Not a "consistent" schedule - always a bad thing?

@MylCreates Myl Creates
Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:58:38 +0000

@MylCreates wrote:

I don't keep consistency. I haven't posted to Death Prince in weeks and still get a consistent flow of new subscribers. only once in a while does one of them ask where the next page is (because the comic has a bigger readership than my other comics and they're unaware that I'm on an semi-hiatus). I've never had anyone approach me about keeping up consistent schedule though.

When I did keep a consistent schedule I did not notice much difference between posting on a specific day every time verses just generally every 1- 2 weeks. The success of the page seemed to do more so around what the content was or if it was a pivotal point in the comic. As long as I was posting weekly generally everything was pretty up in numbers.

I suppose if your comic revolves around recent events then you probably shouldn't post the comic 2-3 weeks later if it's around an event that just happened. If it's a historical event a year or so ago then there's no rush.

Then again, a lot of the readers on Tapastic follow around 40+ comics so you not posting on a specific day probably won't attract their attention/suspicion unless they're an absolute die-hard follower who just can't wait! (Or if you're constantly advertising that your pages will post on these specific days)

Never have I seen someone post on their wall apologizing for not updating consistently and see readers bashing them for it here.

It's pretty safe to say that content beats consistency if you're wanting to look at numbers. Some mass-followed comics don't post for months at a time.