More Updates on the Tapastic Support Program

[daronakira]

I wasn't talking about the banner you put when you are in support program, I created my own banner about my Patreon I put under pages, so people will notice it for sure : ) (That's a good solution too btw)

Ah, sorry I misunderstood! That's a good solution (either to encourage people to Like and Share your episodes, or visit your support site, merch page, etc.). People can't click on the image to link to it directly, of course, but it's definitely a visible way to ask your readers to take action.

[keii4ii]

Instead of unlocking all locked content, would it be feasible to give each creator the option to either mass-unlock all, or mass-delete all locked content? This wouldn't affect me, but I know there are others who keep forever-locked episodes. Maybe they would prefer to repost the locked content on Patreon as backer-only content, in which case delete-all would be helpful.

[noxfox]

We now have a timeline for the Tapastic Support Program: TSP will be discontinued on November 30, 2015 (PST).

I was seriously expecting it would be sometime next year. * sweats * Well. I guess I gotta speed up the research of new platform for moneys and business plan redesign...

We considered this too and realize it's less than ideal. The top cover banners were really intended as background images to introduce a bit of personalized color, style, etc., not really as a place to include detailed text or messages. However, without building a new feature or making other significant changes, adding a link to the top was the most available and visible option.

I'm not a webdesigner or expect in the technical aspect of those things, but while I understand the big issue with the Support button being too much tied to SP, is it possible to replace it when SP will be deactivated by a similar button that would link to a page in which creators could put text and images? It should of course certainly contain a "report" button in case of inappropriate use/content, but that would probably be the most comfortable solution on our end, even if we may have wait past Nov 30 to get to use this feature.

These will unfortunately be going away at the end of November (along with the Support buttons and other TSP features) as CK mentioned above.

Awwwnoooo ; n ;
I liked them.
Are you sure they can't come back after? It was so cute and nice... ; u ;

Still, thank you guys for the headsup and efforts!

[ck_tapastic]

I'm not a webdesigner or expect in the technical aspect of those things, but while I understand the big issue with the Support button being too much tied to SP, is it possible to replace it when SP will be deactivated by a similar button that would link to a page in which creators could put text and images?

I can't say the exact amount of work involved because I'm no @isyoon. But it's not as simple as that - our team is really small, and our small team is focusing on building a new thing. Everyone is pulling more weight than they can comfortably, and often that "one more thing" can be that proverbial "straw that broke camel's back". We'll discuss this more internally, but regardless of what we end up doing (or not doing) I wanted to give a little more context to it.

[fanyart]

@michaelson So do we add a "support button" into the banner like this to let people know it's clickable?

...... I can't help it, it feels somewhat wrong... ಠ_ಠ

But thanks for at least adding that

[michaelson]

...... I can't help it, it feels somewhat wrong... ಠ_ಠ

Yeah, it feels dirty doesn't it? Haha, I think it'll take readers some time to adjust to it. The more creators who adopt this, the faster readers will be able to get accustomed to it. So it'll be a community effort - of course, we'll make an announcement about it to readers to let them know to explore more

[scythe]

I just added a Patreon link and logo to my banner. Doesn't feel wrong to me. As creators, we're offering up 'free' content. Yet while it's free to consume, it's nonetheless highly valuable. Readers shouldn't expect to have access to free content without being sold something at some point, and creators shouldn't feel ashamed to promote that they're accepting patronage.

[michaelson]

I just added a Patreon link and logo to my banner. Doesn't feel wrong to me. As creators, we're offering up 'free' content. Yet while it's free to consume, it's nonetheless highly valuable. Readers shouldn't expect to have access to free content without being sold something at some point, and creators shouldn't feel ashamed to promote that they're accepting patronage.

I was mainly referring to the fact that it wasn't clickable before so it's sort of strange that it's not clickable.

[scythe]

Yeah, I think they'll get used to this new feature real fast. I like that it gives agency to the creator. It's up to them to make it as prominent or subtle as they want, they can link it anywhere they want to, and they can write their own call to action as they please.

[Jrej]

It looks awesome actually. I'll have to consider doing something like this!

[fanyart]

@michaelson @scythe I just can't help but think that unless you have a phrase like "click here" in the banner, people won't realize it's clickable...
Also, I may be old school but to me a header on a website always leads to the home page so even if people find out it's clickable, they'll think it will lead them to a list of episodes, at least it's what I would think...
@scythe 's banner gives me the first impression that the series it's at is a special series dedicated to promoting on Patreon, and that the main series is somewhere else.
... well, these are my impressions and I am aware that I'm not used to social media too much ^^;;

[AlkseeyaKC]

Well poo I just got on the Support and hardly got to experience it. But thats OK I await to see what the new feature is.

[scythe]

That's a fair point, I just whipped my up quickly before work, but I'll probably go back to it now with some kind of call to action.

[michaelson]

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FISpircjgreiS_tRbnBCRQfZYIcVsXWFg68CcttkJdk/viewform

We'll be hosting a livestream this Thursday (10/29) at 4:00 PM PDT. If you have any questions for us regarding the changes, please feel free to let us know by filling out the form above!

https://picarto.tv/Tapastic

[PotooGryphon]

Sooooooooon!

It's happening SOON! OAO

[ZatchZ]

Will we still have an ad revenue program?

[Mertonna]

Hello! New user here derp I'm basically a noob. Soooooo, HI.

[Mertonna]

Oop, gotta go! Bye Bye!

[carodoodles]

Will the written summary or something of the livestream be available afterward? I'm deaf and would like to know.

[WintreKitty]

@michaelson Hi, sorry I just caught the end of the stream and I have no idea what was covered, but I would just like a few questions answered, if you don't mind:

1. I was wondering how you plan on handling both novels and comics without any compromise for one or the other. Both of these are an industry all on their own, and I'm a bit concerned about the impact this may have on Tapastic, and whether one may become a burden to the other (ex. financially).

2. I was also wondering if there were any plans to help creators monetize their comics? I understand there is an outside source option, but what about other help from Tapastic itself? (ex. donations box, paywalls, etc.)

3. Related to #2, what is going to happen to the premium comics? They haven't really progressed anywhere lately...

4. With the introduction of novels, would this platform allow my reviews to finally be integrated into Tapastic? And when is this novel section going to start?

5. Finally, why do you show the same comics again on the front page spotlight? I understand it has something to do with Halloween, but there are so many comics here on Tapastic I find it difficult to follow that logic.

Thanks in advance for any/all of the answers you provide!

All the best,
WintreKitty