Saturday Deep Dive: The Free Sample

Todays dive into the deeper archives of Webcomics.com takes us waaaaaaay back to April 2009, when we discussed the usefulness of giving away free samples at comic conventions.

You've managed to secure a table at a comic convention. You've got your shirts and other merchandise prepared, your banners made and your tools for sketches ready. Sounds like you're set, right? Well yes, but you could do more. Many people who have no idea what your comic is about, and they're going to ask you. And you will try to tell them, but they still will not know.

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Friday Archive Dive: Advertising Networks

Today's Archive Dive is from April 23, 2012, when I compiled some information on ad networks.

Many of you are already familiar with Project Wonderful, but it isn’t the only way to get paid for ads running on your site. There are a number of companies that serve ads to participating Web sites. These companies generally pay on a CPM or CPC basis – meaning you get paid on a per-impression or per-click basis (respectively). Here’s a quick overview of some (and by no means all) of your options.

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Accept No Imitations: IndieGoGo clones of Kickstarter projects

If you're running a Kickstarter campaign, beware of clones...

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Character Design Hot Seat: Decrypting Rita and Lizardmin

This is the third of a series of discussions of character design. Rules are the same as all Hot Seat discussions. I'll open up with a few remarks, and then the members at large can take the discussion further. Up first, a character from Decrypting Rita and then Lair of the Lizardmin.

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Google Analytics introduces Universal Analytics

In an effort to better gather information from a wider scope of Web users, Google Analytics is introducing Universal Analytics. Here's a quick guide to getting started.

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