#neocite

[aspdestos]

Cursors

[saintjuanas]

okso i made more stamps they are actually rlly easy n fun 2 make LOLS free to use I DONT CARE u can credit me if u want but idm ^_^

[magical-babyrinth]

Themes are done I just have to add goodies, a poll, a feedable Fluffago and a button to link back to the site!

VERY PROUD OF MYSELF FOR HOW IT'S LOOKING :3 Is the coding messy? yes. I am not very good at it and it gave me lil Xs saying things were wrong so I gotta figure out what the hell I gotta fix.

Anyway, here's the light and dark theme banners as a sneak peek ♥

[ivy-vinezz]

BISEXUAL™

I’m just gonna leave these here, if that’s alright…

f2u, no credit required but very appreciated xx

[fortress-rising]

RESULTS OF THE WEBSITE POLL

Fortress Rising now has two official webpages outside of tumblr!

If you enjoy silly visuals and sending anonymous doodles, check out the Fortress Rising Strawpage!

If you're more down for an imitation of a mid-late 00's website for an obscure TV show, head on down to the Fortress Rising Neocities!

The Strawpage, as of now, is basically done, but will be updated once or twice going forward. It also has a featured art page. The Neocities, on the other hand, will continue growing slowly over time. Current plans are vague, but suggestions are VERY welcome.

[ethanjhake]

I'm curious, why have you chosen Neocities to host your comic, as opposed to a mainstream webcomic site such as Webtoon or Tapas?

Well actually, now might be a good time to mention that I will also be posting the comic to Webtoons.

I haven't said anything about this before, and that was because I wasn't sure I wanted to post on either Webtoons or Tapas. The main reason for that being that I'm using the classic page-by-page format, and Webtoons and Tapas are both built for mobile apps and are better suited to the infinite scroll format.

I know you can still post single pages or even a sequence or pages on those comic apps, but the format just doesn't lend itself well to that, and I wanted to go with a more page by page format like indie comic websites do (like gunnerkrig court, daughter of the lilies, etc.)

However, I will be posting the comic to Webtoons just to help with visibility (I'm going with Webtoons just because I'm more familiar with it than Tapas). It's just a little harder to find out about an indie comic if it's only available on some random website. But even still, I want to have my own random little website.

So why go with Neocities then? The short answer is: I hate working with corporations.

In our modern day, big companies call the shots and tell us what we can and can't do. If I post my comics to Webtoons, some executive higher up can just decide that they're "moving in a different direction" and dump me and my comic out on the streets.

I used to work for a company that seemed to have actual people's interests at heart. I was skeptical at first, and then I grew to love working there. But just over the course of a year and a half the company changed so drastically that I was forced to resign. It was all about making more money, shoving out more products, and they simple stopped listening to anyone who complained. Not even any of the managers liked this either, and they had no way to voice their concerns in any way that mattered.

I know this sounds like an angsty back story, but you seriously cannot trust companies for anything. One of the reasons I want to be an independent comic artist is so that I don't have to rely on a company for consistent pay. Companies aren't built for people, they're made to make more and more money in an endless cycle.

Neocities is different. it's almost like a workers union for internet freedom. They feel to me like a group of rebels united against the conglomerates. A rag-tag group of people who still believe that you should be able to do what you want to do, how you want to do it, (within reason of course) without having to ask some company for permission and paying upfront first.

Neocities lets you customize your website to make it look exactly the way you want it to, and they let you do it for free. I tried looking into making a website with Wix (what I determined was one of my better choices for a websites builder) and I was bombarded the whole time with little pop-ups trying to make me use their Ai assistant to do everything for me. What is even the point of making my own website if I have to follow some set template and use an experimental technology to set it up?

But all this to say, I want to have more freedom in how I publish my comic to the world, I've been burned by companies before, so there's no way I'm entrusting them with my labor of love.

TLDR: I chose Neocities because I wanted more freedom, but I will be posting SotF to Webtoons for more visibility.

Thank You for the ask! :D

[kneepaw]

One day I will rika essay post on here

And you will all suffer for it

[threeeyedharemp3]

ok its only like one page atm but my neocities is trick corridor :]

@zombies-sold-cheap hi

[gumgumexplosion]

can u change the name of things on your blog site like in html or something. i want my "followers" to say "CREWMATES" even tho only i can see that.

AND "notes" to say "berri/berries/etc", i'm trying to look it up but its all "change the amount of notes" instead. get on my wavelength RIGHT NOW.

i can dream.... if u dont have any answers thats okay we can just enjoy my vision together

[florshedworf]

a second social media has been shot off the radar

[hexedmaiden]

This year I've been working on my own little website on neocities! I've started blogging on there a little bit and also cross-posting onto my ko-fi as well, but I haven't really promoted any of it on here just yet or on my bluesky either.

[aspdestos]

Neocities Buttons

[saintjuanas]

heres a walten files stamp i made of bon waving around bannies head like a freak

[magical-babyrinth]

Fansite delayed due to apartment pipe inspections on monday.

I have to clean like my life depends on it.

but I will be back to it! hopefully the main page will be up and done around the start of April :)

this also ruined my plans for my anniversary </3

[beaniebeby]

this place sucks, but i guess its a good thing that it sucks. we carved it into something that cant be just another shitty obligatory social media site that your job Requires you to have

[eveningapedrama]

graphoc design is my passion!!!!!