Hmmm...BOTHHHHH! Actually, I think I prefer subs because to me it means that someone viewed it and said, "hey, that's pretty awesome, I want to see more."
I'm still at the very beginning and can't talk much about subs, but I get extremly excited every time I see the views, just due to the facts that someone took the time to read it.
I agree with you, it would be cool to actually see reactions or opinions, but I'm definitly not complaining.
I feel so grateful for every view I get 😁😁😁😁
Views are nice because I get ad rev from them, but subs mean people are actually interested in the story. Both mean alot to me, but I suppose I'll take subs.
Well, both are important to me for different reasons. Subs always get me excited because they're new readers interested in my comic, but views are great too because that means people are actually reading.
For me they elicit different feelings. Views make me happy because its getting out there and in order to build an audience you need to be seen first. Subs make me feel like what I'm creating is of enough value that someone has committed to following it. This in tern makes my initial views when I post a new strip all that more meaningful because the likelihood is the first people to look at it are my subscribers.
Both.
Views - especially views from people who have ad block turned off - means my little Ad Rev-numbers keep ticking up, which is nice, since that helps finance stuff like server costs on my main site and such.
Subs means people are interested in, and reading, the story I'm trying to share with them, which is immensely encouraging and fun!
if neither provides comments, i care about neither B'D
not to say i'm upset at people who don't comment. just that i value those a lot.
Mmm, if you got ton of views but you got no subs is sad.
But if you got a ton of subs (let's say 7k) but only half of em' reads (let's say 3.5k), then you wonder what is happening.
I think there should be a balance between views and subs.
Life's hard u..u , since views make money u'll want em' but u really want peeps to truly read your comic, nu?. So if I have to pick one it'll be subs.
And then comes comments and likes o.o . . .
I say both is important and they go together. You will always have more views than subs, if it's the other way around then there's something wrong.XD
Obviously both, but I believe subs are more important simply because the more you have, the more out there that may be looking at your comic. If you get a thousand views but only twenty subscribers, something is turning them off.
But subscribers mean potential returns of views and feedback, albeit only a percentage of them.
Plus, some subscriptions are like a bookmark, so that they can read it later. And if the reader finds that the series isn't their cup of tea, they'll unsubscribe.
So subscriptions are important, but returning subs are even more important.
Since the question is "which matters to you more" I guess I'd have to say subs! Views are obv IMPORTANT AND GOOD, and not everyone who reads also subscribes so views are probably a better gauge than subs, but I don't pay a lot of attention to those numbers because its hard for me to take any meaning out of them. 100 people saw this page? Cool! Is that a lot? Did they like it? When did they see it? How many of those are regular readers and how many of those are new people? It doesn't feel as concrete as a new sub does, so subs tend to be more meaningful to me even though, logically speaking, both definitely matter and I'm grateful for both!
yeah same as @shazzbaa subs! my view counter is massive skewed as I merge pages together into scene after they're weekly release or delete seasonal promos etc etc!
Plus more people readers than peeps window shopping is gooooooooooooood
I agree with everyone that what truly matters is that people are actually invested in your story. Weirdly enough, subs don't necessarily mean that people actually care about your story. I have this problem of having way more subs than views on individual episodes... Makes me wonder if people are losing interest?
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME OTL
It's like.... I go for the views, but a sub is a view that will happen again because the person liked my comic.
subs....more subs means more comments
if I update a page, my comic will appear on right side of their dashboard, means more expose for my comic.
I like subs more because it feels like a more than transitory connection. I see a million things a day, but the thing I actively WANT to see are way more meaningful.
Subs are cool and all but only 10% of those numbers will actually engage and talk to you. Others just sub to the comic as a form of bookmark for them to read "someday". So you know, even if people sub it doesn't mean you'll get an engagement or comments from them.
Views are cool especially if you have ad revenue (provided the readers doesn't use ad blocker) because the more views, the more profit you'll gain. Even if you don't have much subs.
But I totally prefer people who are actually brave enough to give a comment to my webcomic and those who are willing to share my work and spread the word.
I don't really care about views, they don't say anything. I like when people comment or like chapters.
I prefer getting subs for my comic more cuz it tells me how many people are actually interested in my comic since someone can just easily view a comic and not decide to keep up with it
At first, when I started my comic Whose World1, it was all about getting subs and views. I got extremely jealous when comics popped up with three or four pages that got 10K+ views and 4k+ subs in a matter of days.
I've been sticking with my guns and posting content consistently over the last two and a half months now--and that's all that matters to me, really. My comic is fun to draw. The views and subs are perks of perfecting the craft of comic making (in my case, a comic strip. XD).
But, to be honest, I think both are great. ^_^