Tapas Alternatives - Honest Opinion

[thoughtfulboxful]

So because the content of tapas is for the most part an adult audience, I kind of feel uncomfortable putting my comic up knowing it won't be surrounded with like comics. There are a lot of cute comics here, but mostly, I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this site to a lot of people.

The one thing I do appreciate is the community/forums, which has helped me a great deal in finally developing my comic.

Hopefully this isn't too wordy, but I guess what I'm asking is:
In your honest opinion, what do you feel tapas is best suited for?
Should I just post onto a tumblr website?
What are some alternatives to tapas?

This is pretty self explanatory (as in I Can figure it out myself), but you guys have been so helpful I just thought I'd put this out there. Thank you.

EDIT: Took out the bit about my parents because, well... meh.

[Amecha]

Tapas is suited for all sorts of content imo. It's not really best for anything specific it's just that the audience tends to gravitate to certain content.
The same thing can be said about Tumblr, there is tons of NSWF/straight up porn on Tumblr but with Tumblr, to an extent, you have to go looking for it.

As for an alternative, I'd say Webtoons? They have a bit more of a younger audience and are a little more strict with their content from what I've heard. Most stuff on there is pretty clean as well and most of the stuff on the front page is more or less suited for a general audience so if its about your parents I think they wouldn't balk at Webtoons content so I'd say that.

[Amberday]

tapas said that this site is for ages 13 and above. as you see, NSFW (depends on what your parents call dirty) comics are flashed everyday on fresh and trending categories. you better ask permission first and promise you won't read those or else you'll end up being scolded a lot. if they understand, do it. if not, i think it's a good idea to stick with tumblr because they wont see those kind of things unless they search. you could also check out webtoons.com and see if you like it.

[Rueleer]

Here's a link to a previous thread that discussed alternatives to Tapas~

Hi Guys I'm starting to make a blog, it is very fresh and new. The blog is about the details and informations of other webcomic host that also generate Ad Revenue aside from Tapastic. Hope this will help you. http://mayalaboisaghost.blogspot.com/

As for which community is better suited for you, honestly it's hard to say without knowing what genre/maturity rating your comic is. :"DD

And put most concisely, Tapas is best suited for easily consumed content. Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, it just has to be digestible to the largest crowd. Basically, they stick with their label. :"D

[Chopythes]

well, I'm kind of one of the few who thinks it's really lovely that tapas tries to support both comics and books.
I can't read on screen, I very often loose interest and I kind of need to know how much/little I have left of reading (this might have to do with my reading disabilities as a kid, IDK).
Tapas' big enough to hold both comics and books, I see no competition between the two of them.

As others has stated, Tapas is 13+ but I wouldn't be surprised if younger people are to be found here, same goes with both Smackjeeves and Webtoons.

Smackjeeves' more keen on holding images and such on a NSFW level, while tapas are a little bit less restrictive on that part.

Good thing with SJ (smackjeeves) is the part that you can customize your own "webpage" while still being in the community.
I'd say that webtoons and tapas are more closely together in terms of layout, tho you won't get any notifications when someone have left a comment.

Sj feels less of a community than tapas, which is a shame imo, but the admins are kind and very helpful!

[ghostmaya]

Thank you for mentioning me ^_^~!

[spadesart]

i used comicfury for a while and it desperately needs an update (the main site still uses table layout and feels very 2005). the userbase is also small so it's hard to take off. but they do alllow full comic site customization. other than that i dont have much outside experience.

[GoldenPlume]

Well you can always create your own website using Wordpress, for example, to post to. The thing is you won't get a lot of traffic. Not for a long time anyhow or not without spending a lot of money on promotion.

If you are looking for a platform other than Tapas, Webtoons should be your first choice. Huge readership there. The only concern about it is the company is revenue negative so their long term outlook isn't the best. They're adding ads soon but that alone is unlikely to be enough to become revenue neutral. There's probably big changes for it down the road.

We have also heard good things about Spider Forest Webcomic Collective but have no experience with them.

[revisionstudios]

Can you tell us a little more about your comic or why you think it's not suited to be here? I really don't think most of it is for an adult audience, as you say--if anything, it's mostly teen oriented. They don't allow outright porn or excessive gore, which is where most people draw the line at "adult content". And anything NSFW has a warning before the episode starts, too.

If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? (feel free to decline to answer if you want) You seem well spoken but if you think your parents would be uncomfortable with this site or something I'd imagine you'd be younger? I don't think my mom would have batted an eye if I was on here while I was 14 or older.

That said, definitely don't do anything that makes you or them uncomfortable. If you're unsure I would just ask to talk to them about it (assuming they are supportive parents that listen to you of course).

[thoughtfulboxful]

(Heh, I'd rather not say may age, but I'm way older than 14 Just a little young-spirited I guess.)

I probably shouldn't have mentioned the parent thing. If anything, I'll just get a tumblr or something.

My comic is a family-friendly slice-of-life about the quirky relationship of 4 kids, and their adventures as they grow up (they're like 10-ish). It's mostly inspired by cartoons I grew up watching.

I guess for the most part, tapas is pretty censored. But finding general-audience type comics here is a challenge (but not impossible). But I suppose if more people posted that content here that would change? I dunno. I get caught up with my own thoughts sometimes.

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Thanks for replying, everybody who did! I appreciate it.

[punkarsenic]

In your honest opinion, what do you feel tapas is best suited for?

i think tapas is genuinely very broad. i think certain communities, some of them very adult, are prominent and sometimes more visible than others, but theres definitely a space for children's comics (if thats what you mean? im gonna assume thats what you mean.)

Should I just post onto a tumblr website?

having a website of your own, and/or mirroring to tumblr, is always useful. tumblr is definitely more adult (or dirty teenager) oriented than tapas, and unwelcoming to children, but there are parents and big siblings and the like on there who would happily share your content with their children. and if you dont actually mean childrens comic and im jus making an assumption: there is definitely a market on tumblr for cute comics.

mirror it there regardless, id say, bc it gives people options on how they wanna follow your content. some ppl might love your comic, but hate tapas for whatever reason - you can redirect them to tumblr and job done.

What are some alternatives to tapas?

theres webtoons, smackjeeves... potentially you could host it all on patreon (they have a timer function now so you can have people pay for early pages, and get them for free at a later date)
theres some other comic hosting sites like tapas if you look around but i cant tell you their names for the life of me

[revisionstudios]

My comic is a family-friendly slice-of-life about the quirky relationship of 4 kids, and their adventures as they grow up (they're like 10-ish). It's mostly inspired by cartoons I grew up watching.

That sounds great! I think here or webtoons would be just fine, you could even try both and see which one you like more. You can do Tumblr of course but I feel like it's way harder to get noticed on there.

There's always a space for that sort of thing I think. I can understand it being difficult to find the kind of content you like here--other than genre there's not really a way to sort through comics. Maybe a rating system would be cool to have some day.

[GreenSpleen]

Yeah @revisionstudios is right. Getting recognized on Tumblr can be pretty hard whereas Tapas has more of a tighter community that acts as a domino effect when you are seen (one person likes your stuff, then someone else who sees that likes your stuff, and people gain access to you, etc.).

I honestly cannot say much about Webtoons as I am not familiar with it. But, if you know how to start your own website and have the resources to do so, I say go for it. Like, screw it right? XD

You do you. Good luck!