i've already shown this to the doujin circle, but seeing the final shop visits for the latest comic campaign per incoming domain is *fascinating*. here's the breakdown:
bsky --------- 830 itchio -------- 155 kradeelav.com 115 tumblr ------- 90 google ------ 25 dreamwidth - 9 other -------- 4
a few notes:
*there was roughly equal marketing on bsky/kradeelav.com/tumblr/(mastodon!baraag).
*kradeelav.com being above tumblr (solidly no3!) shows you the power of personal websites, doesnt it?
*itchio's visits started slow but then ramped up when the comic hit the front page for a few tags.
this whole campaign was not profit focused in the least (the slim $$ after shipping/printing is mentally sorted as "seed money" for future doujin), but broad data like this is still useful for estimating where to focus for pre-orders to save on mental energy. work smarter, not harder.
why the transparency?
indie doujin/comics is horrifically niche and opaque money-wise with a lot of headwinds (to use a corporatism) right now. i don't believe in competition with your peers. i really don't. the more mental pain i can erase for somebody through knowledge sharing is a net benefit.
i've already shown this to the doujin circle, but seeing the final shop visits for the latest comic campaign per incoming domain is *fascinating*. here's the breakdown:
bsky --------- 830
itchio -------- 155
kradeelav.com 115
tumblr ------- 90
google ------ 25
dreamwidth - 9
other -------- 4
a few notes:
*there was roughly equal marketing on bsky/kradeelav.com/tumblr/(mastodon!baraag).
*kradeelav.com being above tumblr (solidly no3!) shows you the power of personal websites, doesnt it?
*itchio's visits started slow but then ramped up when the comic hit the front page for a few tags.
this whole campaign was not profit focused in the least (the slim $$ after shipping/printing is mentally sorted as "seed money" for future doujin), but broad data like this is still useful for estimating where to focus for pre-orders to save on mental energy. work smarter, not harder.
why the transparency?
indie doujin/comics is horrifically niche and opaque money-wise with a lot of headwinds (to use a corporatism) right now. i don't believe in competition with your peers. i really don't. the more mental pain i can erase for somebody through knowledge sharing is a net benefit.