Hello everyone!

I am looking for a bit of advice or feedback on a comic strip I've been publishing for about 2 years now (in a consistent basis) on tapas.io , it's an autobiographical comic strip.

I've been considering for a while if I should drop the project since the content doesn't seem to be attractive for others (At least based on the amount of people actually following my work) and even though I do enjoy making the drawing and the inking, when it comes to editing, lettering and translating it (since I make an spanish and english version) it just feels like a chore sometimes and looking at the outcome that is having online, it demoralizes me a bit about doing the publishing at all.

So far I've tried to make changes so that the content is more attractive or fun but I haven't found the "soft spot" for that (if that's the correct expression), and in consequence there hasn't happened a real change in the outcome. In the end it makes me feel like my content is just no good at all.

So I come here seeking for a bit of advice and feedback regarding my project, about how could I improve it before actually droping the project at all.

Here is the link for the comic https://tapas.io/series/An-everyday-story

Thank you for the taking the time to read this.

Thank you @theprairiefox , I'll check it out today then.

Thank you so much @NessIllustration !

I think you are right, I haven't put much thought about the emotion I want others to feel so I've been searching in the dark for ideas until now, I'll be more attentive to that and reach out more with my comic through other social media. I do love Sarah's and Fishball's comics so I know they are great with punchlines, I'll see how can I apply that to my own comic and see if it works.

Thanks for taking the time, I really appreciate it.

Hello everyone!

I am looking for a bit of advice or feedback on a comic strip I've been publishing for about 2 years now (in a consistent basis) on tapas.io , it's an autobiographical comic strip.

I've been considering for a while if I should drop the project since the content doesn't seem to be attractive for others (At least based on the amount of people actually following my work) and even though I do enjoy making the drawing and the inking, when it comes to editing, lettering and translating it (since I make an spanish and english version) it just feels like a chore sometimes and looking at the outcome that is having online, it demoralizes me a bit about doing the publishing at all.

So far I've tried to make changes so that the content is more attractive or fun but I haven't found the "soft spot" for that (if that's the correct expression), and in consequence there hasn't happened a real change in the outcome. In the end it makes me feel like my content is just no good at all.

So I come here seeking for a bit of advice and feedback regarding my project, about how could I improve it before actually droping the project at all.

Here is the link for the comic https://tapas.io/series/An-everyday-story

Thank you for the taking the time to read this.

That's right, sometimes things can turn out different than we expect @NessIllustration .

I'll see what happens in this case. Thanks!

Hello @sigross

Unfortunately this person seems to be just starting to get into the making of apps for AR, so he doesn't seem to have a portfolio to prove his apps have been successful.

I appreciate your bluntness @Nyrryl-Cadiz , you are right, I'll talk to him about a price range for what he is asking for and see the response. Thank you.

@KathrynAdebayo said in Need some advice on an "offer":

tion - is this exposure (with possible royalties) more or less valuable than full royalties on your own personal project that you put out into the world yourself? Also, working on your own timeline and with your own quality standards can be very different than submitting your work to somebody else... I have not been in this situation myself, but I wish you all the best on your decision!

Thank you for your answer to my post. You are right, this exposure is not any more valuable than having full royalties on my personal projects, I got caught up because this idea was attractive and forgot to see it from that perspective.

Thanks for the advice @jdubz

I see, there are still a lot of things that I need to learn about licensing, but I will try to talk about a payment agreement with him in case this person is willing to pay in any case. Thanks, I won't consider exposure as a compensation for these kind of projects in the future.

@jdubz said in Need some advice on an "offer":

@Pam Unless I'm reading this wrong, exposure is the only thing being offered. 100% hard NO in my opinion.
In 99 out of 100 times, never ever work for "exposure" alone. That 1 case you might say yes is if let's say someone like Taylor Swift knocks on your door to illustrate her book. Someone like that has a big enough reach that would result in a bunch of work.
What is the potential reach this person has to actually move the final book?? If it's possible they could actually sell several hundred copies, AND you don't have anything better to do, I'd ask for something like 30% of all sales. Plus, a limited license agreement. If they balk at that, I'd feel pretty good about that kind of door shutting.
EDIT: or all the stuff Ness suggested lol

Thank you for your suggestions, I understand, I will have this in mind in the future just so I don't have doubts about these kind of offers. I really appreciate your advice and will try to negotiate a payment. If I don't get anything it's not a big loss to let this "Opportunity" go.

Thank you for all the advice @NessIllustration . I'm grateful to know about this community since I had no one else to ask about it.

I will consider telling him a price range for what this person wants, a bit hard to calculate since he isn't asking for anything specific. But probably my answer will end up being a "No thanks".