Webcomics Handbook

Webcomics Handbook

Your ready reference for all things webcomics. Launched as a follow-up to the seminal “How To Make Webcomics,” Brad Guigar’s...
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“How do I get more readers?”

“How do I get more readers?”

Today we're going to talk about a sentence that every last one of us have uttered: I really feel like...
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ComicLab Ep 351 — Patreon and the iOS app

ComicLab Ep 351 — Patreon and the iOS app

Apple has initiated a plan to take 30% of all transactions made through the Patreon iOS app. That has caused...
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Substack’s ‘Recommendations’ feature

Substack’s ‘Recommendations’ feature

One of my oldest axioms is that "social media is social." In other words, social media rewards participation. Substack's "Recommendations"...
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Understanding passive revenue streams — Knock-on vs Knock-out

Understanding passive revenue streams — Knock-on vs Knock-out

Subless was a subscription platform for creators that enabled users to issue support based on a monthly budget. In short,...
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September To-Do List

September To-Do List

It's September, and the kids are returning to school. This is great if you're a webcartoonist because that means they're...
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ComicLab Ep 350 — Kickstarter mistake: confusing rewards with add-ons

ComicLab Ep 350 — Kickstarter mistake: confusing rewards with add-ons

Brad and Dave discuss using rewards and add-ons in a Kickstarter campaign. Then, they tackle the problem of whether your...
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Webcomics Confidential: Re-using sketches

Webcomics Confidential: Re-using sketches

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjc-F4r1ND8 It's possible to speed up your drawing process without becoming one of those "copy/paste" artists. Here's a guide to...
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Some brilliant marketing advice — and a warning

Some brilliant marketing advice — and a warning

There's a discussion on Reddit that I want to call your attention to for two reasons. First, it's packed with...
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Webcomics Confidential: Before You Launch Your Kickstarter…

Webcomics Confidential: Before You Launch Your Kickstarter…

Before you launch your Kickstarter — whether it's your first one or your tenth one — there's a few things you...
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ComicLab Ep 349 — Special Guest Co-Host Kevin McShane

ComicLab Ep 349 — Special Guest Co-Host Kevin McShane

As Brad Guigar travels to Bad Axe, Michigan, to spend a fun-filled week with his family, Kevin McShane steps in...
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What to post in your Substack newsletter

What to post in your Substack newsletter

Webcartoonists have discovered Substack, and they're flocking to the platform. After all, it's one of the very few platforms where...
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Moving Mountains with Motivation

So here’s an interesting mediation on motivation kindly submitted by Philipp Lehner.

Facing Reality

Time is of the essence. In general, this means you will have to sacrifice time, which you could otherwise spend with family or friends. Sitting around every evening watching TV should be an exception, not the rule. You have to be capable of providing your project with what it needs the most: unconditional devotion.

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by on August 13, 2009
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Mailbag: What to Sell at a Con?

Q:Do you have any suggestions for someone attending their first convention? I’ll be in Artist’s Alley. What should I bring to sell?

This is a question I’ve been asked both in the Forum and in private e-mails, so I figured I’d address it out here in case there were others wondering the same thing.

A: There are two main reasons to attend a con: To sell or to promote. Of course, if you’re going to sell, you can promote, too. But if you’re going to promote, you shouldn’t be distracted by trying to sell.

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by on August 12, 2009
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Scott McCloud on TED

In another discussion from TED, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch. In this talk, he shares his history, discusses the infinite canvas and muses on the future of webcomics.

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by on August 11, 2009
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Getting the reader on the go

This piece was submitted by Lemuel Pew

As mobile devices become more powerful and commonplace, the chances of your already Internet-savvy audience having a Blackberry, iPhone or such are pretty good. Here’s a few thoughts on getting ahead of the curve.

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by on August 10, 2009
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Pet peeve: Yeah, Yay, Yea and Ya

 

It’s time to address a pet peeve that’s been bothering me lately. I keep reading comics that misuse “Yeah” and “Yay.” Often, I see novice cartoonists writing one when they mean the other.

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by on August 7, 2009
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Elizabeth Gilbert at TED: “Show up for your part of the job…”

Elizabth Gilbert, author of the bestselling “Eat, Pray, Love,” talks about how creativity has been conceptualized over the years — and the effects of those conceptualizations on creative people. This 18-minute presentation may very well reshape how you approach your own creativity. It will certainly make you think.

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by on August 5, 2009
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Mailbag: Affiliate Marketing

Q: Can webcomics & affiliate marketing work together?

If yes, how would webcomics make affiliate marketing work for them?

How should creators encourage their readers to click on an affiliate link?

Besides Amazon & Chitika, any others worth recommending?

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by on August 4, 2009
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Is the time right for a calendar?

 

The suggestion gets made by earnest fans regularly: “If you offered a calendar based on your comic, I’d buy it.”

I’ll deal with that lie in another post, but for now, let’s talk about the calendar as a part of your comic’s merchandise roster — and why you’ll want to give it careful thought.

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by on August 3, 2009
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