When I started posting my first long story webcomic, I had high expectations, thinking I'd get so many followers with my inconsistent art and flaw story lmao, I deleted that webcomic after posting 4 episodes (I had 54 subs)
The second webcomic I posted I wasn't hoping to get any followers, just doing it for fun and practice my illustrator skills, and then Tapas staff promoted it on the front page + daily snacks making my followers and views growing a lot. I'm very thankful to them and my readers for recommending for their friends as well
I also have another webcomic, this one didn't get popular as the second one, but I'm ok with it, because it's something I enjoy, and I can also make myself draw hands