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HomeBrewComics
May '19

To work with the smaller file sizes that Webtoon needs, I just run my images through TinyJPG, which compresses them to like 75% of their original size.
Not only does this mean you can have more pages on your episodes, but it makes storing them easier since you don't have to use as much space. Just keep one large, uncompressed file (300 dpi, just in case you need a really good quality image) and the Clip Studio Paint/SAI/other program file on hand and you should be fine.

Compressing doesn't have any noticeable affect on quality, especially since the page file will be smaller to fit to the website's required ratio.

beta1042
Jun '19
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if you don't want to worry about resizing your files you can use croppy which auto resizes, slices, and converts your files to jpg making them ready to upload to webtoon : https://knicknic.github.io/croppy/6

I also recommend trying the croppy extension (instructions linked off the croppy site)

I also agree, post on webtoons. You have a chance to reach a higher audience. I don't even have that large of a comic on webtoon, but I've made over $100 on ad rev in half the time I made my single $1 on tapas.

SuperRazz
Jun '19

I know most recommend webtoons because they seem to get more readers there than here on tapas. But idk, I have a lot more subs here on tapas than on webtoon. So it's not really guaranteed but it's still worth a try

But maybe i could I be doing something wrong?
Or maybe it's too soon to conclude since I've only been on both platforms for a little over a month

HomeBrewComics
Jun '19
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I find that people on TAPAS like short, frequently released episodes. Webtoons seem to like the opposite, siting for more longer episodes that might be released less often.
That's from my experience/what I see being on both platforms,so take from that what you will.

GabiWolf
Jun '19
beta1042

So with there program do you have to have a Patreon still to get the revenue payment? Because that’s another thing I have not made up my mind about yet.

TenguHarley
Jun '19

I post on both webtoons and tapas, though sadly yes their file sizes are a bit smaller compared to tapas and they don't do the schedules either.

Can't say much for ad revenue since I don't make use of that.

I work through a surface pro tablet and sadly.. it really sounds like you're having the same problem as my friend with his ipad pro -x-);; For some reason he cannot upload at all on webtoons but he can on tapas. So as yourself, he has to use his computer to do all that.

jensrichard77In the making of Bunneh The Rabbit
Jun '19

I believe this is BC iPad makes jpeg and not jpg.
I had that problem too from my iPhone.

And WT only takes jpg

Beatrush
Jun '19

Aside from the minor inconveniences mentioned above, 100% expand to webtoons.

I post my comic on 3 different platforms (Tapas, Smack Jeeves and Webtoons) so we can get the comic out to as many readers as possible.

LyliClovis
Jun '19

I think it's good to expand to both, but I definitely have my bias for Tapas!
It lets me schedule things so I have ease of mind that everything will be posted on time, I get ink support, the community isn't as "demanding" and feels more homely compared to Webtoons.

On Webtoons, I've had comments from people that are like "wasn't there supposed to be an update? where's the update?" etc, and while I appreciate their eagerness of wanting to read my comic, I can't help but feel like "just another creator who's sole purpose is to pump out new chapters". If I was paid to make comics (the dream), that'd be different, but I have bills to pay and I can only make so many pages a week.

azzy-m
Jun '19

I think some people have answered it, but I'll give my own answers anyway:

  1. No you can't, but it would make my life so much easier if it could.
  2. You can link your Patreon account to your Webtoons account so you get a "Become a patron" button at the bottom of the episode. I've never used the ad revenue, my comic is too unpopular and i'm not old enough to use it.
  3. No. For every episode, every file has to be 800x1280, has to be 20 mb in total (upside is, you can put as many strips as you want!), and is .JPG only. A lot of work just to post if you want to publish in both Webtoons and Tapas, but I use this website4 to splice the pages and convert it to the appropriate image file.
graveweaver
Jun '19
LyliClovis

Though it isn't entirely related to the topic at hand, the warning about the commenters is pretty useful before going into WT. I've gotten... One? Rude comment on Tapas, and I get like 5-6 every episode on Webtoons. I even had people who were angry at me when I told them I had to go on hiatus to rework the comic because WT was going to start paying me, and I got plenty of angry people who wanted me to continue doing the comic for free and berated me for not rejecting the offer to be paid for my work and instead continue to upload week by week for free.

Webtoons audience is mostly children/teenagers that don't understand the amount of time that goes into comics as well as that people have to go on hiatuses to catch up with real jobs/school/work, so expect a decent amount of rude kids in your comments section.

Buurd
Jun '19

It seems your big questions were answered above-

IMO I'd reccomend giving it a trail period! See if you like it or think it's worth it, but if it's too time consuming with not enough payoff - just let whatever readers you gain on WB know you're headed back to tapas for workflow reasons.
Personally I really love webtoons. They have some draw backs as mentioned above, but within the 2 years I've been around I feel they've made some nice improvements for the discovered (non hired) creators. They originally had a rotation highlight, then added a "fresh picks" section, now some genre specific promos, and recently starting having front page banners for discover creators alongside featured webtoons.

I have 92k readers on webtoons vs 122 readers on tapas. While numbers aren't everything, as a creator I enjoy sharing my stories with others - and webtoons has good traffic.

laurendeland
Jun '19

I started uploading my comic to both platforms at the same time (and also instagram but on a delay).
I noticed WebToon's discover section gets a decent amount of traffic. If you update multiple times a week you can easily build up an audience of 1k in a week (depends on genre a bit). After about 10 weeks I noticed my numbers stagnate (subscribes and views).
Webtoons is a chore to use unfortunately but its worth it. The audience there can be very dedicated and Im glad I post there too because otherwise would not have had the pleasure of chatting with those folks :slight_smile:

I think Tapas has much better community features though (forums, user pages, events, supporter program). I was featured recently but even before then I managed to steadily acquire a small amount subscribers/views with each update. You can actively reach out to the staff here too. I don't even know where to do that on webtoons? maybe the help pages?

Of course instagram is not a comics platform but it does offer good exposure when done properly. I get dms for comic site suggestion often and I always suggest Tapas because its so much easier to track whats going on here ^^; Also from a management perspective its the best experience Ive had, outside of hosting my own comic's website.

laurendeland
Jun '19

1k views* after first week. I keep imagining if you post multiple days you capture even more new people every time.

15 days later
chrisylart
Jun '19
graveweaver

Yes, I've seen on different artists accounts (on twitter) that some readers could be very... entitled :confused: At the same time, you can also have very supportive readers.
Congratulations on being featured BTW :slight_smile: A lot of hard work is paying off (literally !). Do you mind if I ask a question ? Were you in touch before you got featured or one day you "suddenly" got a message saying "hellooo we are happy to..." (You know what i mean haha).

Like many people here, I still think posting on webtoon is really worth it especially if for a lot of us, our main goal is to share our stories with as many people as possible.

I started uploading a month ago (almost every week but had to change to bi-weekly because of work (the other work x) ) and got about 200 subs and less than 3k views. Not sure what is the norm (if there is any...) but I'll try to take it positively and say I think it's okay for now. I know there are a lot of new webtoons that exploded and had like that number of subs in just one episode and it's true I was envious sometimes but I'd rather stick to the story I want to tell.

graveweaver
Jun '19

Thank you, they sent me an email letting me know they were interested and if I wanted to talk about it. I had no contact with anyone from WT prior. I honestly didn't even understand what featured even was until like a month in xD