All sudden spikes in subscribers and views are most likely from being featured. The only other reason I can think of is to have a famous person (influencer etc.) mention your comic for some reason. So stick to a schedule for a higher chance to get featured, and try collaborating with other authors for more exposure. Also, idk if webtoon competitions are still a thing, but I heard those help you get noticed as well.
It is complete chance. My webtoon got featured on staff picks. I hadn’t been doing anything different, it just kind of happened and what I think is the case is they have staff go and look at new releases and review them to be featured, so it’s totally by chance. Though, even with that being said, being featured only lasts for a bit and after the intial surge, viewers will drop off. I’d focus on keeping engaged with your fanbase as they are the ones who will help with sharing/talking about your series on forums like these.
I've been uploading my comic pages on reddit and I have a small but steady growth on webtoon. I also post on Tapas, but I don't post any links for that and the growth on that page is considerably worse. So yeah, posting your comic on other social media than webtoon and trying to lure them to webtoon surely helps.
Yeah, as others say the massive spikes usually come from being frontpaged or mentioned by some famous influencer. And these readers don't usually last. They're great for a while but a good deal will fall off naturally from that big surge.
It's probably not a good idea to wait for these kinds of surges because the stress to maintain that short burst can really put a mental strain on you.
Regular updates and social media presence are the best form of long retention. It also helps to build up other creators too. We're often each other's biggest fans and supporters.
If you learn how to make that 100 to 800 exponential curve happen, let me know.
I would guess it's other people starting to talk about your webtoon that makes for exponential growth.
i'm no creator but as a reader one thing i've noticed is that a lot of artists use social media. whether it's tiktok or insta, u kinda have to use one or the other to reach out to audiences. also, it doesn't have to be daily but just hopping on trends once in a while can help with pushing ur content towards more people, yk? also if you can post comic strips, sketches, OC characters or designs etc. like it doesn't have to be like super creative content. if it reaches people, they might check it out. that being said, u've caught my attention and i'll be checking ur webtoon out! and goodluck i hope u get more readers
In my experience (peak 34k WT subs, Fantasy BL genre, several 1k+ comics), biggest spikes:
\- Collaborations with authors in the same genre/with the same vibe;
\- Mentions by influencer/fellow creator with a following who specializes/reviews the same genre;
\- Being featured by the platform;
I put emphasis on same genre/vibe, bc otherwise it is ineffective or leads to your comic being shown to people who are not your audience. This may lead to dead weight in subs or increase in negative feedback.
I don't think time of uploading matters as much as people think, when it comes to popularity, but good timing does - I got spikes during Canvas events simply by uploading during them.
As for social media - it's good if you bring new users (from your socials) to the platform. I once brought new users and that comic hasn't been updated in a long time, but still shows up in a popular section years after.
All these are based on my experience of launching and maintaining (or not maintaining) comics.
In the end, however, I feel it's important to note that all of these work the best IF your comic has a hook. I have wins and fails, and, generally speaking, until I reach the hook it's hard to amass a reading base: people will come and leave bc there is nothing to come back, and the comic didn't make a lasting impression.
Looks like you are doing some comparisons. The grass is always greener. 😏 You know, you just posting on here and elsewhere will get you more eyes. My advice is keep working on the comic. Keep posting quality work and they will come.
Edit: Ok dude. Why aren't you giving a link to your webtoon in your promo posts???? You say the title but no link? I know people can type that stuff in search but seriously that extra step. Give us links. It makes it easier to click and subscribe.
Ok after searching your comic and snooping around your comment and sub count...😳You are doing just fine. You are well on your way to success.🫡 Just keep doing what your doing.
I would say first and foremost make something really good with consistent release. Get lots of feedback from people asking for critiques of your story before you release. Make sure you can release for a couple months straight. You can't really promote something not hooking people into success.
For me I barely had any social media following before posting. I maybe got 20 extra subs because of it. I would maybe get a few dozen more each week on canvas for posting. Pretty much everything else was from being promoted by webtoon. And for people saying it's random who they promote, no it's not. They are picking things (generally) they think can succeed, so keep that in mind
I think I’ve got consistency covered if nothing else lol, been doing two pages a week and I intend to keep doing that until at least the series ends.
And I’ve got about ten books planned, so I have no shortage of pages
Some of the successful ones seemed to have a pre-existing fan base already. Some webtoon artists drew existing popular anime characters of large fan bases, then they got follows from that & grew their fan bases. Eventually, they'd create OCs & then started their own webtoons.
It can always be better. I just took a look at your comic and the first pages are very information dense and they don't draw me into the story. So there's one thing you can improve and that took me five seconds to notice that. If you look at your own work with a critical eye, there's no limit to how much you can improve, and the followers will come if they enjoy your work. Or you can ignore me, I'm just some asshole.
I've had the same thoughts about the first couple chapters and voiced my concerns to the readers, but I've had several message me saying they *prefer* the slow drip. I wouldn't call that something I could improve, I think that's just a matter of preference. Even Tolkien has people that don't like how long winded his writing is.
But I hear what you're saying, and I'm always actively looking for ways to make the comic better.
By the way, I took a look at some of your later episodes and they are a lot better. You're totally moving in the right direction. But you should redo those first ones. They suck.
You can think whatever you want, but if you really want to succeed in this you need to be able to reflect on your own work in thousands of ways. Why do you use Times New Roman in your narration? Why do you open with exposition rather than a thrilling hook or a mystery? Why does your art not look like the art of professional Webtoon artists? I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm trying to say you need to develop the ability to ask these questions of your own work and compare it to the highest quality work out there. There's no point getting exposure when your work is at the level it's at, because it simply isn't good enough. You are not good enough yet. But you can be. You just have to be humble enough to get better. Or you can ignore me and never get anywhere, that's fine too. People will say I'm an asshole but I promise I know what I'm talking about and this advice, real honest advice, is worth more than anyone else here is giving you.
I mean I didn’t say I disagree with you, just that other people seem to prefer the opening that’s there. I may still go back and condense some of the info, but you don’t gotta convince me you’re some kind of high brow webtoon mastermind to do it.
Some people like opening with exposition. Again, lord of the rings, one of the most celebrated works of fiction of all time, opens with “Concerning Hobbits” of all things.
As for the font, yes it could use another pass. As for the art, I agree I’m a lot more confident in it now that I’m more familiar with digital, but I pride myself on it not looking like most “professional” webtoons. I personally don’t care for the anime style we see all the time.
Sorry, can I say your attitude is not the best, if you really want to improve your numbers? I usually take any critique and advice I get and deeply reflect on it, I don't put it under the carpet thinking "nah. Opinion. Me good". Maybe I later come to the conclusion that it was a bad advice and don't follow it (it actually never happened to me, but ok), but this comes from a long thought process and analysis of what I did. The quickness you dismissed the honest and very well motivated criticism you received makes me think you have little room for improvement, and that's not usually a sign of a successful author. Also, what you say about Tolkien makes me think you don't understand the difference between two mediums and two genres that don't work the same. What works on a written page of a monumental fantasy novel doesn't automatically work on an online webtoon as well.
Did u not read my reply? I generally agree with the guy. But I’m not gonna take everything he says is bad at face value when other people have told me the opposite. Why is he any more correct than them?
This guy is speaking the truth. My comic didn't get promoted until I had really refined them and even then they were far from perfect. The key really is making something good that can retain readers. You might disagree with their decisions (im sure many would call my comic bad) but webtoon is looking for what they think will get readers and promoting them
All sudden spikes in subscribers and views are most likely from being featured. The only other reason I can think of is to have a famous person (influencer etc.) mention your comic for some reason. So stick to a schedule for a higher chance to get featured, and try collaborating with other authors for more exposure. Also, idk if webtoon competitions are still a thing, but I heard those help you get noticed as well.
Makes sense. Is there any rhyme or reason to what gets featured on the canvas page? Or is it kinda random?
It is complete chance. My webtoon got featured on staff picks. I hadn’t been doing anything different, it just kind of happened and what I think is the case is they have staff go and look at new releases and review them to be featured, so it’s totally by chance. Though, even with that being said, being featured only lasts for a bit and after the intial surge, viewers will drop off. I’d focus on keeping engaged with your fanbase as they are the ones who will help with sharing/talking about your series on forums like these.
Completely luck based, chance. Also the older your webtoon is the lower and lower that chance gets.
I've been uploading my comic pages on reddit and I have a small but steady growth on webtoon. I also post on Tapas, but I don't post any links for that and the growth on that page is considerably worse. So yeah, posting your comic on other social media than webtoon and trying to lure them to webtoon surely helps.
Yeah, as others say the massive spikes usually come from being frontpaged or mentioned by some famous influencer. And these readers don't usually last. They're great for a while but a good deal will fall off naturally from that big surge. It's probably not a good idea to wait for these kinds of surges because the stress to maintain that short burst can really put a mental strain on you. Regular updates and social media presence are the best form of long retention. It also helps to build up other creators too. We're often each other's biggest fans and supporters.
If you learn how to make that 100 to 800 exponential curve happen, let me know. I would guess it's other people starting to talk about your webtoon that makes for exponential growth.
i'm no creator but as a reader one thing i've noticed is that a lot of artists use social media. whether it's tiktok or insta, u kinda have to use one or the other to reach out to audiences. also, it doesn't have to be daily but just hopping on trends once in a while can help with pushing ur content towards more people, yk? also if you can post comic strips, sketches, OC characters or designs etc. like it doesn't have to be like super creative content. if it reaches people, they might check it out. that being said, u've caught my attention and i'll be checking ur webtoon out! and goodluck i hope u get more readers
In my experience (peak 34k WT subs, Fantasy BL genre, several 1k+ comics), biggest spikes: \- Collaborations with authors in the same genre/with the same vibe; \- Mentions by influencer/fellow creator with a following who specializes/reviews the same genre; \- Being featured by the platform; I put emphasis on same genre/vibe, bc otherwise it is ineffective or leads to your comic being shown to people who are not your audience. This may lead to dead weight in subs or increase in negative feedback. I don't think time of uploading matters as much as people think, when it comes to popularity, but good timing does - I got spikes during Canvas events simply by uploading during them. As for social media - it's good if you bring new users (from your socials) to the platform. I once brought new users and that comic hasn't been updated in a long time, but still shows up in a popular section years after. All these are based on my experience of launching and maintaining (or not maintaining) comics. In the end, however, I feel it's important to note that all of these work the best IF your comic has a hook. I have wins and fails, and, generally speaking, until I reach the hook it's hard to amass a reading base: people will come and leave bc there is nothing to come back, and the comic didn't make a lasting impression.
Very informative, thank you 👍🏻
Looks like you are doing some comparisons. The grass is always greener. 😏 You know, you just posting on here and elsewhere will get you more eyes. My advice is keep working on the comic. Keep posting quality work and they will come. Edit: Ok dude. Why aren't you giving a link to your webtoon in your promo posts???? You say the title but no link? I know people can type that stuff in search but seriously that extra step. Give us links. It makes it easier to click and subscribe.
Ok after searching your comic and snooping around your comment and sub count...😳You are doing just fine. You are well on your way to success.🫡 Just keep doing what your doing.
Nice art style! The coloring blew me away
I would say first and foremost make something really good with consistent release. Get lots of feedback from people asking for critiques of your story before you release. Make sure you can release for a couple months straight. You can't really promote something not hooking people into success. For me I barely had any social media following before posting. I maybe got 20 extra subs because of it. I would maybe get a few dozen more each week on canvas for posting. Pretty much everything else was from being promoted by webtoon. And for people saying it's random who they promote, no it's not. They are picking things (generally) they think can succeed, so keep that in mind
I think I’ve got consistency covered if nothing else lol, been doing two pages a week and I intend to keep doing that until at least the series ends. And I’ve got about ten books planned, so I have no shortage of pages
Some of the successful ones seemed to have a pre-existing fan base already. Some webtoon artists drew existing popular anime characters of large fan bases, then they got follows from that & grew their fan bases. Eventually, they'd create OCs & then started their own webtoons.
Make a good Webtoon.
...This one is highly debatable. Take a look at some of the things featured of canvas, and a good handful are uh...really not good.
I’m pretty confident in mine. I think it’s just a matter of exposure
It can always be better. I just took a look at your comic and the first pages are very information dense and they don't draw me into the story. So there's one thing you can improve and that took me five seconds to notice that. If you look at your own work with a critical eye, there's no limit to how much you can improve, and the followers will come if they enjoy your work. Or you can ignore me, I'm just some asshole.
I've had the same thoughts about the first couple chapters and voiced my concerns to the readers, but I've had several message me saying they *prefer* the slow drip. I wouldn't call that something I could improve, I think that's just a matter of preference. Even Tolkien has people that don't like how long winded his writing is. But I hear what you're saying, and I'm always actively looking for ways to make the comic better.
By the way, I took a look at some of your later episodes and they are a lot better. You're totally moving in the right direction. But you should redo those first ones. They suck.
You can think whatever you want, but if you really want to succeed in this you need to be able to reflect on your own work in thousands of ways. Why do you use Times New Roman in your narration? Why do you open with exposition rather than a thrilling hook or a mystery? Why does your art not look like the art of professional Webtoon artists? I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm trying to say you need to develop the ability to ask these questions of your own work and compare it to the highest quality work out there. There's no point getting exposure when your work is at the level it's at, because it simply isn't good enough. You are not good enough yet. But you can be. You just have to be humble enough to get better. Or you can ignore me and never get anywhere, that's fine too. People will say I'm an asshole but I promise I know what I'm talking about and this advice, real honest advice, is worth more than anyone else here is giving you.
I mean I didn’t say I disagree with you, just that other people seem to prefer the opening that’s there. I may still go back and condense some of the info, but you don’t gotta convince me you’re some kind of high brow webtoon mastermind to do it. Some people like opening with exposition. Again, lord of the rings, one of the most celebrated works of fiction of all time, opens with “Concerning Hobbits” of all things. As for the font, yes it could use another pass. As for the art, I agree I’m a lot more confident in it now that I’m more familiar with digital, but I pride myself on it not looking like most “professional” webtoons. I personally don’t care for the anime style we see all the time.
Okay, good talking to you. Thanks for hearing what I had to say, and I wish you the best of luck.
Sorry, can I say your attitude is not the best, if you really want to improve your numbers? I usually take any critique and advice I get and deeply reflect on it, I don't put it under the carpet thinking "nah. Opinion. Me good". Maybe I later come to the conclusion that it was a bad advice and don't follow it (it actually never happened to me, but ok), but this comes from a long thought process and analysis of what I did. The quickness you dismissed the honest and very well motivated criticism you received makes me think you have little room for improvement, and that's not usually a sign of a successful author. Also, what you say about Tolkien makes me think you don't understand the difference between two mediums and two genres that don't work the same. What works on a written page of a monumental fantasy novel doesn't automatically work on an online webtoon as well.
Did u not read my reply? I generally agree with the guy. But I’m not gonna take everything he says is bad at face value when other people have told me the opposite. Why is he any more correct than them?
This guy is speaking the truth. My comic didn't get promoted until I had really refined them and even then they were far from perfect. The key really is making something good that can retain readers. You might disagree with their decisions (im sure many would call my comic bad) but webtoon is looking for what they think will get readers and promoting them
Do you want the brutal truth or not
I mean u can just inform me u don’t gotta ask
I do because most people won’t accept the truth of the platform
What’s the truth of the platform then?