to think it's more an investment than a loss of money: if creators can get money on Tapastic through ad revenue, they're more likely to come here to publish their comics, which means more episode, more ads, and more ad revenue.

I find this really nice and I do appreciate the aim of changing the culture. People got so used to webcomics being free that they have a harder time giving a coin to comickers than some other types of artists like musicians. It's high time people realize what time it takes to create webcomics and that some of us are trying to make a living as comic artists =)

Agentzap 2015-04-25 14:56:26 UTC #9

http://tapastic.com/faq#what-is-tapastics-commission-ad-rev here you go

Sketchmazoid 2015-04-25 15:31:58 UTC #10

I realize this, but what do they have to gain from it? They had 100% now they're giving us 50% that seems less than beneficial to them. Is all.

AnnaLandin 2015-04-25 15:43:06 UTC #11

Yes, they did take 100% before - but it was 100% of a sizeable cake. If they offer 50% of the revenue, they get more creators - who are attracted by the idea that they can get some money out of posting their work on Tapastic - which means that even if they get 50%, it's 50% of a much larger cake, which in final profits means more money for Tapastic.

Also, it means people will thing positive things about Tapastic, which means they're more likely to tell other people good things about Tapastic - and a good reputation is worth a lot.

Zannen00 2015-04-25 16:23:12 UTC #12

Forgive me if im wrong,Ad revenue is..Revenue gain from adverstisement correct?
Tapastic have ad here?So far my time here i havent seen any advert at all..

ratique 2015-04-25 16:32:59 UTC #13

My guess is that Tapastic is trying to stay competitive. Line has been stealing a lot of artists and some of my most favorite webcomics lately. The step of sharing add revenue might keep some creators here instead of moving over to other sites exclusively.

@Zannen00 Look again. In between uploads on comics there are 3 little ad windows. They are well hidden and not annoying at all - but they are advertisement nonetheless.

Spinester 2015-04-25 16:43:23 UTC #14

Are you referring to Tapastic comics that are now Line exclusive?

ratique 2015-04-25 16:59:45 UTC #15

Yep! That is what I am referring to.

keii4ii 2015-04-25 19:25:28 UTC #16

This is great news! Offered my little support.

allenthomas 2015-04-26 01:24:49 UTC #17

I've been waiting for this! Very happy the new ad revenue program is finally being implemented.

Wolven_Sister 2015-04-26 08:33:05 UTC #18

Same here! It was one of the many factors that got me into joining Tapastic :')

noxfox 2015-04-27 19:08:08 UTC #19

If you have adblock turned on, you can't see them. If you have such a plugin you might want to check that you disabled it for Tapastic so they can generate revenue =)

michaelson 2015-04-27 19:12:20 UTC #20

Skepticmazoid! Just kidding, I appreciate the questions.

I'm just curious what tapastic gets out of it?

Definitely! It's more of a long term investment. We want to change the consumer and producer culture regarding digital content. We want to pay creators who work hard in making and sharing their work. We want to help readers have a more active role in our community by empowering them to have an impact on a creator's life.

By creating this type of culture, we are able to set new standards for webcomics which in turn help us establish a legitimate industry in the long run.

They had 100% now they're giving us 50% that seems less than beneficial to them.

But we want to pay you.

We want to be a home for a creator's entire career in webcomics. For creators who have never made a comic before, we want to provide a lower barrier to entry with free hosting and publishing tools. From there we want every creator to see that you can make money by making good art with ad revenue from the moment they join. For creators that continue to publish and are focused on creating a strong fan community, we have the support program. And finally, down the road for creators who have finished their work, we have Premium.

Not every creator will follow this path, and not every creator should. But the basic structure is there and we want to continually build more tools and features to help support that. A big piece of that is ad revenue, and it's been a long time coming but it's finally here.

We never intended on keeping creators out of the Ad Revenue Program, we wanted to have it open to everyone. There were just behind the scenes logistics that got in the way.

Hm... Not really business related, but it feels different when you get paid to do something. It just feels good, regardless of the amount you're making.

It's my personal belief that it's not enough for a site like Tapastic to just function. You have to feel good using it. We want to create personal connections between readers and creators. But we also want to create that same connection between everyone and Tapsatic. I want you to look forward to uploading (thumbnails be damned!) and I want you to look forward to coming back.

Will ad revenue do that? Maybe, but we know that it's a step in a good direction.