arcady opened this issue on Sep 30, 2006 · 22 posts
svdl posted Sun, 01 October 2006 at 8:03 AM
Well, I noticed a distinct drop in hits and comments after the site changeover. Before it averaged to about 1000 hits/20 comments per image, now it's down to 400/10.
The quality of my work is improving (very slowly), so I don't think the drop has anything to do with quality.
The theme of my work hasn't changed. Almost all of my uploads are chapters of an illustrated fantasy story - featuring lots of nudity, certainly helps in getting hits!
I think the lower exposure has to do with the site slowness, the unfriendly navigation and the wonky ebots. I do not have the impression that the amount of new posts per day has grown significantly.
Maximizing exposure? Well, I guess the hints are obvious. A little cynical, true.
Then again, I'm not going to change my themes and style just to get more hits. I just keep doing what I like best. Hits and comments are nice, sure, but they don't really influence what I'm doing (unless a comment contains useful critique, of course).
The pen is mightier than the sword. But if you literally want to have some impact, use a typewriter