For creators with 100 subs

[darthmongoose]

perfectly said, professional background is key

You don't necessarily need the background these days, but you will need to use every resource at your disposal to try to get up to a level of polish where you can compete with people who do have a professional background, and it'll probably take experience, so it's unreasonable to expect huge success on your first comic. Doing a professional qualification or working professionally is definitely a good way to assure you're on that level though.

[Fafnir]

Hey, chocollate. I'm just curious. What comic are actually making? I went to you user page, and it's incredibly confusing.
You have 22 series? And they all seem to have like... 3 issues. And no actual story. It seems kinda spammy.

[BlairFujin]

Now I feel weird because after checking my stats (nedded to go back 2.5 years so had to do some clicking ;p) it seems like I passed 100 subs mark somewhere in my second month of publishing (back ten 1 BL series updated 1 page per week, first 2 pages posted on the same day)
I don't remember promoting too heavily on the forum but I was posting about updates on deviantart, tumblr and I think twitter and instagram

[Chocolate]

Oh I made a bunch of drafts to see which one took off. The comic with the most potential is Larvae since it has a slow steadygrowth. I’ll be returning to old series when I’m done with Larvae. :3

[Fafnir]

hm, thats one way to do it...

I would like to suggest you make sure you really enjoy what your making, treat it like a hobby, not a future career that will make you money.
Because even if you hit 50,000 subs and start making ad money, that money will pale in comparison to an actual job. So its still not really worth doing, just for the money.
So im not sure about trying to game the system to get subs. Just make something you really enjoy.

[igneriss]

For both 6,75 and TMIC, I hit 100 subs after about 3-4 months.
With 6,75, I already had some readers that moved with me from inkblazers after it shut down. I didn't do much other then uploading consistently and talking with other creators (as in, commenting in series I read, and checking out series of people who commented in mine). After that I had a very slow but steady growth, till my hiatus.
With TMIC, I had some readers come over from 6,75, but the growth was much quicker here, and I wasn't doing much more. Probably because it was a different genre.
I have to say, this way years ago and I feel like it was easier to earn subs back then? But that might be because completely different types of comics are popular now and mine might be just outdated haha also my fault for neglecting my series for few years.

[Chocolate]

Oh yeah do you know what happened to Inkblazer? I was going to post there a while back because I heard great things; but they closed down.

[Chocolate]

I’m loving the storytelling aspect and drawing. Drawing is in my blood. I began drawing when I was around 10 years old, went to an art school, but didn’t pursue art because like you said it’s not enough for a livable income. I still enjoy it as a hobby! :2

[igneriss]

Ahh I don't really remember why it shut down, sorry. I wasn't there for too long (only managed to post 1.5 chapters there) but it was fun.

[Fafnir]

all right, cool, as long your into it.
if you are into art as a career, animation is pretty easy to get into.

[yoshi2000man]

omg no way lmao im already subbed to you, small world! also imma def use that advice for my next series, just out of curiosity tho coz i dont use facebook, which facebook groups are you a part of? (that are related to webcomics)

[NickRowler]

My comic that reached 100+ subs was actually my least liked comic for the longest time. It had the lowest likes and reads out of everything I did. It wasn't until Tapas placed in on the BInge tab that I started getting readers on it. I think people are open to read it because it's short.

So I can't give advice on updating. I guess the most I can say is find someone who can help promote your series.

[Stargazer31]

I've updated regularly and practiced my art, and with the aid of promoting all over the forums, I got 100 subs in a year and a half

[Chocolate]

How did you manage to get on the Binge tab? OsO

[Chocolate]

Congrats on reaching the milestone! How do you keep your readers engaged throughout in your comic? :>

[NickRowler]

I do not know how often they add new series to Binge.

If you want to be there, your series has to be complete and marked as such. A staff member might review your series or you can place it here.

Hello everyone! Do you have a completed series? We’re looking for great, finished stories to add to our binge section - so if you have one, set it to complete! Go to your Dashboard - Edit Series - scroll down and turn on ‘Mark series complete’ Don’t forget to hit Save afterwards! [image] Our team regularly reviews completed series in order to add them to our Binge section. This includes short stories and long stories that are fully completed, for both novels and comics. Please do not s…

You can not use your placement in the Binge area to further update your comic.

[Stargazer31]

Plot evolution, romantic tension, and Loki's bizzare outfits.

[godfrey_narcisso]

Thanks! I posted it on 2 facebook groups that I believe are the main sources of my subs and views. One's the Small Webtoon Creators while the other one is a local artist group on my country called Black Ink Mangaka. I noticed the uptick on views and subs after posting on them.

Funny thing is I was initially banking on the webtoon's subreddit since I've seen other works come out of there with decent following (Canvas that is soon to become an Original called Beast Killer tend to post there as well from what I remember). Unfortunately, I didn't really notice much engagement when I tried it so your mileage may vary. I've even gotten more attention from webtoon canvas' subreddit which I initially presumed dead lol.

[nayrnixon]

That is some dedication! Good job making so much so consistently!

[system]

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