Posted: 16 June 2019 at 9:49pm | IP Logged | 10
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If there's a positive about the guy, and others like him, who take these pages and post them elsewhere, it's that it shows there is a good number of fans interested in seeing your work, JB. The issue with view numbers of this site, I think it's due to how more people stick to social media sites these days.
Pages on Facebook and Twitter that use your name can get more views than any thread on your actual site because of this phenomenon. And the only reason those fake accounts get so many views is because of the use of your name, proving there is interest in your work by many more fans out there.
It's very odd to say, considering that visiting another website is a matter of a few keystrokes, but frankly it seems too many people are simply too lazy to seek out and come to the site. Easier for them to search out a Byrne related account on the social media site they already use daily and absorb any new news or work from and about you there, in an indirect and distorted fashion typically.
This is the modern world, sadly.
Look how many people praise the art in comments on those Twitter posts, or comments on things like the SyFy video interview. Yet, it's obvious these genuine fans of your art don't bother come to this website, if they are even aware of it.
Heck, most everyone that buys comics from my business knows your work, and the great majority of them are fans. However, it surprises me how many seem unaware of this site, or have heard about it and never checked it out.
One thing I can say for sure is that the numbers for the fan fiction thread are not truly indicative of the potential audience for a print version of the series.
Edited by Matt Hawes on 17 June 2019 at 1:52am
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