Motivational Sketch: Spring Cleaning
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Federal income taxes must be postmarked by tomorrow (April 15). State and city taxes are also due then — as well as estimated taxes for the first quarter of 2014.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
Today’s Archive Dive brings us back to a perennial question in the world of webcomics: At what level of pageviews can I expect Success to happen?
Q: I’m sure this is a bigger question than I think it is, but I started my webcomic in January and I think I’m doing okay with pageviews (I only update twice a week) but is there an easy number to point to to say, “At this point, you are successful?” Another Webcomic friend of mine said (he heard) that at 1000 pageviews a day, you can quite your day job. I’m thinking this isn’t true, since that’s about where I’m at now. And no money, not that I’ve tried yet.
News is spreading fast about the Heartbleed bug — and it’s not good. Member Rich Clabaugh gave us the early warning: The Heartbleed bug causes a vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic library, which is used by roughly two-thirds of all Web sites on the Internet. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself now.
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This is breaking, so details are still coming in, but news has just been released that Amazon has bought ComiXology.
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If you’re not a member of Webcomics.com, here are some of the topics you missed out on. Get your access to this daily dose of webcomics news and information now!
About.me – A new social-media app for networking among creative professionals
On the Spot Hot Seat critique: We visited participants site on a random day and talked about what was going on with the comic/site on that day (no archives).
Webcomics Weekly: When the first of four scheduled return recordings of the seminal Webcomics Weekly podcast was released, Webcomics.com members got access to it before it went public.
Business Line of Credit: Way better than a credit card — and a renewable source of quick capital. We explain how it works.
Health Insurance for Self-Employed Cartoonists.
Uploading comics in bulk (ComicsPress and Comic Easel): A step-by-step tutorial to adding a large number of comics to your site at once.
Mailbag: Digital Download Update: A member asks for the latest developments in the Evil Inc monthly pre-release download.
Custom menu icons (ComicsPress and Comic Easel): A step-by-step tutorial for adding custom icons to your menu.
Was that huge traffic spike real? When you checked your stats this morning, you had a huge spike in traffic. Then you checked again later and saw that it disappeared. What just happened? We give you the explanation.
Archive Dive: Stop giving them the finger! In this piece from the Webcomics.com archive, we revisit a post in which I advised against a rather lazy drawing habit.
New Site Feature: The Webcomics.com Calendar: We unveiled a new self-promotion feature of the site. You can post upcoming events and appearances in the Webcomics.com Calendar!
Patreon: Five Tips: Five ways to help push your Patreon campaign towards success.
Copyright and Trademark review: It’s a complicated subject, and it perplexes many of us. Here’s a breif review of the facts you need to understand it better.
Lettering Hot Seat: The Hot Seat critiques are where we discuss the craft of comics in a meaningful, hands-on way. In this round, we’re focused on lettering and word balloons.
Harvey Award Ballots: The nomination round of the Harvey Awards is officially underway and any professional webcartoonist (that’s you) is eligible to nominate work they find inspiring.
Motivational Sketch series — A case of the Willies: After a brief hiatus, we jumped back on the Motivational Sketches bandwagon. This week’s theme was A Case of the Willies.
Kickstarter ads? We workshop an ad for a Kickstarter campaign
Ink washes in b&w offset printing?
Holy ship! Are you prepared for the increases in shipping costs?
Being influenced by other media
What do you wish you’d have known when you started?
MangaStudio 5 EX files to PNGs
Wanna get warmed up for another week of cartooning? Then join us for a Motivational Sketch. This week’s phrase is “a case of the willies.”
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The Hot Seat critiques are an opportunity for us to discuss the craft of comics in a tangible and meaningful way. This specific Hot Seat — focused on lettering — exposes a traditionally under-looked aspect of cartooning: Lettering (and word balloons). As always, my comments below only serve as a jumping-off point for the large conversation among the community at large. So please feel free to share your thoughts and experience.
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The Harvey Awards are now accepting nominations. Anyone who creates a comic (that’s you) may nominate fellow creators / titles for the different categories. They have a new, online nomination form, in addition to their traditional downloadable PDF that you can print out and snail-mail in (just scroll to the bottom of the digital form to see three download options).
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Get out your calendar and start circling dates. It’s time to do a little webcomics planning.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.