I don't have a deviantART page but would like to get started...

[Jenni Porshakin]

The only option I see atm is to copy some other user's page layout.
And then paste in my pics, icons, artwork, etc.
Because starting from scratch is always a pain in the BUTT.
If you'd like to help me develop a DA page, please let me know what/what not to do.
I will accept your PMs if you'd rather do it that way.
Thanks in advance!

[Sayara]

Deviantart is pretty basic, everyone has a general looking page that only "special paid users" can really alter. So everyones look the same. :???:
Not sure what you're exactly needing

[NoiseHERO]

Yeah just get an avatar, upload stuff, and "customize"/input your personal info and knick knacks and whatever.

I mostly end up adding friends I meet OUTSIDE of dA. But I assume, leaving comments, journals, posting on forums, giving dA money, or just being famous in general is how people grow and get 242334534553 fans/followers/views/comments/support.

Other than that it's pretty straight forward, not a complicated mess like myspace or facebook.

[Mimo]

Not much to do on the customizing part. The only hard aspect of DA is actually getting watchers. I mostly meet people from pso-world there. Probably because all the stuff I post is from one game~ >8(

[GCoffee]

You guys complain, but me being a writer makes it so much harder than it already is to gather any watchers, at all. D:

[qoxolg]

Getting watchers is not really hard. It's just some tricks:
1. Comment a lot on others arts, even if you don't even really like their stuff.
2. Watch a lot of people (make 'friends') , some will watch you in return
3. Get active on the forums
4. Get active in lots of popular groups
5. Draw stuff from popular anime and furries
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6. Actually post great art

Sadly thats how DA works. Thats why I stopped to care for page views etc. DA is nice as a gallery though with unlimited storage.

[Sayara]

Getting watchers is not really hard. It's just some tricks:
1. Comment a lot on others arts, even if you don't even really like their stuff.
2. Watch a lot of people (make 'friends') , some will watch you in return
3. Get active on the forums
4. Get active in lots of popular groups
5. Draw stuff from popular anime and furries
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999999999999999999999999999999999999. Actually post great art

Sadly thats how DA works. Thats why I stopped to care for page views etc. DA is nice as a gallery though with unlimited storage.

Fixed that for ya champ.

[NoiseHERO]

Yeah sadly having good art isn't enough, I've seen some ultra talented artists and then they only have like 6000-9000 views/comments.

But some 16 year old girl can draw a MLP and get 34524523452345 views.

Fortunately I don't care about that sort of thing.

...Anymore.

[Ami]

This is a good guide to get you started. (http://tangledweb.deviantart.com/art/Guide-to-DeviantART-Popularity-5720958)

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No, I'm kidding. You shouldn't really care about page views and being popular on there unless you're actually using DA to sell your art. Not like I really suggest DA for selling your comissions anyway. But I digress.

It's a nice little place to hold your art.