Remove your first panel

Remove your first panel

If you've been a reader of Webcomics.com for a while, you know how much I loathe "magic number" advice. But...
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Key dates in the upcoming holiday shopping season

Key dates in the upcoming holiday shopping season

From Black Friday to New Year's sales, here's a guide to help you prepare your online store for the holiday...
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Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

A person starting to do comics asked a question in a forum for creators: "How long does it take you...
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Comics Consultations

Comics Consultations

Powered by I will prepare top-down analysis of your comic-based business, including: Art and writing Social media Crowdfunding Marketing/promotion Then...
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ComicLab Ep 361 — Let’s talk about your bits and pieces

ComicLab Ep 361 — Let’s talk about your bits and pieces

When a listener asks about Kickstarter strategy, the ComicLab guys are divided! Dave favors the traditional webcomics approach. Build your...
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Reddit posting strategy

Reddit posting strategy

This is an excellent time to start an account on Reddit — or to dust off a profile you haven't...
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Clip Studio tutorial: Adding highlights to black hair

Clip Studio tutorial: Adding highlights to black hair

Drawing a person with black hair can be tricky. If you're not careful, you can end up with someone who...
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Webcomics Confidential: “Don’t quit your day job!”

Webcomics Confidential: “Don’t quit your day job!”

"Don't quit your day job" is often used to insult artists and imply that they haven't become successful yet. But...
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COmicLab Ep 360 — New ways to make an old mistake

COmicLab Ep 360 — New ways to make an old mistake

After years of listening to Brad and Dave extoll the virtues of self-publishing, a ComicLab listener signed with a corporate...
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Content exchange: Cross-promotion made simple

Content exchange: Cross-promotion made simple

With social media on a steep decline, many of us are scrambling to find ways to replace its benefits. One...
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When a content scraper steals your exclusives

It happens from time to time — especially if you’re offering exclusive content on Patreon. Criminals (there’s no other word) access your site and use various means to scrape the content and post it in places where others can access it for free. As long as we, as artists, allow ourselves to be undervalued, there will always be people comfortable doing this. So, what can you do to stop it?

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by on August 14, 2024
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Five tips to improve your Substack home page

Your Home page is the first thing new readers will see when they decide to check out your work on Substack. It’s the hub of all of your Substack activities, and it has some unique features you may be missing. Here are three ways you can optimize yours.

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by on August 13, 2024
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ComicLab Ep 347 — How to use a sketchbook

SHOW NOTE: Brad’s microphone had some technical difficulties this week. Please excuse the momentary dip in sound quality. This week, we’re talking about the right way to use a sketchbook. Also, is it a good idea to abandon social media completely and replace it with blogging?

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by on August 8, 2024
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Webcomics Confidential — Photo reference

Many artists have conflicting views on using photo references. The truth is that judicious, conscientious use of photo references can be a valid part of the drawing process.

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by on August 5, 2024
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ComicLab Ep 346 — How to get better faster and faster better

Sometimes, it seems as if the more your skills improve, the longer it takes to get something done! Shouldn’t it be the other way around?! Also… what’s the most polite way to tell a comic-con shopper to stop reading and BUY the danged comic?

ON TODAY’S SHOW

  • How to get better faster and faster better
  • Sites with links to webcomics
  • Stop reading and BUY it!
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by on August 1, 2024
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woman in white ceramic bathtub

The Kickstarter bathtub curve

It’s not uncommon to panic in the early days of a Kickstarter campaign. After that initial shower of pledges, the activity often drains out — leaving the creator wondering if they’re going to be left all wet. That’s when it’s time to get into the “tub.”

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by on July 31, 2024
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