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Comic.Kikikora
Mar '21

In the recent Canvas event, I have twitted 20 times but none of them got RT by the official account ...

I wonder how I can increase my reach in Twitter?

Do I need to pay money to boost my reach? :sweat:

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mcarrowolga
Mar '21

Get more followers.

Go to a webcomic-related account and start following its followers. About 100 per day.
Give them a day or two and unfollow them if they haven't followed back. Repeat.

It's a boring grind but I don't know any other way for a newbie to get started.

rajillustration
Mar '21

Eh I've been on twitter like over ten years now, it may make twitter think you're a bot if you do mass follows or mass tweets of the same content and it can drop you in the algorithms. So don't follow and then unfollow 100 people a day, just follow people you actually want to follow because very few people will follow you just because you followed them. They will if they recognize you...maybe?

Honestly, building a twitter is a slow game and I'm not fabulous but this is what I've learned.You do it by having content on your twitter that isn't just about updates--because that will make you look like a bot and people don't really want to follow that. They want to see something more inviting, so also post art, post stuff about comics, post sneak peeks of things to come. Retweet and recommend other people's stuff. Try to engage with your community by posting polls or participating in different Art twitter contests that you feel like being a part of (you certainly don't have to join every single art meme since there's like 3 or 4 a week but I think it matters more to get retweeted by other large artists than it does to get retweeted by strictly Webtoon canvas)

Whether or not Canvas retweets you is so randomized, I wouldn't stress if you got retweeted or not, the biggest thing is that your followers see that you've updated and that your followers are excited for new updates.

Kaydreamer
Mar '21

Building a Twitter following is slow work. The best way, both ethically and enjoyment-wise, is to just engage with other artists! I have a few ridiculously skilled artist mutuals on Twitter who became mutuals because I'd left a comment on their art, or chatted with them on their text posts.

Some other artists I follow who aren't mutuals will nevertheless respond to or retweet insightful comments, or sometimes click onto your page and retweet a recent piece of art as a kind of 'thank you'. One webcomic artist (whose work I am a HUGE fan of) must have been online when I followed her, because five minutes later she'd retweeted one of my recent posts promoting my comic, and complimented my art. :heart_03: (We're not mutuals, but MAYBE ONE DAY, A GAL CAN DREAM.)

You really get out what you put in on Twitter. It's not a gallery, it's a community engagement platform. As such, the best way to grow is to engage with the community.

DO

  • Join in on any art share posts you see. (These are the most practical way to gain followers.)
  • Retweet the art of other artists, particularly if they're at a peer level similar to yourself. This is a great way to gain mutuals and friends!
  • Leave comments on the art of others.
  • Retweet your own art posts for your alternate-time-zone followers. There's no shame in it. It's like bumping a forum post.
  • Post stuff other than comic updates. I post sketches, the occasional single panel from an upcoming page I'm proud of, other illustrations (when I have time to make them) and so-on.
  • If there's something you'd really like some visibility on, ask your followers to retweet it! I don't retweet much, but if a friend has just posted something they're super proud of, and they've asked their followers to help boost its visibility, YOU BET I'm going to retweet that!

DON'T

  • Follow and unfollow other people. These are people, not numbers, it hurts when someone does that to you.

For transparency's sake, I only have 670 followers on Twitter. I'm still a tiny account. But I definitely grow faster the more I engage. (And I didn't get retweeted by WEBTOON for Canvas day either, haha. Those events are always worth a shot, though!)

SuperRazz
Mar '21

You have no control over what the canvas staff chooses to retweet so it's best not to think about it too much.

.I participate in those events in the hope that people who follow the CAnvas official account see my post. I wasnt expecting anything more than that but they retweeted my post and I honestly I dont know what I did right. Who knows.

I agree. Just. Dont.

jamontoast98
Mar '21
rajillustration

I feel like this is the correct answer. I regret separating my personal account from my art account, because I actually engage with the community on my personal one and cba to do it again on my art account

Caro
Mar '21

I like to draw strips both for general practice and because they get great engagement and i can always funnel a chunk of those followers into my more long form stuff.

A few weeks ago I went from 5,000 to 15,000 over one weekend from a new strip that did very well. I’m currently at almost 19k now just because of this strip. It’s actually been mega crazy these past two n a half weeks because of all this and i’m still not over it. This is definitely an abnormal situation though.

I wouldn’t sweat it over Webtoon retweeting you just think about the general retweet-ability of what you post and try to engage and be engaging.