Came back to the site after years. So how is new stuff supposed to gain traction?

[Handworld]

The new site (or, new to me) doesn't seem to have an option to show the actually most recently released titles. How are you supposed to find new stuff? If you're a creator, do you just post on this forum and then hope you get lucky with the algorithm?

[thepenmonster]

Both Tapas and Webtoon now solely exist to grind out IP for Korean Netflix and they have a roster of employees to provide them with that. That means the community sections of both sites are vestigial organs. Once they figure out a way to amputate them without getting torn apart they will.

What this means for you and me is that we post and hope we can convince enough people to subscribe to sooth our aching egos. If not, we join the Olympus Mons-sized pile of online creators whose ideas died in the crib.

[Azifri]

Gain traction? Nah, we just rot in the tapas basement

[Handworld]

Fantastic. Well, I guess there's no point in sticking around. I knew Webtoon was bad from keeping up with LySandra Vuong's Covenant - sad to see Tapas sold out entirely too. This site really was my childhood and there was never a dearth of creativity.

However, most of the series I've been following have rarely updated much in the last year. I'm developing a visual novel anyway so my platforms will be Steam and Itch - I just was interested in knowing whether it was worth posting to this site, or not.

Do you post outside of tapas? I'd rather drop you a follow on some social media sites. Although those, too, are all bad for artists, I know...

[thepenmonster]

I post on Tapas, Comic Fury, and NamiComi.

NamiComi has a very tiny audience and you'll hit your peak readership very quickly. But you will find them.

ComicFury has a lot more people and I find they're far more willing to comment and engage.

Tapas.... I got some people from the forums subscribed. I'll be abandoning Tapas as a platform as soon as my current comic is done. Also I have to make a separate version of the comic just to fit Tapas' size demands and it's just extra work.

[jwabeasley]

I haven't had too bad a time over the past year and a half that I've been on here. You have to plug away at it, and it's lower than some other sites might be, but if you can get over that initial comic hump at around 10 updates and you bring in some outside audience, then you can do alright.

I wouldn't recommend working on Tapas exclusively, though. While my comic isn't exactly hitting the big leagues or anything, it has been more successful than I expected.

[kyupol]

I promote my stuff on YouTube, Instagram, bitchute, discord, sometimes reddit, cara, deviantart

[GothickangelStudios]

I tried FB, Instagram, Twitter over the years. Like maybe 10 people a month combined.

Found Comic Fury, been on it for 5 years it blew up for me over night. My uncensored 14+ (CAN rated / 17+ in US)

Tapas and Webtoons, I have to rate in US strict ratings to PG13, so I use it as a funnel for people to notice my uncensored version on Comic Fury and it does work. I use written text within my pages for that notice. Webtoon....so many problems with bots, flagging my pages for things that do no exist. I find Tapas is more romance. I do more horror / fantasy / action.

Kami is better for webtoons not manga format. Even if the site allows reformatting for viewership for mobile and desktop.

On BlueSky now, I made an account for my manga. And that gets alot of engagment.
I joined a few feeds on there looking for comic fury, webtoons and indie manga. And I can see daily content from other creators quickly. I added myself to those and lists and people find me better with the tags I use.

[Panpan]

1. Have a great cover that sticks out and is staff pick worthy
2. A story with decent/great quality that readers now expect nowadays, not fanfic-y wattpad stuff
3. Luck

It is absolutely possible to grow as a creator despite the website changes, which Tapas is now under Kakao. It's up to you to showcase what makes your work stand out in today's competition.