What happens when you change your main genre?

[Calculus_Homework]

Has anyone tried this out? Did anything significant change for you?

Ghosts in the Attic has been up for 3 years with 3 genres--drama, science fiction, and mystery--with mystery being the main genre I picked.
At the time, that's how I felt about it. But I think the main genre is drama, and it has a mystery in it--rather than the other way around. I just want it to be portrayed more accurately for readers. But I'm wondering if changing it now will affect its visibility on Tapas. Drama is indeed a much more populated genre, and I feel like I'd be knee-capping myself if I did that. (But I'd rather be fair to readers, and be realistic about what the story genuinely is.)

[AmysGames]

I changed my comic from Fantasy to Action Fantasy, when that genre was added. I didn't notice a significant change in viewership or anything, but it also happened pretty early on so I guess it'd be hard to tell.

There's some value in picking whichever genre is least populated as your main genre, as you have a better chance of standing out among the crowd. But I also wouldn't do that if it feels too dishonest. (e.g. My comic's secondary genres are Drama and Comedy, but I would never put either of those as the main genre because it wouldn't be correct.)

[Calculus_Homework]

Ah, okay! Thank you for sharing. :}

Mine is not popular enough for it to be a big deal, so I will heed your advice on keeping the main genre as-is. I think it is "mystery enough" to have it as its main! lol

(I think it's great that Tapas added action fantasy as its own genre--because it really IS its own genre! I hope they do add more genres, but idk if that'd be overkill on the site.)

[bulgariansumo]

Drama is indeed a much more populated genre, and I feel like I'd be knee-capping myself if I did that.

I went from having my novel listed as sci-fi, which is among the least popular genres here, so any likes sent my story close to the top. Then I heard some advice to choose genre based on what kind of books it matches in general looks/tone, and I felt like the LGBTQ+ section was a better fit. It's among one of the most popular genres, so it's rarer for me to get to the top of the rankings, but I also feel like it has more traffic.

You might end up doing the opposite of kneecapping yourself! Though I have found that novels on this site aren't really that competitive. I don't know how this would translate to comics. Either way, you can always change back!

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[UnTalAugustus]

Action Fantasy was added?! Since when?
That's great, I can finally add mystery as a secondary genre.

[Calculus_Homework]

Oh!! That's interesting. I super appreciate you sharing that perspective on it. I'll have to keep that in mind.