Mostly, people are using this as a third location to store their stuff, and collect fans. I'm here as a primary spot.

the problem is people not even attempting to make it work, little bit of trouble and they scarper.

The reason theres no commission base here is because nobody sticks it out, literally "not got a com in 2 days running back to FA"

I've been stalking a fair few artists, and am actually having trouble getting any commissions from anyone at all (I've been stalking your account for most of my stay here, trying to get a commission) - either because they have more fans on older sites with a larger fan base, or either their commissions get filled in a matter of hours. This is a recent site, and people are slowly making their way here, so yes, there is a smaller community, but that doesn't mean this community doesn't order any sort of art.

The problem here with some artists (Not handing out names) are that they will ignore Weasyl for most of it, relying heavily on sites such as FA or DA - posting most of their stuff there and holding auctions and commissions raffles there rather than here. Then, they complain about the lack of attention they get on this site, and leave (I am not implying you are doing this, but some artists are).

I understand that artists can't hold that many galleries, but they could at least give the users of this site the same chance and opportunities they give the others - this site has a small community yes, but that doesn't necessarily mean we don't want to commission you (artists), we simply don't get the chance. I do, however, get the point where some artists need the business (and that other older, larger sites provide you with more opportunities), and that is fine to me - and I fully agree with you when you say you wish to leave because the market on other sites is better. On the other hand, if you're doing that simply because others are leaving, I think you should reconsider (Or at least postpone) your departure - don't be a sheep....

Whatever the decision you take, should it be to leave or stay, I wish you the best of luck. It's gonna suck not seeing your art around here as often.

Cheers

I'm currently using all three! (DA, Weasyl and Tumblr that is) and depending on which one the artist posts their commission information on first is usually the one that I use when I'm looking for art - I definitely like this site much better, it'll just take some time I think c:

In the meantime I'd totally understand whatever your reasons are for leaving; it's what works best for you personally, after all!

I don't suppose you use Chrome by chance do you? It has a neat extension available for it called Waxpost; lets you cross-post stuff to Weasyl from other websites (Including DA) in a single click. I can understand that as an artist you want to maximise the number of people who see your work, and DA has a bigger user base and it's been around longer, so for DA to be your main source makes sense; but if you are intent on leaving Weasyl completely then I feel that's a bit of a slap to the face to your fans who follow you here. :/

It'd be a shame if you left, I don't plan to use DA except for dumping a few odds and ends there now again. I think I do follow you on Tumblr though.

Aww, yeah...Weasyl does seem kinda hard to get noticed. :C but deviantart is for popular artists. So I don't get noticed there AT ALL. v.v
I get all my commissions on FA and ( hopefully soon ) Weasyl and Facebook.

*"it doesn't feel much like a full fledged community, or an ideal place for commission artists to advertise their work" *

Well if ppl keep leaving cause of this it will never be O__O I mean comon Weasyl is still new and it needs to get a chance to grow and I will def be a part of it. Just try to be active yourself and you will see that more and more ppl will be active on your page too, anyways that is what I experienced.

Of course its nothing like fa (or da I guess?), but hey that site exists since forever and already got his shot to grow to a big community as it is. But I rlly prefer this site more so I am gonna try to make this my main, but I wont leave fa either. Its always good to spread myself out there more for more interest ^__^

I am not using DA unfortunately, so I am rlly gonna miss your work :( your work is awesomesauce! Anywayss good luck and all, and maybe if I ever gonna use DA I will def check you out there ♥

PS What is your experience of DAa, cause I am hearing allot of negative feedback from other ppl that its not a good place to advertise yourself when it comes to selling your commissions and such???? Whats your experience in that? Cause maybe I will give that site a shot too in that case :P

i think a large part of this is the complete inability to wipe sections of your updates. like why can't i clear favs, clear journals, and then focus on comments?

also the tiny thumbnails...just a bad idea, in my opinion. it looks great on the front page, but as far as submission notifications it's so detrimental. oh well etc

I'm sorry to hear Weasyl is not working out well for you! I took interest in the site mostly from you posting about it, and I've actually fallen in love with the site. I tend to check it more regularly than dA, and have found several new artists to follow. I have also been making more of an effort to comment and interact with other artists here, I actually think the smaller community helps me not be as nervous about chatting with new people. I get very little interaction from dA and Tumblr, so even though I have much less followers here, I've only been getting a little less interaction than other sites.

I'd love to see you stick it out for a bit longer and give it a chance, it is still a pretty new site after all. Of course I completely understand the difficulty of maintaining so many different sites. For commissions and such, have you thought about directing people to a single form or e-mail to keep track of them all? I started doing that with my commissions, and it is soooo much easier to keep track of everything. Pretty much everyone has e-mail, so it is easier to stay in contact with commissioners I think. I also just really hate the private messaging systems on dA and Tumblr(haven't used the one here enough to have much opinion on it).

Also, on a bit more of a selfish note, I really love the idea of the collections on this site, so I love it when artists I commission post the work here so I can collect it, hahaha.

What is your Deviantart? I'll watch you on there! c:

Aww, its alright if you don't want to keep with weasyl ;3; I understand. But yeah I'm not going back to FA either, if i was to leave weasyl I would stick to DA and tumblr as well.

Yeeaaah I understand you; I like this site because it's smaller and makes me feel more comfortable, but I'm speaking as a hobby artist. You're a professional looking for customers and there just aren't that many on Weasyl, especially compared to dA. It's a shame because Weasyl has some nice features, but dA's community is so much bigger and allows you to make better business. I'm sorry this site didn't work out for you!

I'm still on dA myself and I reaaaaally need to update my gallery there, oops. |D I've been falling behind with both art sites lately.