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Monday
Jun242013

Ten -- No! Eleven! -- tips for running a successful Kickstarter campaign

Having launched my first Kickstarter campaign, I've been doing a lot of "I make mistakes so you don't have to" research for this site. Here's a few things I learned and a few tips I've culled from from others along the way.

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Sunday
Jun232013

Saturday Deep Dive: Word balloons

Back in June, 2009, we covered the topic of word balloons in depth with several posts on the topic. The information is still good, and the more I do Webcomic Bootcamp panels at comic-conventions, the more I'm convinced that the vast majority of creators could make a dramatic improvement in the visual presentation of thier work if they simply paid attention to their word balloons. So here are all of the y on the subject from June 2009:

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Friday
Jun212013

Friday Archive Dive: Facebook's Edgerank system

Today's Archive Dive comes from June 12, 2012, when we discussed why some of your Facebook friends aren't seeing all of your posts.

Earlier this month, you've seen something new on your Facebook Fan page, if you're the administrator of that page.

Right there at the bottom: 93 people reached / 21%

In other words, only 21% of the people who have subscribed to my Facebook Fan Page actually received that post.

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Thursday
Jun202013

Gumroad enables subscription management

One of the apps that I've experimented with for handling digital-download transactions is Gumroad. You've seen it  discussed here often.

One of the capabilities that I felt it lacked was the ability to handle subscriptions.

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Wednesday
Jun192013

Hitch It / Ditch It: From Nothing and Juniper

This is the second installment of the Hitch It / Ditch It Hot Seat -- one of the most popular critique sessions we've had here. The concept is simple. I look at your webcomic and point out one thing that I think you're doing very well. And then I point out something I think needs improvement. As always, the discussion is then opened up to the members at large.

From Nothing

Juniper

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