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mac
Sep '16

tbh theres so many comics i need to unsub (Im All About Organization) but im far too lazy and theres so much clicking i need to do, like if on the reading list, tapastic had like an edit then select to unsub thatd be convenient...
but genrally unless the creator is an absolute ass then im not gonna unsub

20 days later
ryoko
Sep '16

Also, some people may still be subscribed to you, but I think they 'disappear' if they stop making their reading list public

Isky
Sep '16

I think updating your comic with dick pics is probably the fastest way to lose subscribers.

Kura
Sep '16

I can't help it... it's too easy.

But BL proves otherwise.

jk

mac
Sep '16
sofiapmoya9

yknow like, completely rude, petty for no reason, publicly admitted to kicking puppies and burning down orphanages???

hushicho
Oct '16

Good lord there are some entitled posts here. Reading this topic makes it seem like doing anything will lose subscribers...which is probably true, people are fickle and come and go like a summer cloud.

Just do what you want as an author. There are plenty of people who aren't worth worrying about that will subscribe or unsubscribe. Tell the story you want to tell. If it isn't showing the results you want, bring it to a stopping place and rest it to possibly pick up later. But you don't owe anyone something for telling your story. And it's going to be a poor output indeed if you're writing a story out of obligation where you don't have any ideas. A bad ending can ruin even a great story that went before.

As a further little point: stories are naturally going to evolve as they go. Usually around the third chapter, they "grow the beard" so to speak and become more galvanized in direction. There will be some shifts in the story from where it starts to where it ends up; you can't avoid it most of the time. This is just how stories develop.

vocaloidno1fan
Oct '16

I just saw the title and automatically thought "Spam you're wall-posts to subscribers with anything and everything that isn't related to the story/stories you have created/will be creating"

Or delete the comic. That works too. :'D

nattbear
Oct '16

I have no idea, but it seems I'm good at loosing them... I admitedly have a slow way of "writing"(development)... Maybe that's the secret!

18 days later
Phoenaxis
Oct '16
hushicho

I lost a large chunk of subscribers recently and came to the forums to see if I had done anything intentionally.
Your post cleared things up for me, thank you

Fox_Den7
Oct '16

Probably the fastest way to lose subscribers and lying about promises you've made and not fulfilling them.

TristanJensen
Oct '16

Yeah, that is definitely a problem for me. My word can mean nothing sometimes and I've been trying to fix that.

1 month later
Vanesalisa
Dec '16

hmmm I'm guessing offending them but Deleting comic is good than hurting people's feelings

coppermouflon
Dec '16

First of all, great points that every creator should be aware of:

So true! All of them.

I wonder if people don't know that you are NOT supposed to please everyone. (In fact you simply cannot and will most likely end up displeasing everyone instead) On the contrary you should be trying to find your audience and thanking anyone who gave your story a try; even if they didn't like it. (Or left when it evolved later on, just as you probably evolved as a creator)

When someone isn't part of your audience then you should not want them as much as they do not want to read your story. Why would you ever waste your time and energy on them? Isn't it better to use that energy to keep working and putting your story out there with the hope that your ideal reader will eventually come across it?

Would any of you do work you do not like simply to keep a subscriber? Would you NOT grow and change as a creator over the years?

Simple rules you can keep in mind?

  1. Treat others as you would like to be treated, even when and if they are being rude.
  2. Always focus on creating the best work you want. Work you will be happy with.
  3. And most importantly, get it done. Finish it.
MST3KFan
Dec '16

I probably lost a lot of potential subscribers by chosing to posting all my older comic pages of my comic, POW! Right in the Nostalgia6, leading up to my newest pages as before I chose to mirror my comic here on Taptastic, I already had over 569 pages under my belt (counting guest pages and art), and I just figured posting the older stuff first and then getting to my current stuff ASAP would be a good idea.

Just my thoughts for myself here, but otherwise...

I'd definitely say the fastest ways to lose subscribers is defenitely going lenghtly periods of time without updates either a new comic or even just a post to tell people what's up. Life can get pretty hectic, and unless your comic IS your full-time job, it can be difficult to manage all the time. Just letting your audience know what's up is a good idea rather than go weeks without at least a 'peep'.

27 days later
Monomania
Jan '17

Beating the crap out of them physically to get them to subscribe and then once they are out of your site, they typically unsubscribe. Just from my experience....