A very specific suggestion/request for design change...Anybody agree?

[Jenny-Toons]

Where exactly is that popping up? For me, it just shows my ad and refers to my other series for both of them. Is it just popping up for people who only have one series?

[joannekwan]

I believe it is only for people with a single series. As my series landing page shows my other titles.
The only time I see other series recommendations is in individual episode pages next to the comments.

[vothnthorvaldson]

That would be great, but I'm not too hopeful...

What I'm also very worried is the potential for having content there that I really have problem with. I know it's written 'trending', but some people will see it as 'similar works' or something like that, because they are used to suggestions. Yuck.

I'm already thinking of publishing a page with MY suggestions, but thinking of it, most of the people who read my comic also read my favorite comics, so...

Edit: ok, if it's only those with one series, it's time to launch my second series even if there is no buffer. Problem solved.

[skicoak]

Edit: ok, if it's only those with one series, it's time to launch my second series even if there is no buffer. Problem solved.

My my my... so salty.

Lol!

[Azifri]

I wish there was a way to make suggestions and not have those featured comics tied to out pages. It would also be nice if there was a way to hide the "more series like this" list that appears on the right side of every comic page. The suggestions are the same for every comic I check! For a moment I thought it could be like the video suggestions in youtube, but nope.

[rajillustration]

I mean...this was exactly how blogs worked, and that's how people lived off of blogs. They sold space on their front pages for a certain amount a month, and you would be guaranteed views and sales. Profit for everyone, all around.

It would be actually be pretty funny to bring that aspect of blogging back.

[joannekwan]

Yeah I just feel that would eventually lead to dissent regardless as some creators who can't get an 'in' to popular cliques/circles or who can't afford to buy into the spaces will just end up calling for a change back to an algorithmically based system (ie. trending). And there you have the cycle LOL.

[skicoak]

Yeah I just feel that would eventually lead to dissent regardless as some creators who can't get an 'in' to popular cliques/circles or who can't afford to buy into the spaces will just end up calling for a change back to an algorithmically based system (ie. trending). And there you have the cycle LOL.

I mean... That could happen but it's more likely you'd get a more tiered system that would be about grouping with similar creators who's work you dig....that's on your level.

[Iris-Grimoire]

It could recommend series in the author's library, just like twitter recommending people that overlap followers with yours. Wouldn't be the same genre most of the time but could be helpful to go "hey how did this artist get inspired" and check all of them out.

[skicoak]

It could recommend series in the author's library,

It's not a bad suggestion but isn't it likely that Tapas would build the algorithm so it recommends the most popular 5 series in your library? Killing another opportunity for smaller creators to get visibility ?

[BobbyjoeX]

i said it once, i'll say it again: If it's a good idea, they'll definitely not do it

[sheap]

I'll go for 5 random recomendations on your library or for 5 random recommendations of the same genre as the work you are on right now.
Hipotetically speaking.

[skicoak]

I'll go for 5 random recomendations on your library or for 5 random recommendations of the same genre as the work you are on right now.

Well, the second one is what they're currently doing and the first one would likely be skewed into an algorithm that only picks the top five popular in your library.

The idea is to allow for self curated lists that build a potential visibility for under exposed titles that Tapas is not giving opportunities... to by choice or algorithm.

[DiegoPalacios]

Skicoak......

You are a freaking genious!!!!

Not only makes cross promotion easier.....it can help readers to find comics that fit their tastes easier!

[DiegoPalacios]

The only think i would consider is what happens with new comics that haven`t made their own recommendations tho

[skicoak]

And as a sub-note, since the option is currently removed for creators with multiple titles ... Just convert those to the new curated system so that they can self promote and assign any other spots to titles they also recommend.

what happens with new comics that haven`t made their own recommendations tho

Not sure I follow, don't most creators on here read titles before they create one?

[DiegoPalacios]

don't most creators on here read titles before they create one?

I think they do, but may not have recommended other comics yet. My question is mostly..... what happens in the meantime before they put a title?

[skicoak]

what happens in the meantime before they put a title?

Ah...I follow you now.

How about a random selection from the creator's subscription list that resets with each view until the creator curates the selections?

That way it doesn't just "algorithm" the most popular but still implies personal choice...until choice is actually made.

[sheap]

Sorry, I want to say "5 random recommendations of the same genre as the work you are on right now you hace on your library" but it totally slip of mi mind he he

[skicoak]

I gotcha now.

You're more inclined to think random similar genre recommendations from the individual creator trump the individual creators curated selection's.

That suggestion is still better than what we got.... but I personally think the genre tags we have are so limited and don't reflect enough similarity to guarantee a match. I think readers would be more inclined to follow the creator's specific taste over a taste within a specific genre.