here too
but I'm hoping mine will improve soon as I have a feature with best web comics coming up.
I know the problem with Talesfromswipecity4 is that it has physical punishment in it and lots of people
can't get past that, but it has such a lot more going for it.
I think it has to do with advertising all over the place and updating frequently, that and as they said above thumbnails. I've only started about a month of updating and I can't update but every two weeks. So I actually understand why I can't get subscribers that and I actually have my comic all over the place ironicly as much as a lot of people don't like posting to tumblr a lot of my fans come from there or smack Jeeves but I've been updating for over 2 years there and it's no where near as high as a lot of people on taptastic have over 1.5k subscribers so it can be a bit heart breaking to see others have so many.
But all in all I say not to give up. don't stop doing what you love even for the few that subscribe remember to also do it because you have something you want to share to the world and if you love your story the. Don't stop and always share there always bound to be people that will love seeing and reading your work.
well I think it would really take much time and effort for us to gain subscribers. I also have 1 subscriber but I hope it'll grow 'coz i've just returned in tapastic just a few days ago. you can check it out here if you want to https://tapastic.com/series/AFRO2
but as i've said, it would really take much more time before we get a load of subscribers. Also, we have to make our comic great in terms of storyies or humor 'coz as I have observed viewers are not just into art style or how good your art is but they want a good story or a funny story no matter how your drawing look like. Based on my observation ^.^
The subscriber rate for Radio Silence4 seems really strange! It's been hovering for a while around the same area, but with my return to Tuesday updates, it shot up 10+ people overnight. It wasn't even a particularly exciting page! It could be the increased frequency or just that I posted on a Tuesday in the early morning. I guess I'll try another Friday and see if it makes even a dent in the subscriber amount this time!
Gaining sub is sorta slow process I have to admit. Lot of the time your series will get washed away in the new and fresh section with new comic being updated. My series is :Rebirth7, it's quite new, I only just posted it almost a week ago or so! On Tapastic, every day I gain a few subs or so, around 3 or 4. Until now I only have around 60-70 subs haha. But surprisingly enough on Webtoon4, :Rebirth does a lot better at gaining subs despite I have never tried to advertise it as hard as I do with my Tap link. (I gained over 800 subs in a little more than 3 days ;; _ ;;) I feel like I need to raise my bar to try my hardest and not failing all these people the pressure is real
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I think everyone here is on point with the tips and advice.
My comic, Cryptic Yume, has only 13 subscribers. Even though that's not much, I say to myself, "Well, at least I have readers." Haha But yeah, don't feel bad. Over the years, I've learned to do a few things:
1. Promote yourself (advertise your work). Project Wonderful and other places are good sites to advertise. More info about that here: http://forums.tapastic.com/t/free-self-promotion-through-project-wonderful/9627
2. Go on Social Media and share your work (Facebook, Twitter, Tapastic, DeviantArt, etc.)
3. Make comic friends. Show your support to other comic creators and like/comment their work. Helping them to improve and giving them constructive criticism helps. Oh, be sure to be friendly!
4. Schedule. It's best to have a schedule for your comic and keep your readers updated. For example, I'm going to have my comic updated on Mondays and Fridays. Try to be flexible with the schedule, to make it easy on yourself. If you have to do one day of updating, that's fine! Just make sure you draw sketches and post them to keep your readers interested.
5. Strive to improve. Once you share your work with others to see how you can improve your comic (such as groups and forums), people are willing to help. Now, you'll get good criticism that'll definitely help. Then you'll get criticism that might hurt you. But don't let it get to you! Stay humble and listen. Yes, it's good to stick up for your work and what you believe in. But just humble and positive.
6. KEEP ON DRAWING, MY FRIEND. This is very important. Drawing and telling a story are your passion. I can actually see that in your comic. As long as you keep drawing, ask for reviews on your comic to improve, and never give up, something good will happen. Keep practicing and drawing.
7. Last, but certainly not least, have confidence in your work and in yourself. Like I said, never give up. Keep on drawing. Heck, if you have 5-10 subscribers, that's something! But as long as you keep telling your story and sharing your work, you'll get more subscribers.
And remember: It's not about getting subscribers and being popular. It's about the passion and not giving up on your gift of art and storytelling. I hope this helps.
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@ms94maychan Don't feel bad, maychan. Hey, I only have 13 subscribers. I feel bad at times, but do my best to stay positive. I'm really grateful to have someone enjoy my comic. I would like to aim for at least 50, but hey: Patience, right? Lol
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@KreativeConfusion Same here. Thinking about not gaining more subscribers can drive a person crazy. To the point where they want to give up on their comic...
We as creators gotta remember: It's about the passion of doing the comic, not becoming popular or numbers/stats.