WEBCOMIC QUESTION: folks who have serialized comics online for free, how did you get people to read them? Esp with social media becoming increasingly useless and diffuse. Particularly curious re: folks who got there w/o a healthy existing readership. Thank you!
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It's a weird method for sure but it's great for attracting people who are looking for a webcom that satisfies their specific wants. And because it's TvT the people there know exactly what they want
At the end of the day, being receptive/kind to whatever readership shows up is important I think.
Things that helped me include consistent release schedule, going to in-person conventions, having email newsletter (I have sign-up sheets at cons), and generally not being afraid to shill for yourself. These are just some of the things, of course
Even if the newsletter service you use goes bust, you can still download the email list and continue elsewhere with no interruption
But mainly it's to send out new comics.
My favorite ways are doing guest work for other authors, meeting and greeting people at conventions, and generally just posting full pages on socials!
Thank you for updating it!!
The way you go about it is incredibly specific to the way the comic looks and if it’s long form/gag strips.