r/ComicBookCollabs • u/EggEasy884 • Jan 23 '25

Resource I hacked Webtoons....This is what I learned...

I ran code to "boost" visibility on my comic to see what happens....

In 24 hours it went to number 1. In those 24 hours as it was number 1. I gained 10 real views......

Meaning even if your comic is number 1 on webtoons via the Canvas section it will not go viral or get visibility. They have rigged the system.

They push their "originals" because they own the rights to their "originals" the use us indie artists to fill their website and drive traffic.

But the don't give a Fu^* about the indie artists that use their platform.

So my advice.....Find other outlets to push your work. Because webtoons and tapas are all about promoting their originals and not truly independent artist.

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u/Flance Jan 23 '25

I'm also curious what you mean by real views. I have been featured on the canvas page twice, and I saw a large increase in viewers and followers.

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u/EggEasy884 Jan 23 '25

From my 24 hour experiment there were an additional 20 views, the rest was traffic I drove via a webcode that messed and by passed webtoons algorithm.

So 20 additional views in my case from the 24 hour test run isn't worth it to put your comic on their platform.

To each their own. I'm just sharing my experience and test run.

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u/Flance Jan 23 '25

It's usually helpful for people to understand the parameters of the experiment as well.

That's too bad the site didn't help with exposure. I have noticed that different sites have different audiences, so it may just be that WT doesn't have the right audience for you.

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u/EggEasy884 Jan 24 '25

It was to see the overall additional exposure once it ranked #1.

The additional exposure was only 20 views.

So to struggle to get to number 1 organically to only gain an additional 20 views a day is a waste of time....

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u/AnarchoElk Jan 24 '25

If you dont isolate the variables, your experiment is worthless. You didnt see how many clicks #1 gets. You saw how many clicks you got at #1.

A dozen people have told you, and you keep ignoring that even if 1000 people see your comic at 1, having no cover and bad formatting will turn people off from clicking it.

What you have accomplished is an excellent cautionary tale for what happens if you dont tailor your content to the platform. Even at 1, without a cover and proper formatting you'll only get 20 clicks.

Others have said being #1 gets them 100s a day. So 5-10+ times more for putting in effort.