The Earned "Free" Tapas Coin Discussion

@GoldenPlume Golden Plume Comics
Fri, 05 Aug 2016 16:24:25 +0000

@GoldenPlume wrote:

Now since coins can be earned on Tapas (iOS coming soon), so begins the discussion on how users feel about this new feature and how it can be improved.

Has everyone tried this yet?

We've been diligently watching video ads since the feature went live. So far we've only be able to earn 12 coins at a time. Each ad is followed by a 5m waiting period. Things have been very smooth other than we were asked one survey question which we answered truthfully regarding buying breakfast out, which seems to have excluded us from higher earning opportunities. It's either that or all the higher paid ads have already been watched to the point that they have been exhausted and all that is left is the unlimited pool of 12 coin options. Yes, our understanding is that advertisers put up a pot of money for X number of ads and once they have all been watched, that better paying opportunity ends. Then what remains is the lowest level earning ads until a new advertiser comes along. Hopefully as time progresses, more advertisers come on board.

Some may be wondering, "I have no use for coins because . . ."

We would like to remind everyone that each time you watch an ad, Tapas earns money. The advertiser who paid for the ad didn't pay 12 coins. They are paying XX coins and Tapas is taking a portion for themselves to recover all the time and effort of adding the feature and finding the advertisers. The more ads everyone watches, the more income Tapas generates. As more income comes in, Tapas has more resources to expand its development team so features get added faster. It also has more resources to spend on promoting Tapastic. Everyone says how they like LINE Webtoon because it advertises so much and has such a large reader base. Well, with more and more stable income sources, Tapastic will be able to as well. Isn't more readers what everyone wants?

Consequently, everyone should try watching ads to help out. If you don't want to buy any keys, just horde your coins. Eventually some amazing feature will come out that you will want to support and you will have a massive pile of loot to spend on it.

Now, the donate coins to a series feature is going to be coming next. This will allow readers and creators to support creators. But as argued by some, Tapastic "seems" to be mostly read by creators not readers. So will creators just donate their coins to themselves? Should earned coins be allowed to be donated to yourself, or should they have to be donated to another creator?

We've thought about this for a while and think that coin donations should not be allowed to go to yourself. By doing this, it will push creators to connect with each other more and help put aside some of the subscriber competition going on. Now, some creators will likely do deals like, "Give me 100 coins and I will give you 100 . . ." but it would be better to just see people spreading coins around with no strings attached. Generosity like that can be really infectious and a big moral boost.

How do you feel feel about this? Should creators be able to donate to themselves? Or should they be required to spend on others?

For those not interested in supporting other creators, another option would be to donate coins into some kind of Tapas promotion pool. Whatever coins ends up in this pool, Tapastic uses to promote the creators who contribute. However since one creator may choose to only put in 1 coin and the next puts in 1000, it would probably have to be some sort of set minimum. For example, say Tapas is going to be at XYZ Comic Convention and is willing to print fliers. For 1000 coins you can be in the pool of comics featured on the fliers. Tapas gets their printing costs for $0, creators get to build their audiences which means more revenue through ad views, donated coins, and additional revenue streams when Tapastic adds them.

What do you think about this?

Discuss away.