Webcomics Weekly Episode 70: Get Off Our Lawn!
The guys discuss becoming Webcomics Curmudgeons.
The guys discuss becoming Webcomics Curmudgeons.
Earlier this week, a Webcomics.com member asked what she should charge a Web site that wanted to run her comic. In answering the question, I happened upon a thought that I would like to share here for anyone who missed the Private Forum discussion.
Every time we’re asked to name a price for our work, we wrack our brains trying to come up with the Magic Number — the price that will be satisfactory to the client while remaining rewarding to ourselves.
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It’s hard to believe, but we’re staring down the barrel of another holiday season. If you’re shipping holiday-themed merchandise such as greeting cards or calendars, you’re going to need to be aware of some shipping deadlines so your items can arrive in time. And even if you’re simply shipping books and other standard merchandise from your store, you have to assume the liklihood that the buyer might be intending to give the item to someone else as a gift.
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Please folks, don’t promote your webcomic here.
If this site gets clogged with self-promotion, no one is going to want to read it. It makes it harder to get to the content that people pay to see.
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I’ve been pretty dour on calendars as merchandise in the past, and, truth be told, I’m still not a huge proponent of the practice. As I’ve stated before, calendars have a very limited shelf life. Few people buy them before December or after January. That means you either have to have a very strong, dedicated readership to pitch to or you have to go Print-on-Demand (POD) which brings the unit profit way down.
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As we wrap up the major part of the 2010 comic-convention season, it’s a good time to start thinking about 2011. I’ve come to a new place in my philosophy towards conventions, and I’ve arrived at a few thoughts I’d like to share.
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Brad, Kris and Scott perform a dark ritual that revives their lost podcast from the dead.
In August, 2009, Universal/UClick, Andrews McMeel and Amazon announced the Comic Strip Superstar contest. And one year ago today, they named Webcomics veteran Dana Simpson as the winner for her comic, “Girl.” As the winner of the competition, Simspon has a development contract with Universal/Uclick and along with a $5,000 advance on a book to be published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. As part of that development deal, she must submit 20 samples of her comic every month in exchange for a $300 stipend.
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I just gave a presentation on cartooning to a group of Middle-Schoolers at my kids’ school, and I touched on a topic that seemed right for sharing here: Stereotypes.
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