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The video discusses the challenges and successes experienced by a comic creator when exploring various platforms for posting their comic "Vinegar," which addresses recognizing red flags in relationships. The creator examines alternatives to Webtoon, such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, while evaluating their effectiveness in terms of reach, engagement, and monetization.
Webtoon is acknowledged for its large, comic-seeking audience but critiqued for its misleading engagement metrics. Comparatively, Instagram shows better community support and steady growth, though it suffers from oversaturation and limited earning potential. TikTok is deemed inefficient for word-heavy comics despite initial promise. In contrast, YouTube Shorts emerges as the most effective platform, showing superior performance in views, engagement, and subscriber growth.
The creator also shares the strategy of creating a personal website to host all their comics, directing traffic from other platforms, which offers control but also poses the challenge of driving traffic. They mention using analytics to track performance and the importance of having a positive impact through their art. Additionally, they hint at exploring new platforms, like "topless," and invite audience suggestions for further growth avenues.
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In this part of the video, the creator addresses the main question of where to post comics after researching and experimenting with their own comic. They mention not using traditional alternatives to Webtoon, like Tapas, because they have similar issues. Instead, they explored social media sites and a secret platform to be revealed later. They discuss using their comic “Vinegar,” focused on recognizing red flags in relationships, as a test subject. The creator notes the advantages of Webtoon, such as a built-in audience seeking comics, but highlights the challenge of needing frequent posts on platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts to maintain viewership. They provide analytics from their experience on Webtoon, noting they gained around 20,000 views but question the validity of those numbers due to low engagement metrics like comments and likes.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the difference between Webtoon and Instagram for comic promotion. They explain that Webtoon’s page view metrics can be misleading and note that romance-themed comics tend to perform better on the platform. The speaker emphasizes persistence, sharing that “Vinegar” is their fourth comic attempt, which helped them gain necessary experience. They also advise caution against overworking to maintain a regular posting schedule.
The speaker then shifts to Instagram, highlighting its potential despite its general reputation for poor artist promotion. They share personal success with “Vinegar” on Instagram, noting steady account growth and better engagement compared to Webtoon. Instagram’s format, allowing for longer content, and its supportive community are pointed out as benefits.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker compares various social media platforms for posting comics and shares their experiences and challenges. For Webtoon, they note that most readers don’t follow creators to other platforms, unless the creator has a vast following. Instagram, while good for audience growth, suffers from oversaturation and numerous bots, making it a game of patience with limited potential for earning money. TikTok, although initially promising due to its picture-swiping feature, proved inefficient for word-heavy comics; it worked better for single-panel, wordless comics but did not yield significant followers or interactions. The speaker found YouTube Shorts to be the best platform for audience growth, leveraging its promotion by YouTube to compete with TikTok. They started posting their TikToks to YouTube Shorts for better visibility.
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In this segment of the video, the creator discusses their experience posting comics on various platforms. They highlight the significant success they achieved using YouTube Shorts, which outperformed websites like Webtoon and Instagram in views, engagement, and subscriber growth. The creator emphasizes that even without monetization, YouTube Shorts can offer decent revenue and substantial exposure for artists. They also argue that Webtoon does not benefit creators as much as YouTube Shorts does. Additionally, the creator shares their strategy of creating a personal website to host all their comics, directing traffic from other platforms to this site. They mention the advantages of having a personal website, such as not having to compete with others and the flexibility to cater to their audience. However, they note the challenge of needing to drive traffic to the site, which requires extra effort. Lastly, they touch on the importance of using analytics to track website traffic and viewership accurately.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the performance and engagement on their website, noting it has only one public comment despite efforts to make commenting easier. They highlight earning a modest sum from the website and having a donation icon for support. The speaker invites suggestions for alternative sites to try, mentioning plans to check out “topless” and other manga-like platforms. They recommend Instagram for posting comics due to its steady audience growth, even though it does not offer earnings, and emphasize the importance of having a positive impact through their art.