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FlamingPickle
May '17

Hey y'all!
Just started using Twitter recently as a means to promote my work and connect with others, and so I really want to start it off by following other Tapastic community members. So if you've got any helpful tips or tricks for using Twitter, or just wanna self promote, drop your Twitter username down bellow as I would like to follow as many of you guys and gals as possible. And if you want to follow me back, feel free to click here17.
Thanks a bunch!

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shazzbaa
May '17

I'm @ Shazzbaa10 on twitter!

Basic thoughts:
- it's usually good to do more than JUST promote your comic. If your twitter is nothing but a glorified RSS feed, then I'm not going to have any reason to follow you unless I already read your comic.
- try to pay attention to how other creators who are doing what you do use twitter, and what sorts of things work for them, and what tweets make them come across well to you! That's probably the best way to learn how to use the site.
- twitter hashtag events like #webcomicchat can help you connect with the community a lot! There's some explanations about how to participate in this thread10.

timinabox
May '17

oh wait, twitter actually has some use to it?? O_O
I'll just wait here until someone provides some answers to what it can be used for, don't mind me X3

anitacomics
May '17

I dig what @shazzbaa wrote.

When I use twitter, I try to provide some content most of the time. Sometimes I obviously also share my own updates. I struggle to find indie creators to follow who tweet something beside their promotional pages - my feed looked like a billboard a few days ago. The best for me are creators who share (in this order): work in progress/convention pics, their thoughts on other people's art, promotional stuff for their own comic.

There's a few webcomic related hashtags (#makingcomics, #comicbookhour, #webcomicchat) but they tend to be all promotional stuff most of the time, so it's kinda boring, but it actually helps to reach a broader audience if you partecipate in the events

I'm following you, and I hope you're gonna do great! I'm AnitaKajika8 on twitter

monotone_ink
May '17

Twitter's pretty interesting, and can be quite alien during initial approach, but it's quite useful with spreading the word, be it a social movement or product advertisement.

Get involved with the webcomic community - you can do this through a variety of ways. The best way to do it is to follow other webcomic artists and use hashtags such as #webcomicchat or #comictalk to connect with other users who may be interested.

Also as @shazzbaa said, don't make comic updates the only thing on your twitter, as it can become repetitive. Post about other things every now and then, such as things that happen during your work process, things you find interesting outside, sudden creative ideas you may get etc. I'm still getting the hang of it, and you will too.

Oh, and here's my twitter https://twitter.com/monotone_ink9

AmysGames
May '17

I have two Twitter handles: my official one, where I've mostly been posting comic updates (AmysGamesAGE2), and my personal Twitter, where I post random stuff and sometimes retweet comic links (petfriendamy1). I don't post there super often, but maybe having some more Twitter friends will help me be more consistent, haha.

GesuGesu
May '17

I mainly use Twitter to socialize with the community and stalk nice art. I rarely self-promote because I am self-conscious as a creator.

lunaartemisasama
May '17

I am the bad kind of user that only uses it to post about updates smiley , and I also like random twitter posts with pretty pictures lol.
This is my account @ Lunarte_3

NickRowler
May '17

I recently got a Twitter and honey, I have no idea what to do with it. I guess for now I am just going to post and hope something comes from it.
(I was originally going to us it to take requests but I guess you need followers before getting into that jazz)

NickRowler4

MrBengtson
May '17

I just started a Twitter for my new comic, keeping it seperate from my main account.
Just gotta try and find a way to not make it too spammy I guess! Which is tough in the beginning when the temptation to scream HEY GUYS READ MAH COMIC! shouts at you constantly. Takes awhile to get the hang of it I guess!

Anyway here be my Twitter @newcatcity3
And my comic: https://tapas.io/series/New-Cat-City

And woah already sounding spammy. -cries in corner-

SynergyEclipse
May '17

I'd like to interact with other creators and readers, and I created a twitter page for my comic @magirenecomic3 last month. Before I created it, I was looking at other creators' pages to get an idea of how they use theirs. Aside from announcing new pages, I plan on posting WIPs, and sketches, but not sure what else yet.

kristintipping7
May '17

Hi FlamingPickle. I'm @KristinTipping on Twitter. I found Twitter really hard to get into for a long time, but I've started participating in webcomic # chats, and that's helped a lot with meeting other comic people. The ones I've done are #comicbookhour, #webcomicchat, and #comicartistsunite.

DMBrigman
May '17

I'm a really big fan of Twitter, my handle is DMBrigman2

As others have said only posting your comic updates doesn't really get followers. Think about it this way with people you socialize with in real life, you don't always want to hear only about buying their book/diet supplements/jewelry/etc. So, you have to give people a reason to follow you. That means retweeting interesting content, participating in discussions, answering people's questions, posting original content like sketches and WIPs.

I suggest follow people, think about what about their feed that you like and don't like, then let that guide your own feed. Post about things you are passionate about, there are communities for D&D, wrestling, and TV shows. If you can connect with someone over a shared hobby and make friends then they may check out your stuff. Ultimately, make connections with people, make friends, if people like you then they will check out your stuff because you made it. Social media is as much about selling yourself as it is selling your product.

Just be mindful of the purpose of your account, if it is your "professional" account then you should try to act like you would at work, otherwise you risk turning off potential readers or employers.

AwezumArt
May '17

Just have fun and be patient! Like everyone else has said keep your tweets interesting/laid back and try not to spam. throw in some promo, like when you post a new chapter, but give followers something else about you, or the story, or life or whatever. Here's mine if you want to follow you can btw. @AwezumART1

WakaXO
May '17

My twitter is Waka_xo1

Here are some helpful hashtags you can use to get more eyes on your art/comic:
makingcomics, supportcomics, comicsuncut, promotecomics, comicbookhour, webcomicchat
*Keep an eye out for hashtags that interest you and try to use ones that are trending.

There are also daily hashtags you can take advantage of: WipWednesday, webcomicwednesday, newcomicbookday or NCDB (Wednesday), indiecomicthursday, throwbackthursday, fanartfriday

As well as yearly hashtags that you can participate in like 24 Hour Comic Day, Inktober or mermay (which is going on right now)

AJRuby
May '17

It's great to have some advice! I'm also trying to figure out how to use twitter, but it's hard to find things to post about XD

here's mine1!

btw, it's says I've been there since 2011, but I only started using it this year

TheRabbit
May '17

Here's mine twitter.3
I'm not really good at tweeting stuff other than my comic, but I'm trying to improve. ._.)