Bi-weekly or once weekly?

[azureXtwilight]

I have realized that I update with massive amount of panels on my webcomic every time.
An idea occured to me if I should split the panels and update bi-weekly.

Which would you prefer from a reader's standpoint and why?

[mac]

oh, personally, bi-weekly, because, two updates are better than one ;3c

[AnnaLandin]

1. Update with whatever schedule you feel comfortable with, and which works best for you.

2. The example you linked doesn't look like it has a "massive" amount of panels? It looks like you've got a slightly longer version of a standard comic page? Around 9-10 panels rather than the 5-7 panels that are more common for a standard page (though "standard page" can be 9-10 panels too, depends on the artist). If you want to stick to one page a week, that's fine!

[azureXtwilight]

My bad, sometimes I update with 13-14 panels as well. That one is probably 11 panels, which is still massive imo compared to some others that only does like 5-6 amount of panels.

[mkrenez]

Once weekly for me, but that's because I have more than 10 pages finished, so that's nearly two months of work time for more uploads. Always have a lot of work in your "buffer" if you shoot for weekly.

[nessiefynn]

I update bi-weekly myself because I'm reasoanable able to draw 2 pages/week. Some readers prefer reading comics in large chunks too, so updating in smaller batches of panels maybe cause them to ignore your comic. I don't think you should chop up your pages to update bi-weekly as it could mess up/interrupt the flow of pages as well.

[insomniascrawl]

As a reader, I'd prefer bi-weekly with a fuller update than weekly with small updates...

That said, I update weekly >_> which is mostly just because I do about 2 pages for each comic I have a week, so it really depends on how much you're putting in each update without killing yourself to keep up with it I suppose.

[shazzbaa]

For me, it'd be a question of pacing. As a reader, if each 5-panel chunk has something happen in it that would be enough to feel like I really got an update on the situation, then twice a week would be cool!

But like, if a full page has kinda atmospheric pacing, to the point that you might have an entire 5-panel page of something like, "they approach a forest and then go cautiously into it," then splitting it up would make each update feel unsubstantial -- I think it would actually feel like you're getting less comic, even though it's more updates. Plus, putting a couple of days in between each half-page changes the pace it's read at, which may or may not be good for your story!

I'd say, look at how you'd split up your pages, and really imagine reading those half-pages one at a time, and think about whether you would really feel like you got a satisfying update afterwards! If yes, go for it. If no, keep it weekly. That's what I would do!

[punkarsenic]

bi-weekly has the advantage of putting you in the 'fresh' section more frequently, and with a level of popularity can get you a spot in trending each time you post.

besides that, theres questions of pacing like already mentioned above, and your drawing pace. you might find bi-weekly is more stress, without buffer pages; you have to have coherent scenes together by two deadlines a week instead of one.

also, sometimes having less updates with more pages in them is less daunting to new readers. they probably wont count the pages per update, but will easily be able to count the amount of updates, so fewer updates seems like less work to get themselves up to date with your story.

personally, when it comes to your worry abt having too many panels, i wouldnt mind. big updates is nicer than small ones to me, and a lot of comic fans are used to waiting a month for roughly 20 pages when it comes to print comics.

[JessJackdaw]

One week without a doubt. (I can't paint any faster. ;u;)

As a reader, I love one a week comics with a good satisfying update with solid pacing to match the payload. Nothing urks me more than a comic that updates bi/multi-weekly but nothing happens in the update. For example, a comic updates but all it is the main character walking. Comic updates again character keeps walking. And again... and on and on until he/she found an inn. If that was all handled in one mega update day instead of spread thin over multiple days that would be better for the reader.

You have to imagine. While it sounds good to a creator to update more often to get more exposure, it can backfire if readers start ignoring notifications because the content isn't substantial enough to warrent a read right away. Just know what's right for you! Like others have said, make sure your ability and pacing match your update schedule! : >

[azureXtwilight]

Wow I never suspected to get a lot of answers!

I think once weekly is better than to interrupt with the flow. Thanks again!