Reasonable page per week ratio?

[jennula]

This is a super hard question! I'd love to post more, but as I'm having a full-time dayjob, a partner, cats and other stuff that keeps me busy/sane, I stick to my one page/week schedule to have very few breaks/hitauses. I think readers either batch-read after I've posted a few pages, or they just trudge along with one page/week.

I think I as a reader kinda like few and short updates/week - I sadly have very little time to catch up on web comics, so ideally 1-2 pages/week is great for me as a reader (but if you want to post longer than that, sure thing, I'll read it if I like the comic) =)

[Down_the_Rabbithole]

Thanks for the response.

The slow section is a segment describing how a character gets where he needs to go to and why. Basically, he starts off getting chased by one danger he can hide from to something much worse that he actually needs shelter from. It also helps establish the world he's in and I'm also attempting to establish his character through action, body language, and expressions.

First chase wraps up in 3 pages and the second one goes for about 6 more.

I think it'll read well once they're all together. I don't think there'll be too many scenes like this again. It's mostly there to give a taste of the world without a bunch of text. Showing instead of telling.

[SleepingPoppy]

If I was you, I might upload those first 3 pages together in one batch to catch peoples attention, then let the rest pan out one per week (or whatever update schedule you want to maintain from then on). It sounds like a chase scene would hold plenty of tension for readers, even if each page was a little minimalist.

Overall, content is more important, and people interested in your comic will read it regardless. Though there is an advantage of posting multiple single pages through out the week, verses multiple pages as a single episode; the first will get you a lot more exposure!

[masoneasley]

Twice a week for me. I think you should update as much as you can. I'd update every day if I could.

[brown4life26]

Ugggh, I need help. I have once a week (today) updates but I cant make it with all my activities and restrictions. What should i do to say sorry??

[Kyulein]

I recommend telling your audience that you need a break to catch up with everything. Readers are usually forgiving if they're told what's what. Communication is key, leaving readers uninformed will grow frustration on their side.

If you take a 2-3 week break and come back to a regular update schedule after that everything's fine, imo.

[punkarsenic]

also, id recommend taking a hiatus when you can to just draw without posting it, so you can build up a buffer so even if you finish drawing an update the day after youre sposed to post, you have smth to post