Help making a new site

I dont mean to quit patreon, just to have a convenient site for reading and hosting the comic in addition to patreon and DA

Kipteitei

Ah also I don't think there's much money in banner ads anymore, and like people have said many won't run on an adult content site. I think all the real money is in subscriptions, pay-what-you-want like patreon. But implementing it yourself would let you take a bigger share of the payment. Also, there will be an instant drop-off of subscribers because of the transition.

Richard Yates

Do you intend to gate the access to the content to only paid members? If so I think it's worth contracting someone to implement the site for you. Wordpress is very common but it's also a big target for hacks and stuff, and you will need to be on top of maintaining the packages you have installed and updating the software.

Richard Yates

Wordpress with the divi theme makes it pretty easy to create your own website

yuejingling

This is helpful, thank you!

Kipteitei

Besides actually designing the site, I think you might have trouble finding advertisers. From what I understand, a lot of them won't run ads on a site that hosts erotic content.

Some Aigis

Ink bunny?

zanpaktouKITO

Try toomics

Fake Name

Hentai foundry

Shelby

I would advise to start with WordPress, and switching to a custom solution later only if it doesn't meet some of your requirements. Building a tailor-made website upfront seems too ambitious if you're not so sure yet about what you want to create.

Phatelot

I work in software as a manager, you'll want to at least avoid Wix and any platform that does not allow you to export the HTML and CSS. That way you're not stuck on their platform and lose everything if you leave. I've seen a lot of success with WordPress, and since it's community is open, you'll find a ton of getting started and reusable examples on the internet for getting something like this going.

Sae777

Making your site from scratch would be extremely difficult and you'd probably have to find someone to help you. You should probably use wix or some other site builder. Also Google adsense doesn't allow "adult content" so you probably won't be able to use it.

First step you'll need to take is figuring out many visitors you expect to get a day and total for a month.

WhisperWhisper

I would suggest speaking with a professional webdeveloper- or if there's anyone you know as a friend who has skill and experience in webdeveloping. There's quite a lot that has to be done, especially if you're placing a large volume of your own intellectual property, or intend to process transactions in any kind of way. I would offer my own assistance but I am not really that skilled as far as raw HTML and such goes. I can work with pre-made formats and PHP, but aside from the technical backend, my skill at making websites look good is fairly lacking. But if you want tips/pointers on how to get certain things done, I'd be more than willing to bounce ideas. Other than that though, I cannot stress enough how important it is to have someone who you are either paying on contract, or trust incredibly well, to guide you through or assist you in developing your website. I mostly suggest a professional on contract because I love your art, and I know you love it too- wouldn't want anything bad to happen along the line, and a great site is really what you need.

Square space

Ben Turner

I've tried Weebly and Wix, both are super easy to use, but you can probably do more with the Wix editor. I think you can also edit the code and not just use the builder!

NoThighGap

E-Hentai? I'm pretty sure some of your stuff is there already.

Hagbarth Fistforge

I have to consider the possibility that there will be lots of traffic, so I'm prepared to pay for hosting fees.

Kipteitei

hmm , i don't know the easiest way, but if you're aiming to go web developer then there are many options for web hosting, you can upload the page to heroku for example, and it's free if you don't have too much traffic, you'll also need storage, probably, something like AWS, and since you are publishing mostly images you can take advantage on CDNs such as cloudfront or cloudflare ..

Nokata

Thank you! I'll send you a message later

Kipteitei

I can do a little bit of html and it's not really difficult, it's the hosting and other technicalities that seem a bit like a burden.

Kipteitei

have you tried using square space, i heard its easy too use and some of the best templates too get started quick Or you try to learn HTML/CSS which takes a while but is fun too learn.

Auroralis

Html/CSS is incredibly easy to learn and allows for a lot of freedom. For file hosting you could probably use a free program like Pngyu to compress stuff on your server then use MEGA or something to host the hi res art to minimize costs for file storage. If you have any questions or need help i'm willing to help teach!

Kerma