What type of content gets you the most engagement?

[SagaHolmgaard]

There are so many social medias and types of content that artists can make these days. It would be interesting to talk shop for a bit, what social medias are you on what type of stuff to yo post there? Short videos, WIPs, blog posts, comic strips, and so on? And what type of content/form of posts is usually the most successful in terms of engagement and/or reach?

I'm mostly on instagram and found that posting silly comic strips gets me more engagement than just drawings lately. I try to make reels sometimes but they don't really get the reach I'd like for the effort to be worth it. I only post WIPs in my stories, but maybe sharing WIPs in a post would be a good idea? What are your experiences?

[hakei]

I wrote a blog post about it.

For me, Tiktok used to be the best platform to catch new readers. My videos used to get 10K+ minimum views but now they barely reach 5K :')

Reels do the best for me right now, while image posts are mostly misses.

When I was posting my main series, my goal was to gain new readers. So I focused on showing silly romance or thirst-trappy panels that got people riled up.

Now that my series is done and I'm in the brainstorming stage for my next story, I mostly share short videos of me drawing random comic panels, focusing on characters’ faces.

[thepenmonster]

So far for me just posting the comic up has helped.

Occasionally discussing my journey in my PF blog does get feedback because there are a lot of creatives there, but I have no idea if that turns into eyeballs.

[simplykit]

im happy that my readers enjoy these...

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thank you kindly readers, i appreciate you cheers

[remiquise]

Donno if I can really answer this because I just post drawings I do outside of my comic, whatever they might be. Quick comic strips, doodles, fully rendered art... I also occasionally update where I am in my comics; ie. new comic planned! I've got chapters scheduled until June now! Stuff like that... A good portion of the few active followers I got followed me almost 10 years ago. I don't post WIPs often because folk don't seem to care-- and, like i said, my stuff's scheduled until June. Everything I'm drawing is a spoiler... I get like, 5 likes a post. So truly, nothing I do is good for engagement. Nor do I really try now...

But how did I get these followers that have stuck to me for so long, you ask? And what do I mean I don't try "now"?
A specific art blog filled with, uh, entirely niche NSFW (blood and gore. erotic.) artwork like almost 10 years ago. The engagement was insane. It was to the point of me getting fanart and fanfictions of my OCs. Gained me a published author's attention and I did some artwork for their project... So, I mean, there's always that for a cheap way to gain a quick following and a handful might even stick around and follow you to other platforms for nearly 10 years and 3 user name changes-- hah. It's just a bit soul crushing. And it sticks. My brother found some of my work reposted on reddit and brought it up to me during Christmas last year... 0/10. But to answer the question, that stuff got me the most engagement.

[Mohini9000]

I mostly use Tumblr, so any drawing of my OCs may get some engagement, but any random post I make relating to any fandom will get the most traction.

Case in point: My post about a few sketches of my OCs, Tsukasa, in a witch costume has gotten 4 likes, but my post promoting George Harrison's Living in the Material World 2024 reissue has gotten 17 likes and 4 reblogs. So I plan on doing fanart in order to get some engagement.

I also use Cara, but that's a wholly different thing, and I've gotten zero engagement there so far.

I don't use Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (not calling it "X") because those platforms have their own problems, especially with the latter.

[SagaHolmgaard]

I totally get your sentiment, I use tumblr quite a bit too. My fandom account that I've had for over 10 years is fairly "successful", though I prefer to see that as a hobby and not look too much at the engagement. I have a portfolio tumblr as well and it gets very little engagement, but that's fine with me as it's mostly just a portfolio.

The fanart vs original art engagement gap is so real tho xD

[Leyelle]

Weirdly, my Tumblr posts giving writing advice give me the most engagement