What do you do if you stop getting subscribers?

[AffectedMind]

I just keep going? I don't really look for subscribers if I have a few days without them. I just do what I usually do. Keep going with the series and fool around in social media.

[TristanJensen]

I keep making stuff...
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Yup

[L4213]

cry in a puddle and ponder the futility of life~

just kidding~ i'd probably just continue updating it like normal, but i'd probably try to do an event or anything special to either gain audience interaction, or to spread the word~ anything to make people have even a short glance will do

[shazzbaa]

I think it's impossible to evaluate if you have fewer subscribers than you "should" have if you've been going for less than a year, honestly. Some comics get lucky, but many don't really pick up until after that point. When I was first starting out, a more successful webomicker than I told me that you have to update faithfully for 2 years before you can really evaluate how you're doing, and I've definitely taken that to heart.

That said, do you share your comic much outside of tapastic? I don't know if there are a bunch of sprite/pixel comics on here I don't know about, but it seems as though Tapastic leans toward illustration-based art, so that might make it harder for you if you're primarily advertising to this community!

[ratique]

Keep working and keep improving. Think about what you can do to get better at drawing or storytelling and then practice practice practice.

Readers will come the better you get - that is truly the easiest and also the hardest way to be successful.

[niinasalmelin]

Everything everyone else has said and be patient with it. There's dozens and dozens of comics updating every day, so it'll take time for your audience to find you. Just don't give up

[fighterxaos]

Keep posting. I'm making, hardly any gains and I know my extremely rushed style isn't helping. I just keep posting and hope people find my two series fun anyway.

[BraveHeartTatsumaki]

Like everyone say, keep posting, my numbers stopped at 42 and haven't gotten any new one in weeks xD All I have to do is keep continuing and do our best, at some point someone will get interested and suscribe

[iasucomic]

Make friends with famous people and get them to recommend your stuff. That's my plan!

[colinwmd]

I don't worry too much about subscribers which is good because I don't have many! Actually, I've not gained any for several months. So maybe I should be using the advice in this thread...
This is my first comic though and I've only been going a year so it has been more about experimentation and seeing what I can do than having any expectation. I think my humour might be a bit hit and miss (if I go by reddit popularity) which may not help. I'm always excited when I post a new comic but looking back at some I'm less excited (and others are still great of course!)
When I start my longer story comic I'll be a lot more interested in subscriber numbers as I'll want to know that there are people enjoying it. Fingers crossed...

[Vikiro_Hop]

I usually just keep putting stuff out, but a satanic ritual every once in a while has had a positive effect.

[VermillionWorks]

I wouldn't know, because I don't keep too close an eye on my sub numbers.
Seriously, don't do it too much, it'll drive you crazy.

[monotone_ink]

Keep making content and get active with the community.
When people know who you are, they'll want to check out your stuff.

[jacintawibowo]

@Kaykedrawsthings's got the right idea!
The amount of subscribers I get usually slows down when I take an internet break or haven't talked with the webcomic community in a while. Twitter and the Tapastic forums here are a great place to meet new faces!

[demthorshie]

I've been here for a little less than 2 weeks so I haven't really started keeping track of subscriber frequency. But I have noticed that every time I update the comic, I get a few subscribers. So I guess my solution so far is keep uploading pages, that and being active in the forums doesn't hurt either.

[mappypaint]

As long as I still keep getting readers i'll be fine.XD That subscriber thing is just a number. If there's an option to hide then i'll choose to hide it. I will continue to make comics because my motivation doesn't come from getting subscribers.

[Starfestival]

this is pretty inspiring.

[PotooGryphon]

Joining different art events, collabs, guest comics is a good way to make friends, participate in the community, and have some artwork you can share with your current followers. Being active keeps you fresh and new.

Also during those times where it feels like your series is experiencing a plateau in growth, it can be fun to try something new like livestreaming, art requests, Q and A's, character bios, extra non canon strips, daily doodles, so on. Just anything to mix it up a bit and get people interested.

Networking and building friendships is extremely important. Try joining the Twitter webcomic chat groups or hangout and chat here on the forums.

Self promotion, because no one else will promote your comic in the beginning. It must be you and you must constantly think about it. Indirect methods, like participating in communities, are more effective than link spamming, however, sites like project wonderful and top webcomic list ( vote for yourself in the beginning) help get your comic in front of more people.

And always just keep drawing and perfecting your craft while remembering to have fun with it.

[yvettegustafsson]

A few things to keep in mind are that it is hard getting people to
1. find
2. appreciate
3. not wanna miss a single episode of.
People have to go through these steps to be a subscriber to your comic and if not enough people even find your comic, then that fourth step wont be taken by many. So the people who has a lot of followers, they've worked for it and not only by making good content. They've talked about themself, they've cared about it, nurtured it, made other people excited about it and after a long, long while and after talking to many many people they have a bunch of subscribers, and some of them didn't even have to be forced to it

It can be hard to find those people who will take the fourth step, and mostly we go to other places than Tapastic, but then again - it's super hard to get people to sign up for accounts nowadays and the people who are already in here might be a bit picky about what they choose.

You've made a game related comic-ish? Think about what kind of people like the 8-bit style, some of them might like the exact style you're making, and then they might like your sense of humour, and then they might push that subscribe button.

Keep it up!!

[prankishparty_67]

yeah once i got to like 5 subscribers i stopped getting them no matter how often i updated. i think it might be that the begginning of my comic was poorly drawn, but yeah, im not getting any more, and i update daily.

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