BlueSky is beginning to feel like Twitter did ten years ago! Engagement is up, conversations are genuine, and follower counts...
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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 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
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!”
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
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
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
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
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
Selling original art is an integral part of the business model of an independent cartoonist who works with traditional media...
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Webcomics Confidential: Infinite Reader Theory
If you’ve ever stressed out about losing readers — or not growing fast enough — you need to understand this concept!
ComicLab Ep 231 — Haunted by Impostor Syndrome
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about what to do when you just can’t avoid Impostor Syndrome.
ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…
- Impostor Syndrome
- Support-based Patreon vs Exclusive-reward Patreon
- UPDATE: Brandon Sanderson’s $41m Kickstarter
- Where to get feedback on your comics
- Zoop
Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
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Here’s a great exercise to generate story ideas — and keep you on track with the world you’re building.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.ComicLab Ep 230 — “I can’t make time for Patreon rewards!”
Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about what to do when you just can’t make time to create Patreon rewards.
ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…
- Can’t make time for Patreon rewards?
- Avoiding overdrawing
- Update: Pineapple juice
- Update: Elon Musk’s plan to buy Twitter
- Update: Managing an email newsletter
- Reruns on social media
- “When do I need a website?”
Webcomics Confidential: Posting schedule… is more content always better?
This is a biggie. Social media tells us that more is more. More posts, more often, more success. But is that true. Can you build a better career offering hamburger five times a week than you can offering steak twice a week? Cartoonist Brad Guigar will discuss this one in detail.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Webcomics Confidential: Building a supporting cast of characters
Let’s talk about developing a compelling supporting cast of characters
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.ComicLab Ep 229 — “Do I really need fans?”
Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the importance of audience building before a crowdfunding.
ON THIS WEEK’S SHOW…
- Do I really need a fan base to launch a Kickstarter?
- Four-panel longform story comics
- The Four Cs used by a $1b software start-up
- Balancing SFW and NSFW storytelling
- Selling plushies and stuffed animals
Webcomics Confidential: Calendars
Should you produce a calendar to sell to your followers? There are some pretty serious pitfalls we should discuss first.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Webcomics Confidential: Ideating on paper
I’m a big believer on ideating on paper. Once I have my plan, I switch to digital, but there’s something about the visceral connection of using paper that connects better for my brain.
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