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Will advertise on FA in next few months, but...
14 years ago
I'm not sure if I should link to my FA profile or the Ferrets Vs Lemmings site with my ad. Both have the exact same comics.
If I link to my FA profile:
+I'll finally have as many watchers as I had before I switched accounts. Surely more. It'll also serve as a reminder to the over 90% of watchers who ignored or didn't see my submission AND journals telling people to switch.
+Very simple subscription option. One choice & everybody here uses it.
+More interaction in the comments because everybody commenting is from FA and all readers from FA won't be spread out between two sites. More chance of 2 friends commenting on the same page.
+One of us! One of us!
-Link to the store won't be as visible. On the other hand, I don't have a FvL store yet. Just a Kenny Chronicles one. There will be a link in journals and my featured submission.
-People will see me as a less professional cartoonist because they're seeing my comics on an art-sharing site and not on its own dot com. People WILL overlook the url on the comic itself, especially the way I have it displayed.
If I link to FerretsVsLemmings.com:
+Advertiser views!
+Interface specifically for comic-viewing. Still not fully optimized yet, though, like Kenny Chronicles' 11-per-page archive. I still have customization to do on the website.
+The comic will look more professional being seen on its own site.
+I have a link to the first comic under each comic(I could copy/paste a text-based nav bar into the description of each FA submission, I suppose, including store link when ready)
+Most advertisers link to their official website anyway so this is normal.
-Customization isn't finished yet, and the store isn't even started yet.
-Might have fewer subscriptions overall because the FA "+Watch" link is just so instinctive for FA users and some might not use any other subscription options(not even comics by email?). I'll have an FA link in the Subscribe page eventually, but nobody would expect to see FA and Inkbunny there. In short, FA users want to +watch.
If I started advertising today, the natural choice would be to have the ad go to my profile because there's no store and the website doesn't look how I want it just yet(links are still a light gray on a white background). Later, however, sending furs to the official website will seem like a good choice as long as I have a javascript that detects FA visitors & pops up a message about my FA account. Or I could just send people to my FA account. That seems like it COULD be the best option even after my website is fully finished. Besides, what percentage do you think would click the link to my FA profile right after arriving at my site, thus skipping that website anyway?
Other option: Load FA profile in a frame that has a static nav bar at the top. URL would be within ferretsvslemmings.com, there would be some custom navigation, and you still have the familiar FA interface. Might make some folks ask "WTF is this?" or wonder why I didn't just link to the comic's official homepage.
If I link to my FA profile:
+I'll finally have as many watchers as I had before I switched accounts. Surely more. It'll also serve as a reminder to the over 90% of watchers who ignored or didn't see my submission AND journals telling people to switch.
+Very simple subscription option. One choice & everybody here uses it.
+More interaction in the comments because everybody commenting is from FA and all readers from FA won't be spread out between two sites. More chance of 2 friends commenting on the same page.
+One of us! One of us!
-Link to the store won't be as visible. On the other hand, I don't have a FvL store yet. Just a Kenny Chronicles one. There will be a link in journals and my featured submission.
-People will see me as a less professional cartoonist because they're seeing my comics on an art-sharing site and not on its own dot com. People WILL overlook the url on the comic itself, especially the way I have it displayed.
If I link to FerretsVsLemmings.com:
+Advertiser views!
+Interface specifically for comic-viewing. Still not fully optimized yet, though, like Kenny Chronicles' 11-per-page archive. I still have customization to do on the website.
+The comic will look more professional being seen on its own site.
+I have a link to the first comic under each comic(I could copy/paste a text-based nav bar into the description of each FA submission, I suppose, including store link when ready)
+Most advertisers link to their official website anyway so this is normal.
-Customization isn't finished yet, and the store isn't even started yet.
-Might have fewer subscriptions overall because the FA "+Watch" link is just so instinctive for FA users and some might not use any other subscription options(not even comics by email?). I'll have an FA link in the Subscribe page eventually, but nobody would expect to see FA and Inkbunny there. In short, FA users want to +watch.
If I started advertising today, the natural choice would be to have the ad go to my profile because there's no store and the website doesn't look how I want it just yet(links are still a light gray on a white background). Later, however, sending furs to the official website will seem like a good choice as long as I have a javascript that detects FA visitors & pops up a message about my FA account. Or I could just send people to my FA account. That seems like it COULD be the best option even after my website is fully finished. Besides, what percentage do you think would click the link to my FA profile right after arriving at my site, thus skipping that website anyway?
Other option: Load FA profile in a frame that has a static nav bar at the top. URL would be within ferretsvslemmings.com, there would be some custom navigation, and you still have the familiar FA interface. Might make some folks ask "WTF is this?" or wonder why I didn't just link to the comic's official homepage.
Zarpaulus
~zarpaulus
I'd suggest your profile, most comic readers will prefer reading a comic on a dedicated website than FA and will probably go to the page from the link in your profile. But watching someone on FA is a bit easier and more secure than RSS.
