Webcomics Confidential: There’s no such thing as a “failed” Kickstarter

Webcomics Confidential: There’s no such thing as a “failed” Kickstarter

Steven Spielberg was rejected TWICE by the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Walt Disney’s newspaper editor told...
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ComicLab Ep 367 — How can comics reach kids?

ComicLab Ep 367 — How can comics reach kids?

A father is concerned that comics no longer reach kids, suggesting that video games are the better value measured by...
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Planning out the new year

Planning out the new year

This is a time when many of us start daydreaming about the coming year. We have hopes, plans, goals, and...
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Should you do a 2025 calendar?

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...
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Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

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,...
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ComicLab Ep 365 — Maybe You’re Not Funny

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...
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Something worth sharing

Something worth sharing

With Twitter going down the tubes, I decided to re-focus my efforts on social media. I wanted to see if...
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Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

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...
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Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

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...
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ComicLab Ep 346 — In Over My Head

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?...
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The Facebook Like button

 

Facebook now allows you to add a Like button to your Web site. Now you can allow your readers to tag your comic with a “Like” that will appear in their Facebook profile — just as if it were on Facebook. What this allows you to do is have the now common ‘like’ button which we see inside Facebook on any of your websites. You can to do this is through an iframe like this:

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by on April 22, 2010
Posted In: Tech
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Improve your Google PageRank

Your Google PageRank is used by Google to gauge the quality and popularity — and that helps determines how near the top your site appears during a search for pertinent keywords. (The exact formula is Google’s trade secret.) If you want to be near the top in as many keywords as possible, it’s a good idea to maximize your PageRank. This is called Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and what we’ll discuss here is the tip of the iceberg.

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by on April 21, 2010
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C2E2 wrap-up

Since I know we had a lot of Webcomics.com members at the show, let’s do a little C2E2 wrap-up. Feel free to join in the discussion with your thoughts as a show exhibitor or as a potential exhibitor next year. Here are some bullets:

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by on April 20, 2010
Posted In: Business, Conventions
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Put down the put-downs

Self-deprecating humor. We all know how it works.

If I put myself down, then it makes it harder for someone else to put me down. And maybe someone else will actually be moved to say something positive.

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by on April 15, 2010
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Robert Khoo: Know Your Audience

Part of my job is talking to people that have no idea who or what Penny Arcade is. A pretty accurate description of the strip is “a political cartoon about the game industry,” but honestly – the people that I deal with really don’t give a shit about what our content is (it’s rare to find an agency that truly understands a niche audience). What they’re interested in is: who does give a shit about our content. They care about the readers. They care about what makes them tick, and, as mercenary as it sounds, they care about the products they buy and how they can leverage that information to sell their own.

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by on April 14, 2010
Posted In: Business
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C2E2 prep: Chicago Sales Tax

If you’re attending C2E2, you do not necesarily have to register with the state of Illinois to collect sales tax!

If you’re only planning to do business in Chicago this weekend*, you can use this handy form to remit your sales tax after the convention.

 Special Event Tax Collection Report and Payment Coupon

*Of course, if you’re doing business in Chicago regularly, you need to register your business.

by on April 13, 2010
Posted In: Business
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