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Should you do a 2025 calendar?

As we head into December, you may be considering a 2025 calendar to sell to your audience. We'll talk about...

Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

How often are we presented with the image of tortured creative souls, staring plaintively at the tools of their craft,...

ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

In this episode, Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett share insights on the creative process of writing humor, emphasizing that humor...

Something worth sharing

With Twitter going down the tubes, I decided to re-focus my efforts on social media. I wanted to see if...

Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

If you're one of the millions of new users on Bluesky, you're probably becoming familiar with Starter Packs. This was...

Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Beginning cartoonists often ask what size they should make their comic. Many are looking for "standard" sizes. The answer is...

ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

What happens when your story gets too big for you to handle? Are you the right person for the job?...

How many social-media posts per day?

According to a Very Popular Influencer, one should post on social media six to eight times daily. I disagree, and...

Detritus — What it is and why your comic needs it

Let's discuss one of those savvy touches that can help take your art to the next level. And ironically enough,...

Webcomics Confidential: T-shirt psychology

Nobody wants to buy a T-shirt featuring your character or logo. It's not that your original character is terrible. Instead,...

As you’re prepping taxes for 2010, this is a good time to get a better start on 2011. As you’re probably experiencing, half of the battle os record keeping. The IRS Web site is surprisingly helpful in getting you on the right path. Here’s their repository of information on record-keeping. From the site:

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by Brad Guigar on February 28, 2011

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Book your travel now

According to FareCompare.com, there have been six price increases in air fares since December of last year. Pair that with the unrest in the Middle East, which is liable to drive oil prices up this summer, and you have the recipe for some truly punishing fares for last-minute bookers.

So now’s the time to book your convention travel — before those prices climb even higher.

by Brad Guigar on February 25, 2011

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What is NOT protected by copyright?

From the LegalZoom newsletter, here are five things that cannot be copyrighted.

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by Brad Guigar on February 24, 2011

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Square announces new fee structure

Square, a smart-phone-based credit-card reader that requires no commitment to a merchant-services contract, has announced that it is dropping its 15-cents-per-transaction fee and replacing it with a 2.75% fee based on the transaction amount.

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by Brad Guigar on February 23, 2011

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Mailbag: Switching Comics

Q: I have a successful comic which is coming to an end within the next few months, and I’m planning to launch a new comic almost immediately thereafter. The new comic represents a fairly significant change from my current work, so I only expect to retain about 50% of that readership.

My question is how much time I can afford to take off between these two projects without risking losing those readers I do expect to take with me. I’d like to arrange it so that I don’t miss an update day, but I’m not sure I’ll have the time to build the site and a modest buffer for the new strip if I do it that way.

— Nick Wright

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by Brad Guigar on February 22, 2011

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Opportunity in Sunnydale California

Amelia Davis is a student at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale California. They’re looking for a Bay Area webcomic artist who is also publishing and making a living off of their work to come and speak at their small school convention. Contact her (ameliad@dewolfestudios.com) if you fit the criteria and if you’re interested.

by Brad Guigar on February 22, 2011

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This member saved $900 with her Webcomics.com subscription

At the end of the year, I asked for members to share how much money they had saved with their Webcomics.com subscription. The winner, Jennifer Brazas, won with a whopping $900 in savings.

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by Brad Guigar on February 22, 2011

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Webcomics Weekly 77 Follow-Up: CBZ and CBR files

During Episode 77 of Webcomics Weekly, we discussed using CBZ and CBR files for digital readers. As member Nismorack points out, building these files is easy:

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by Brad Guigar on February 17, 2011

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Webcomics Weekly, Episode 77: Skottie Young

Scott and Brad discuss the $2 PDF and digital-download publishing with Eisner Award-winning Skottie Young, whose PDF, The Adventures of Bernard, the World Destroyer, found itself at the center of the $2 PDF movement. Skottie goes into real numbers, discussing the topic from the ground up.

The three of us also share our love for Emerald City Comic Con which is just around the corner on March 4-6 in Seattle. Scott, Dave Kellett, Kris Straub and I will be recording a live episode of Webcomics Weekly at the convention on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Room 4C1-2.

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by Brad Guigar on February 16, 2011

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