Do you constantly check the number of like after uploaded an episode?

Comic.Kikikora 2021-02-01 16:57:04 UTC #1

I have been uploading for a while but still cannot stop doing that ....

IndigoShirtProd 2021-02-01 16:58:42 UTC #2

Yea, usually on the day an episode goes up, I'm refreshing my dashboard every few hours. But afterwards I don't pay it much mind.

Black_Conscious 2021-02-01 16:59:41 UTC #3

Yes SIR.

Most of the time it is when I am checking on things or just bored

FritzC 2021-02-01 17:12:32 UTC #4

Hahaha I dont think it ever stops! I do it too

Comic.Kikikora 2021-02-01 17:13:34 UTC #5

I suspect a lot of the view counts are from myself

GloamingCat 2021-02-01 19:05:06 UTC #6

Yes and I hate myself for it lol Not only likes but comments and new subs too. It really ruins my mental health :c

Even worse, I also memorize what was the last sub count, so I know when someone unsubed. It did stop a little tho when I finally got 3-digit subscribers, because then the numbers are rounded in the comic's page, so at least I can't check them on the app.

What I do now is: I always schedule the update beforehand and then go do something else so I won't notice when it updated XD

HopefulAttempt 2021-02-01 19:08:51 UTC #7

Heck yeah, and then I spend way too much time checking everything throughout the rest of the week too

TedGravesArt 2021-02-01 19:09:34 UTC #8

I track my sub count, but I don't really get what likes are for on Tapas. Do they increase your stats for the algorithm or something?
Anyway, usually I'm too busy making the next thing to pay much attention to the previous thing. Full speed ahead!

Arterrex 2021-02-01 19:22:10 UTC #9

As if my works would have any likes to check LOL. In all seriousness though, generally I'll check my notifications the day after an update to see if anyone new followed. Otherwise I try and avoid looking at numbers because it is depressing af.

VibrantFox 2021-02-01 19:22:12 UTC #10

nah....or at least not anymore

I've gotten so used to stagnant or aggressively fluctuating numbers that I haven't got the energy to get all wrapped up in watching em all the time :')

i imagine my number watching will probably change when it comes time for me to start uploading my other comic projects but for now i just peek every now and again for my sanity's sake

surenlicious 2021-02-01 19:32:40 UTC #11

Gosh, I do. I really shouldn't right, haha... XDDD For example I just updated my webcomic and I just...

Kendial 2021-02-01 21:02:41 UTC #12

Yep! And I usually upload right before I go to sleep... so it just essentially results in me not sleeping -_-

Comic.Kikikora 2021-02-01 23:52:34 UTC #13

Looks like it is a common human behaviour, not just me lol

WinterFall 2021-02-02 00:21:59 UTC #14

Sometimes. I can't help it, haha. Plus, I always refresh the Tapas website on my browser to see if I got any new notifications... the typical struggle of a new creator.

jamontoast98 2021-02-02 00:58:57 UTC #15

Religiously. I can't stop, even though I know I should...

rajillustration 2021-02-02 01:16:16 UTC #16

I always take a peek but I try to keep myself busy so I won't right away. Usaully when an episode lands, no one's there yet, youknow? They don't have the app open 24/7. gotta give it time for people to get to it.

MrTwennysebben 2021-02-02 01:23:15 UTC #17

My app notifies me every time someone does so yeah, I'm pretty much always keeping an eye on them, but I try to pay more attention to views rather than Likes. I tend to get way more page views than likes and every week I'm reminded that I really should have made my website by now, even though I paid for three years of hosting about six months ago. Those page views could be ad views, paying me more than the paltry ad views I get here. I've never designed a website before and I feel like I'm psyching myself out over it. It doesn't even have to be complicated, it just has to exist. But until the day I decide to stop throwing away free money I'll just keep checking here.

pilot-obvious 2021-02-02 02:50:48 UTC #18

Yep, I'm a little bit obsessed to be honest. I usually try to upload later in the evenings so when I wake up, it feels like a mini Christmas or something. lol

Rhonder 2021-02-02 02:59:08 UTC #19

I also have a bad habit of checking the dashboard way too frequently to keep an eye on these things... even now, when I haven't had an update since April 2020 At this point it's an ingrained part of my regular website rotation...

Kaydreamer 2021-02-02 03:53:55 UTC #21

Not likes, no. I do check back for comments every few days, though! They mean much more to me.