though I am personally not to much of a fan of it, and prefer furaffinity over deviantART
but it's somewhat "easier" to gain a following //uf you ask me// by submitting to groups etc.
FA is dead because everyone is vacationing and going on conventions. This is the slow season on FA, just be patient and come school season everyone will come back.
There's pixiv, but I'm not sure if it would be any better, since the japanese seems to be a little too reserved between them x~x
Other than that there's people who uses instagram, tumblr or even twitter for showing artworks :p
though I am personally not to much of a fan of it, and prefer furaffinity over deviantART
but it's somewhat "easier" to gain a following //uf you ask me// by submitting to groups etc.
It's hard to get a foot hold unless you draw fandom stuff though.
Plus the tagging system is extra dumb.
Other than that there's people who uses instagram, tumblr or even twitter for showing artworks :p
Not to mention a lot of artists are starting to stop doing cub art there, which is actually kinda cool because there needs to be a bigger balance.