Is It Worth Having Your Website for Webcomic?

Webcomics have been booming in recent years as technology progresses. A lot of creators, when they are starting, wonder whether or not they should publish their webcomics on their site and have a whole website for it, or should they just go to other publishers like Webtoons or Tapas to get their comics published? 

Well, we are here to help you and we will give you the reasons why it is worth having your website for webcomics. We will also talk about why you shouldn’t have a website for a webcomic. 

in/habitants have a website where they not only publish regular comic/webtoon updates but also have a blog, friends, partners, march, and a lot of other features. 

Why You Should Make a Website for Your Webcomics

1. It Lets You Appear Professional

To thrive in any industry, you should aim to look professional. If you build a website for your webcomic, it will already put you further ahead of many other creators since not a lot of webcomics creators make their websites. 

Appearing professional not only brings your brand credibility but also brings a plethora of opportunities for you. For example, let’s say that you have a website with your webtoons or comics published. If someone likes your work and wants to help you or collaborate with you, they can easily contact you by visiting your website. 

In this regard, having a website for your webcomics makes it easier for you to be professional in the digital space. 

2. Multiple Incoming Streams 

With a website for your webcomics, you can earn from multiple incoming streams. For example, affiliate blogs, blogging in general, putting your merch on the website, and selling digital or physical products. The opportunities to earn money are ten folds when you have your website for your webcomics.

This is how you can support your brand and ultimately scale it to have various income streams. 

3. You Have Complete Control Over Your Revenue 

Sure, publishing on big publishing brands can give you a lot of exposure within the webtoon community. However, with a website, you will have complete control over your revenue. Not only will you not need to pay for any money or fees (except the website cost), but all the money from ads will be in your control, meaning that you can potentially earn a lot based on the number of viewers you bring. 

You can have complete control over your revenue using Google Adsense and putting ads on the site. 

4. Great for Building Audience & Authority

To truly build an audience, a website for your webcomics will help a lot. Consider the example of in/habitants, you use their website not only to let the audience read their webtoon but also to have links for joining Discord, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

This way, you can have exposure unlike anything else. Not only will you bring a good amount of people on the website but also off to the social media world where people will be able to relate and talk about your webcomic. 

Moreover, backlinks are quite an important aspect of building your website’s credibility on the search engine. Having a stronger backlink means that Google will consider your website as “reliable” and whatever content you make, is most likely going to be pushed to the first page of google. 

5. Blogging

Lastly, blogging is quite important if you’re thinking about opening a website for your webcomic. This is because blogging lets you share your opinion and have a good reputation on Google or other search engines. You can use Search Engine Optimization or SEO strategies to write blogs and once they get to read on the search engine, you can place ads on your blogs to earn money from it.

Blogging is a great way to bring people to your website and if you make webtoon-related content, the conversion rate of visitors into customers will be high. 

Why You Should Not Make a Website for Your Webcomics

1. Another Responsibility

We understand that making a webcomic itself isn’t an easy task. It requires a lot of dedication, motivation, and sheer hard work. Hence, when you think about opening a website, it is a whole other responsibility and if you’re soloing your way through life, it would be difficult for you to handle all the technical aspects of building a website.

2. Investment

Making a website is easy but regulating and constantly creating content to thrive can require investment. From website domain, and hosting, to hiring writers and technical people, it can require a good amount of investment upfront. Moreover, if you have a good strategy and a vision, it can potentially take your brand to the next level. However, without a plan, you will most likely lose a lot of money. 

Should You Make a Website for Your Webcomic?

The answer to this question is yes, making a website for your webcomic can bring opportunities that weren’t present in the first place. However, we do recommend that aside from publishing your comics on your website, you should also look into webcomics publishers like Webtoon or Tapas. 

in/habitants have the webtoon not only on the Webtoon platform but also on their website. This is because a website also provides a safe space for you to have a backup in case anything goes wrong with a third-party.

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