How do I get a fanbase and tell good and bad things about our works

[im_sleepy]

I'm not sure if this is helpful, and it's probably not very motivating, but in my experience, most people who get big have had some sort of shoutout from Tapas or Webtoons.

I've made 6-7 comics between Tapas and Webtoons. I got big on Tapas way before I got big on Webtoons and the way I got big was being featured on the front page. Same on webtoons. Every time my comic would do well it was because it was featured somewhere and then it would be able to grow on it's own. This has also been the case for my friends who have gotten big.

It's that first boost that is the most difficult and also the most ground breaking to get.

There are many ways you can work on getting a feature but it's mostly just grinding and having a solid comic, as unhelpful and vague as that is. But hopefully it's at least informational.

Please keep it up and keep going! I wish you all the best!

[samiluu]

Thank u very much!

[ble]

I already quit making comics, but i never felt i had a fanbase.

In the past, sometimes I got like 3 or 4 people commenting on a particular episode, but that's it. It wasn't common.

i don't how big it needs to be considered a fanbase, but the fact that i could never get ad revenue in either Tapas or Webtoons, tell me my numbers were always low.

[samiluu]

I would tell you not to stop if it is your real passion, even if you draw for yourself... I know it's hard but isn't it harder to just not make them?

[ble]

Compared to most people here, I don't think i ever had a passion for making comics.

Mostly i feel was either ambition or obsession to make money with art. Also, i wasn't happy at all with my final product, my art always looked bad in my eyes.

For me, making comics felt like a full time job without the actual benefits of the job LOL

[samiluu]

then I ger why you stopped, you really have to love comics to make them, plus if you like drawing better try with illustration, animation, videogames... there's a lot of industry and honestly the comic one is not just the hardest one but also the less well paid

[ricardoaltuna]

I feel like this too, is frustrating workings much in a comic and in promoting it and not see people interested in it. But in the end, I think it comes down to consistency, patience, and trying to give it your best, not only in the comic but also in the marketing itself.

I also think that is important to promote outside of the webcomic circles by focusing on a specific theme that your comic deals with ( for example, if you have a comic about skating promoting it in social media groups or forums about skating instead of just promoting it here or in webcomic promotions group and stuff).

[samiluu]

That's a good idea, thank u