Best day to have an update?

Orinocou · Post by **Orinocou** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:43 pm

I'll betcha this topic has been discussed before, but I could not find any other topics like this recently (when I did a quick search). So forgive me if this is redundant...

What day would y'all say is best for updating? Do people look at webcomics more on a Friday than on a Sunday, for example? My comic is going back to a once-weekly schedule, and I'm wondering what day would be good.

(Despite what some readers want, I am unable to update twice daily. I mean, seriously. Who can even suggest doing 14 pages a week? This same reader also suggested I outsource the coloring to someone else, but backed down when I asked if he was volunteering for the job. I might be getting my first troll. Bleh.)

Anyway, let me know what you guys think.

Spriteville · Post by **Spriteville** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:57 pm

I think it's less important what day you update, but instead what matters more is that you update consistently. Ultimately the best days to update on would be the ones when you have enough time to last minute your work, because realistically it's going to happen sooner or later. So if you are updating just once a week pick a slow personal day. If you update twice or more, do the same but make them evenly spaced if possible. The comics I personally stick with are the dependable ones. Otherwise I just don't read a comic for a few months and then just read the archives for a single day then wait again.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:26 pm

What Spriteville said.

Wait... SPRITEVILLE?!

Anyway, it doesn't matter when a comic updates, if it's consistent. Even if a comic updates on... say, Tuesday, and I don't check my comics until Friday, I'm still going to go back and look at the comics that update on Tuesday, because I know I missed an update, since they're so consistent and all.

I don't recommend Friday as an update day, though... only because it's horribly common, and the queue often gets clogged on Thursday nights.

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:25 pm

Seconded. Uh... thirded. Pick a day, any day, and stick to it. Me, I update tomorrow.

Serenagold · Post by **Serenagold** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:42 am

I voted for Monday, regardless of the fact that my comic tends to be updated on Friday or Saturday.

Having it update on Monday leaves you with the weekend to do all your last minute drawing, inking, coloring, etc. That way you can schedule the update for first thing Monday morning at 12am. If you don't make that Monday midnight deadline, you can stay up late to publish it and since most people are asleep for their day back to work, the late update will remain smoothly unnoticed.

Although Spriteville is absolutely right. I've stuck with reading less than stellar comics faithfully simply because of thier regularly scheduled and consistant updates. Nothing is more discouraging than a comic that does not update on time. (Note to self: update on time, damn it! Luckily for me, my comic is new and has no following yet.

)

KWill · Post by **KWill** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:59 am

orinocou wrote:Anyway, let me know what you guys think.

I don't update according to a weekly schedule, I've gone for every four days. Only once a week was too little for my taste, and twice a week felt like too much. Four days seems perfect to me.

I don't know whether that's a good idea, but then again, I suspect the exact day doesn't matter too much. I think simply having a regular schedule that you stick to is probably the kindest gift to your readers.

RobertBlake · Post by **RobertBlake** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:24 am

Pretty much what's been said already. As long as it updates regularly, the day on which it updates is irrelevant.

Personally, though, Sunday seems like a good day.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:31 am

Black Sparrow wrote:What Spriteville said.

Wait... SPRITEVILLE?!

Both parts of this seconded in whole.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:45 am

monday

also tuesday

and wednesday

also thursday

yeah.. friday too

but only those days!

cept when you update on sunday and saturday.

LibertyCabbage · Post by **LibertyCabbage** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:27 am

You guys are all missing the most important part.

People read webcomics the most while they're procrastinating at work or school. So, it'd have to be one of the weekdays. And which weekday are people the most unhappy to be at work or school?

Monday.

Shishio · Post by **Shishio** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:32 am

Took the words right out of my mouth.

(Although I update on Fridays due to the artist's schedule).

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:42 am

I chose Monday for my other comic (the one I actually draw) because I don't draw much during the week, so tues-fri didn't make sense, and I wanted the weekend to draw. Ergo, Monday.

Starline · Post by **Starline** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:38 am

Mondays get the most hits because that's when a lot of people check their comics at work or school. I consistantly have more pageviews on a Monday than any other day of the week. Weekends are the lowest days.

Fabio Ciccone · Post by **Fabio Ciccone** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:22 am

Tuesday, only because for me the best night to draw is Monday. I dare say that this is the only matter that actually counts... the best day to update is right after the best day for you to draw :\

RobertBlake · Post by **RobertBlake** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:14 pm

starline wrote:Mondays get the most hits because that's when a lot of people check their comics at work or school. I consistantly have more pageviews on a Monday than any other day of the week. Weekends are the lowest days.

The weekends are the same for me. In addition to Monday, my other peak day seems to be Thursday.

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:27 pm

Update yesterday, update tomorrow, but never update today.

Pimpette · Post by **Pimpette** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:02 pm

Jim North wrote:Update yesterday, update tomorrow, but never update today.

Ah, the ninja update.

"No really guys I actually updated three days ago, you just didn't notice."
>_>

I totally don't do this. SHH.

Orinocou · Post by **Orinocou** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:26 pm

Once again, the Comic genners have displayed their God-given common sense and wise counsel. Thanks for your input, guys. I think I'll make Monday my update day. Ninja updating sounds pretty good, too.

See, I always figured Friday was when the most people checked out comics because people are tired of working and want to slack off. What their excuses are for the rest of the week is their own business.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:13 pm

I understand it's Monday form all the people who come into work and immediately catch up on their comics.

Apparently they have better things to do while at home.

- Joel Fagin

Jim North · Post by **Jim North** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:33 pm

Pimpette wrote:"No really guys I actually updated three days ago, you just didn't notice."

I find that the best cover is saying that the CG server/updater is crapping out. The fact that this is actually often the case helps lend credence!

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