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PotooGryphonFriendly Neighborhood Gryphon Rider
May '16

Don't rely on the forums alone to advertise on. Use social media, grow a following on social media too, try livestreaming, do fun extra things to get people excited and interested in your art, fan art, guest comics, art requests, try paid ad spaces, trial and error and find what works best for you.

Yes, time is a part of it. It takes a lot of extra hard work to gain attention and build a readership and that does take time.

It's good not to be concerned with the numbers and subs and just create. However posting on Tapastic requires LOTS of self promoting. It's slim chances these days, with so many creators now on the site, to get featured on the front page in any of the sections. It take doing more through promoting in multiple locations and doing extra stuff to get people interested.

gnekomikero
May '16

Interact as you mean it. Promote your comic even you're playing some online games. Make friends then tell them you have comics. Social media is common tool. Make a blog. Comic forums or manga forums. Share your comics for a review. there are many ways don;t just stick with 1 plan but many plan. my best place to share is Imgur.

Sh4d0wCr4wl3r
May '16

Hey Cuttles! Um...well...I dunno. I've found that subbing and talking to other people really helps sometimes. I dunno. Mine are rolling in kinda slow as well...

sarrowsmith10
May '16

I love this. I think just being genuine in your efforts. You want folks to follow your comic? leave comments? share it around for you? Then do those things yourself for someone else's comic. Be the sort of fan that you wish you had for your work.

If you are friendly, and connecting with other creators, and the readers you DO have, then that will spread.

demthorshie
May '16

I've had a lot of success with twitter and reddit when working to increase my comic's readership. I use tumblr and a few other social media sites as well and they've helped a little. That and posting in Tap forums and on other comic related forums seem to help a lot too. Also keep in mind that generating more traffic your comic will higher the likelihood of it showing up on the front page of Tapastic categories, which can be extremely helpful in boosting its readership.

I think just keeping the comic interesting and presenting your very best works can attract many new readers as well.

maxzaguishi
May '16

for my alone comic I use instagram, facebook and twitter but truth not that so well works, have the problem that I do not grow so rapidly as all the rest, so uses the forums and sometimes they work me, hope that this post should help me to obtain new places for publicity
https://tapastic.com/series/WHITE-PALADIN-8

jackalope212
May '16

While it didn't get me huge numbers in subscribers/new readers, I got a big spike in views after posting my comic updates on Facebook and Tumblr, where I encourage people to view my comics and tell others about them as well, and that it might help me in the long-run since I'm on the ad revenue program (need to rack up those views). I might expand out to other social media sites, especially now that I have a 3rd comic in the works.

gone
May '16

Wow this is alot of useful information i dont know whete to start but with a thank you soooo very much. I do openly talk to all my readers thou. There good people. And comment and share others but that has gotten me little to nothing especially if they already have a successful comic :/ or just dont care. Ill start trafficing on tumblr more actually. Deivant art does a little. Ill try twitter also. Never had a imgur. And the online gaming idea. I didnt know there was so much you had to do/could do the forums have helped a good 60/40 but they only come to self advertise also T_T ill wait as long as i need too! Its not going anywhere. Im trending when i update on Thursday but still not too much publicity it helps tons thou!!. But art style trally doesnt matter on tapas that hard. Lol.

jinxedcomic
May '16
gnekomikero

Interacting with others is my weakest trait and is probably why my series has so few readers. I just float around like a little ghost. weary
Guess I better interact more.

gone
May '16

Ive been here 6 months have 60 subs have of which arent even on the site anymore and barely 40 continuous readers. Its not really something activity can bring you gold for but it helps keep a few with you. That and regular updates. So far all the help here has upped my views sslightly and ill look at your comic ^^

gnekomikero
May '16
jinxedcomic

But what are you doing now is interacting. Just get to use to it. Simple reply and message is a good thing. Try to 9gag, imgur, reddit, and etc. And remember there is no need to shy about your art and stuff. Share your comics with guts. smiley You know when I play league of legends when it's picking summon, before the game starts I try to communicate them by simple greeting like " good luck to us team". and when they reply leave a msg "you know I'm making comics try to check it out" Usually I make subs from gamers".

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KoalaMari
Jul '16

Use a lot of websites like Pinteresst, instagram, deviantart, etc.. You may have to promote your webcomic on various groups in deviantart. And I mean LOTS.. Another way that helps is to communicate online to other artists. Communicate frequently and update your work regularly as much as possible. That's what I did back then (even if my art wasn't that great) when I was using a different platform to promote my webtoon. I've earned likes, comments, and subscribers and it was double the amount compare to when I was starting. But because I want to improve my art, I stopped and practiced, then restarted my webcomic here on tapastic. Anyways, don't forget to reply to your readers from time to time (don't do it all the time). I hope this helps. smile

Shanny8
Jul '16

I've mainly been pushing my comic on Facebook, Twitter, & Google Plus. My Tumblr sucks- I've been on it for almost a year and it has grown much at all. I still post/promote there, but I kind of write it off as a moot point. I dont do Instagram, Reddit, or any other social media platforms. Hopefully I can get a lull in my workload this fall and start building my site.

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sokoscar
Nov '16

I think we should help each other! I mean comic artists should unite! This site helps a lot and dont forget about other social media!

Down_the_Rabbithole
Nov '16

I'm pretty sure it just takes time. Then again, I'm pretty new, so I don't know much, but I've noticed I've been getting more and more views after each page I post. You'll get there.

nketchen
Nov '16

A really great idea is to draw Muhammed and make fun of him. You'd get tons of attention. But then again...I'm not sure you can measure attention in tons.

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