Should you produce a calendar to sell to your followers? There are some pretty severe pitfalls we should discuss first.
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With Marvel, Netflix, Sony, HBO, and Universal pulling out of Hall H, what will San Diego Comic-Con be like? Some say that removing the Hollywood sightings and signings will allow the attendees to return their focus to the comics creators the show was initially founded to celebrate. Others fear a floor full of angry fans who spent hundreds on a show that isn’t there.
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What can Netflix teach you about administering your Patreon rewards? Plenty.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.I’ve been teaching at the university level since 2014, and I’ve noticed something alarming. We’ve been giving young people the wrong idea about education. Worse yet — it’s something I’d been doing with my own children!
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Phil Foglio joins us to discuss his long and storied career as an independent cartoonist! Best known for co-creating “Girl Genius” with his wife Kaja, Phil talks about his breakout hit, “What’s New with Phil and Dixie,” his milestone NSFW series, “XXXenophile,” developing the Gaslamp Fantasy genre, and the philosophies that have helped him navigate several decades as an independent comics creator.
Fun Fact! Phil, Dave, and Brad are all nominated for the National Cartoonist Society’s Silver Reuben Award for Best Online Longform Comic!
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
With WGA and SAG-AFTRA members on strike, some sources are telling people to “expect more talk of comic books at a show once dedicated to them.” I think that’s wishful thinking.
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Reader surveys are an excellent way to get a better feel for your audience. Does your comic skew toward female readers? Do they tend to be younger or older? What are their other interests? Would they support a Kickstarter for a new book? What rewards would make them Patreon backers?
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Many of us recognize that readership on the Web has shifted. Our audience spends most of their online time on social media and apps. However, we know it’s important to have our own website where we can own and control our own work. But that website? It’s straight out of 2005.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Before you can hope to succeed, you need to define what Success is to you. We’ll talk about how to define what success means specifically to you.
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Patreon’s WordPress plug-in enables you to host Patreon-exclusive content on your website. We’ll talk about how you can use this to grow your membership. Also, we’ll talk about #comicsbrokeme
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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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