How do you get your first subscribers?

[iamtheresead]

Wow, this is so in-depth. Thank you so much for this. I've taken note of them!

Post in promo threads, but avoid "sub-for-sub" which tends to pick up inactive readers.

I do worry about this. I want readers, not just people subscribed to the story but don't actually follow it.

Get onto the Tapas discord, introduce yourself there and participate in community events. It's a good way to get spotted.

Struggling with social anxiety here. I've always avoided using Discord even when gaming. I was even nervous about making my first post on this forum! Haha. But I will look into this. Maybe it won't be as bad as I imagine it to be.

For example, a lot of people find that unlike Radish, where photo montage covers do well for Novels, on Tapas, illustrated ones, particularly in manga-influenced styles more like a Japanese or Korean light novel tend to perform a lot better.

Speaking of Radish, am I allowed to publish the same story on there if I've already published on Tapas? I don't know yet if my application will move forward though.

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[darthmongoose]

Speaking of Radish, am I allowed to publish the same story on there if I've already published on Tapas? I don't know yet if my application will move forward though.

Yes. Works posted on Tapas are still entirely owned by you and you can post them anywhere else you like!

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[darthmongoose]

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure I know people with the same novel on both platforms. Also Tapas and Radish are owned by the same parent company now, so it'd be weird if they were against it. Some people even think there may be plans to merge the platforms in the future.

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