Facebook for promoting comics?

[maryanddavid]

Im just wondering if anyone has an opinion on this. Im not on Facebook or twitter, and I have no particular desire to be on them, my time is pretty limited, so any time I spend on the net tends to be here or trawling through google looking for stuff.
A few people have asked am I on Facebook(For the comics), and why not when I say no.
If I had a Facebook page it would be the same as my blog, updated when I have some news or other which is pretty sporadic.
Amstor and myself spoke about this when we were putting Comic Archive together, but I didnt have the time to consider it then, so what do you think, would a Facebook page useful for promoting the stuff I produce?

David

[SmallBlueThing]

Yes- my wife promotes herself entirely through facebook (she's allergic to twitter) and gets the majority of her work from her page. Her website, in comparison, receives only a percentage of pageviews. Facebook is a captive audience- as is probably twitter (but i wouldnt know and have no intention of finding out).

SBT

[Daveycandlish]

I do all three - blog, facebook and twitter (and pimp myself on here)  for my PARAGON comic and I honestly think I get more from the facebook side of things than anywhere else. Twitter seems a bit ... unnecessary for that side of things and the blog doesn't get half as many hits these days as it used to 

[maryanddavid]

Ive had a nosey at you Facebook page Davey, Its like a blog page really isint it. Mary is on Facebook, but I never really take any notice of it other than pictures she shows me.
How do you promote you comic on Facebook, I see that you dont have frieds, but likes. Does this put you on the person who liked page? Sorry for been thick, I never really had a reason to look at Facebook!

[Daveycandlish]

Ive had a nosey at you Facebook page Davey, Its like a blog page really isint it.

Yup it really it is

How do you promote you comic on Facebook, I see that you dont have frieds, but likes. Does this put you on the person who liked page?

Basically if someone likes your page, any update to your page will then show on their feed when they log on to facebook so the more likes you get the more folk get to see your updates (and you can always ask folk to share your updates to their friends and so spread the word).
In theory.

[Patrick]

The important thing to remember about Facebook, insidious as it is, is that it's the internet for non-nerds. If you want to get readers from outside the nerd community, I'm afraid you gotta go there.

[locustsofdeath!]

I feel Facebook has really done wonders for my comic, El Bigote. The following isn't huge, but I'm pleased with how things are going.

Of course now I'll have to share the link: https://www.facebook.com/elbigotecomic.

[maryanddavid]

Thanks for the comments lads, looks like Facebook should be expecting me!

[Danbell]

While we're at it, here's the facebook page for my comic series Psircus:

https://www.facebook.com/Psircus

Take a look if you have the time.

cheers

[CrazyFoxMachine]

Ahem. Since we're all doing a pimping dance -

Here's the Psychedelic Journal page http://www.facebook.com/psychedelicjournal

we do fairly well and it's good for building general hype - !

O

[Bhuna]

Annnnd another one!

Here's the Pigdog Press presents Killing Moon (Locust & m'self) FB page http://www.facebook.com/PigdogPress

I only set it up over the Christmas break and have 34 likes already, but could do with some more... hint hint! 

[Professor Bear]

Whore that I am, here's the page for my OGN coming out at the end of the month: http://www.facebook.com/BabbleOGN

It's basically a contemporary take on a Nigel Kneale apocalypse, but don't worry, I only made the pictures and Lee Robson did the words bits that makes it go.

[Karl Stephan]

Shameless spamming action is go!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karl-Stephan/140117412718690

[Dandontdare]

You're all a bunch of whoooooooores! 

and I'm still not signing up to facebook!

[Daveycandlish]

And it's for people just like you that I still update my blog ;-)