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Mine is @skeelecamm4.

I really don't have any tips about how to grow there, but definitely I find it more usefull than FB or any other social media... I'm not very good at it :sweat_smile:

Well, that advice I gave was immediately dated. Apparently the new update makes it so you can't see the two last tweets in a thread anymore, so bumping posts only show said bump - probably trying to make people QRT when that doesn't show the picture well at all (to me it's still displaying right, but they're rolling out the update in groups it seems). Every day I just inch closer to Pillowfort where I can just post without having to adapt to every single thing the algorithm does...

I'm still learning how to use social media xD
https://twitter.com/MWillemsenArt6

Therer are a few things that I can add as a tip (not just for artists):
- Don't feel bad for retweeting your own stuff once in a while since tweets get drowned in other tweets easily, so it's very likely that your followers will miss some of your posts if they follow a lot of people.
- On that same note, bumping your tweet by adding a comment no longer works as intended, it just shows the comment without the original post, so only the extremely curious people will actually go and check it out.
- When re-tweeting other artists' tweets, most artists prefer others to NOT use the quote-retweet function, because that's basically a new tweet, and it takes engagement away from the artist. If you want to say something about it, you can add a comment under the retweet instead. ^^

Also @hariotezawa Amen at everything you said :grin:

https://twitter.com/ZeeQOW3
not very good at twitter,lately been trying to post less work stuff and more fun stuff.
Did get followed by an actor from the show Heroes which still makes me happy

on thing i've been curious about is related to the "viral tweet" or a tweet that's gaining traction. Obviously there's a point in time where after a certain number of likes, rt's or engagements a person will add the "well this blew up" type of tweet with some sort of plug or promo. my biggest question is what exactly is that tipping point? or when has a tweet "blown up"?

it comes to mind because i decided to give participating in hashtag events another go and one tweets been kind of picking up and i don't wanna plug anything too soon or too late. the last time i'd had a tweet gain momentum i didn't really plug/promo just added a "wow thanks for x" because honestly i was just shocked to have gotten the activity

Hello. I am horrifically bad at using Twitter but I'm @Kayas_Kosmos2

So two things, I do recommend sharing your work on artshare threads if you can find them (they do the rounds a lot), BUT, be careful not to over-do it because Twitter keeps shadow-banning people who post or ReTweet too frequently as it thinks you're spamming. If you get shadow banned, getting discovered becomes nearly impossible. You can check if you have been shadow-banned by using this:

@hariotezawa, my innocent and lovely little cinnamon roll, you just have a way with words that I will forever admire :heart:

As for tips on Twitter activity; I know that following a bunch of random folks that do not interest you or make you want to engage in a conversation is just a waste of time.
What you want to do is maintain focus on what you genuinely love interacting with, as Hario already mentioned, there is a reason to the madness and you will have more fun replying or even retweeting something that makes you happy and excited.
Start out by linking up with your friends, have fun with the GIF section so you can add that extra spice to your tweet.

As for ppl who join in without knowing anyone you can easily search for your favorite things in the world and then like/reply to tweets that are already speaking about this.

Sadly I see too many being scared of the internet and sometimes it can be a bit intimidating, but trust me on this, no one is going to hate on you for liking a tweet about dogs, cats, chocolate, pizza or whatever it is that you love. In fact, ppl will love seeing the engagement just as much as you would if others suddenly started liking and replying to your stuff.

In many cases, we have to shift our focus in order to grant ourselves that one dire wish and when it comes to Twitter, all you have to know is that the moment you like and reply to someone chances are that they will probably respond (unless they are a public figure and have an image to maintain, then it will be difficult), but there might be others with that same thought in the community that will reach out to you.

So, don't b scared, be positive and just have fun :heart:

Here is my link again in case you missed it earlier in Hario's post: https://twitter.com/not_minixira2

My personal + art account is @ebooksloverftw3. My account for writing updates is @reiiwrites2. I'm legit thinking of following all the people who posted in this thread, lol.

I mostly post and retweet fanart in my main account and it's fun! Maybe it's because I'm into anime ships, but I've interacted with a lot of nice people on Twitter who share the same interests. When it comes to original art though, I don't know what kind of tags will make it more visible since I've only posted a few and they never got noticed. :sweat_smile:

I actually started today, so I'm really hungry for some tips on how to grow audience on Twitter. I'm completely green when it comes to it, I never used it before, lol.
Anyway, you can find me at @raven_nika

It's probably going to change depending on how much you get on your usual day. If it's 10 retweets, then it's probably really big if suddenly you get 50, as an example, and it might be a good chance to plug your comic or other work before that train of RTs ends. Otherwise, it's probably just regulars sharing your work and chances are they already know about it.

My Twitter: https://twitter.com/azzybluee5

Warning: I tend to retweet a lot of things and rarely make my own tweets, and even those tend to be really stupid. Also sometimes I retweet shit about the Philippine gov't ok bye follow pls

Here's me on Twitter @BlueWorldComics2 (and on Instagram2 FYI).

As for my advice: Follow Erik Larsen4. If you don't mind his political rants (I don't because I usually agree with him), his comic making advice is peerless in my opinion.

A few other comic-related accounts to follow... @webcomicnetwork4, @PanelXPanel2, @Saturday_AM2, and @gocomics2

And while I have your attention, I'm gonna go ahead and shout out some of my friends who do comic/geek related material: @Kaptain_Kay0092, @CustomComicBox1, and (I don't know if she's in here already, but I'm shouting her out anyway) @Rei193.............. Just be sure to tell'm who sent you.

@Rossovieta4 but getting kinda dead ever since i started Patreon (><;;;

  • Be mindful that apparently Twitter made it so bumping doesn't guarantee to bring up your post on the timeline again. And it lowkey "shadow ban" accounts that do one of those art threads since the dumb system assumed it's spam. (shadow ban can be multiple things: your @ doesn't show up on search, your tweets and replies don't show up to anyone...etc) You can check your @ in here https://shadowban.eu/

  • If you like Pokemon and would like some publicity, i highly recommend you join in and draw something nice whenever a new Pokemon drops. Like... immediately, lol. Again, please only do so if you actually like Pokemon! This really goes to any fanart in general. But Pokemon has a wide appeal so...

  • Even better: please draw fanart for your favorite webcomic creators and @ them. Not only it'll make their day, but also it gives more publicity to your work if they retweeted it (and/or shared on a special Fanart episode) and have an audience : >

  • Bookmark/Like instead of retweeting if you wanna keep your account just focused on your art and/or webcomics.

I'm @ModdedDrew5 on Twitter. The only advice I can give is interact genuinely with other artists there. The art community I found there are fairly nice and very supportive.