Understanding social media

Understanding social media

Social media is among an independent artist's most frustrating elements. We struggle for engagement, wage constant battles with "The Algorithm,"...
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Writing humor

Writing humor

Writing comedy is a challenge that is made even more daunting by the fact that humor itself is completely subjective...
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CMYK vs RGB

CMYK vs RGB

If you're saving your comics in RGB mode, you may be making a potentially expensive mistake. The content you are...
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ComicLab Ep 358 — “Help! I’m not funny anymore!”

ComicLab Ep 358 — “Help! I’m not funny anymore!”

Cartoonists Dave and Brad share some thoughts with a young humor writer trying to find their Funny. Also: Is BlueSky...
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ISBN — a beginner’s guide

ISBN — a beginner’s guide

An ISBN is a 10- or 13-digit number used to identify a book from a specific publisher. Once your book...
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How to write a Halloween joke

How to write a Halloween joke

On Substack, a cartoonist was struggling with writing a Halloween joke. He was experiencing a common problem. He was stuck...
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Webcomics Confidential: Size doesn’t matter

Webcomics Confidential: Size doesn’t matter

when it comes to your audience, size doesn't matter. A small and engaged readership beats a huge, lukewarm audience every...
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ComicLab Ep 357 — Innovation fascination

ComicLab Ep 357 — Innovation fascination

Having wrapped up his 16th Kickstarter, cartoonist Dave Kellett shares some insights about setting realistic expectations, avoiding paid advertising, and...
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Adding lettering to improve original art sales

Adding lettering to improve original art sales

Selling original art is an integral part of the business model of an independent cartoonist who works with traditional media...
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Reader retention

Reader retention

Let's face it. One of the biggest hurdles in growing a webcomic is reader retention. That's why I encourage you...
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Uh-oh, More Comics Grammar

In a follow-up to an earlier discussion of the proper use / spelling of Yeah, Yay, Yea and Ya, here are some other words and phrases that commonly get misused in comics. Most of these hinge on the proper use of hyphens or apostrophes.

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by on December 16, 2009
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Zingerding

There’s another webcomics hosting/publishing service on the scene. And the ubiquitous contest. From their blog:

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by on December 10, 2009
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Twitter Tips

By now, you’re well aware that Twitter is a powerful tool for promoting your work on the Web. If you’re not incorporating it into your daily Web habits, I’d encourage you to start today. Here are a few things to get you started (or take you to the next level).

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by on December 2, 2009
Posted In: Business, Tech
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The Top-XX List Challenge

It’s no secret. I hate those “Top-XX” list sites that require you to put their buttons on your site, beg readers to vote and send traffic to their site in return for a questionable amount of traffic. I think it identifies your comic as low-rent and, more importantly, I think it’s distracting you (and your readers) from taking adavntage of some seriously powerful social networking entities (Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, etc.) that are readily available and widely in use.

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by on December 1, 2009
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December To-Do List

Tomorrow is the beginning of December. It’s a month dominated by holidays — both preparing for and celebrating them — and it’s the end of the year. It’s probably the most challenging months for a webcartoonist, so let’s get organized.

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by on November 30, 2009
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Web Design Hot Seat: Closed

I’ve stopped accepting submissions for the Web Design Hot Seat. But it was such a popular feature, I may swing around to the topic again some time — or even apply the idea to other aspects of cartooning.

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by on November 29, 2009
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Happy Thanksgiving!

If you’re celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday today, food and family gatherings are most likely the order of the day. And if you’re like most cartoonists I’ve met, your slightly more excited about the food (and wish you could get by without the large family gathering part).

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by on November 26, 2009
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