Help - where do you watch R18 manga/comics?

[Wayland Studio]

I'm a manga creator, and I'd like to increase the exposure of my work.
So I wish to what are the main R18 comic websites people use, and upload my work there.
Now I only used: e-hentai, pixiv

Anything else you recommand?

 

[Sylia Stingray]

Most of my own time goes to e-hentai itself. If there are any other sites that allow self uploads for large galleries I genuinely can't remember.

All of this said, I don't think you should focus on looking for niche upload sites. You should instead focus on promoting yourself on social media like Twitter, unless you're already doing that. I'm sure you are, but anyway the exposure you get from posting tweets and it getting shared is much better than uploading to an enclosed gallery.

If I have to be honest, posting your stuff to e-hentai is like a double edged sword too. You can't delete your own galleries for one, and then if your stuff contains something like shota then your gallery will only be viewable on the dark version of the site which means even less readers/viewers.

So yeah, focus on Pixiv, start a Twitter if you don't already have one and you can also post previews of your work to sites like deviantart (will need to crop depictions of sex).

 

[Wayland Studio]

Most of my own time goes to e-hentai itself. If there are any other sites that allow self uploads for large galleries I genuinely can't remember.

All of this said, I don't think you should focus on looking for niche upload sites. You should instead focus on promoting yourself on social media like Twitter, unless you're already doing that. I'm sure you are, but anyway the exposure you get from posting tweets and it getting shared is much better than uploading to an enclosed gallery.

If I have to be honest, posting your stuff to e-hentai is like a double edged sword too. You can't delete your own galleries for one, and then if your stuff contains something like shota then your gallery will only be viewable on the dark version of the site which means even less readers/viewers.

So yeah, focus on Pixiv, start a Twitter if you don't already have one and you can also post previews of your work to sites like deviantart (will need to crop depictions of sex).

Thanks for the suggestions!
Could you please elaborate a bit more on 'promoting on Twitter'? I do use twitter but currently I'm just cross-posting what I posted on Pixiv. Any other tricks?

 

[Sylia Stingray]

Thanks for the suggestions!
Could you please elaborate a bit more on 'promoting on Twitter'? I do use twitter but currently I'm just cross-posting what I posted on Pixiv. Any other tricks?

From what I understand being a follower of many erotic artists;

Use hashtags, even just two is fine because you don't want to look like you're just there to spam. If you're doing a parody a popular series, hashtag that character, or if you're doing a fetish, hashtag that fetish.

Interact with your audience as well. Those that follow and respond to your work are those who will stick with you. Just because you have patrons doesn't mean they're loyal. The loyal ones are those that enjoy your work that you enjoy creating.

Follow other artists and retweet the stuff you like. Leave comments as well. When other normal followers look at your profile and look at your art they will likewise retweet your stuff and this will help build you up.

On my normal twitter account which I just follow erotic artists, when an artist posts something I retweet it. I don't post any art I made but I somehow have a few hundred followers because they like the stuff I retweet alone which helps them find new art.

Also, don't cross post back your e-hentai pages. E-hentai, much like F95 hosts a lot of Patreon content so fellow artists will be less inclined to follow you back. It's totally fine if you stick to using it, because artists like Glassfish do as well, however you should only ever link back to Pixiv, imo.

 

[Wayland Studio]

From what I understand being a follower of many erotic artists;

Use hashtags, even just two is fine because you don't want to look like you're just there to spam. If you're doing a parody a popular series, hashtag that character, or if you're doing a fetish, hashtag that fetish.

Interact with your audience as well. Those that follow and respond to your work are those who will stick with you. Just because you have patrons doesn't mean they're loyal. The loyal ones are those that enjoy your work that you enjoy creating.

Follow other artists and retweet the stuff you like. Leave comments as well. When other normal followers look at your profile and look at your art they will likewise retweet your stuff and this will help build you up.

On my normal twitter account which I just follow erotic artists, when an artist posts something I retweet it. I don't post any art I made but I somehow have a few hundred followers because they like the stuff I retweet alone which helps them find new art.

Also, don't cross post back your e-hentai pages. E-hentai, much like F95 hosts a lot of Patreon content so fellow artists will be less inclined to follow you back. It's totally fine if you stick to using it, because artists like Glassfish do as well, however you should only ever link back to Pixiv, imo.

Will check it out, thank you!