Communicating a long URL is one of the most frustrating parts of promoting a Kickstarter. Sure, you’re provided a truncated version. But have you ever tried to point podcast listeners to http://kck.st/2HQTXbr? Luckily, there’s a better way.
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In a Webcomics.con Poll, we asked: “If I could hire one person to help my webcomics business, it would be a(n)…” The results weren’t particularly surprising. The top response (27%) was “Business Manager.” But here’s the real question…
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We’re heading into a year promising significant upheaval — in business, social media, publishing, and more. But, after twenty-five years of self-publishing, cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar have learned an important lesson: Discomfort is crucial in growing as an artist — and as a businessperson.
Today’s show
Embrace discomfort
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Last year on the ComicLab podcast, I talked about ways I was rethinking outreach for 2024. Substack was at the top of the list. In today’s post, I’ll revisit my thoughts — and update my progress.
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Start your webcomic using the latest platforms, monetization methods, and social media strategies. If you’re launching a new comic in 2025, this episode has all the information you’ll need to get it off the ground!
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Brad Guigar (blue shirt) gestures to Kris Straub (black shirt) as Dave Kellett sketches during an interview at Comic-Con International in 2007. The three were exhibiting as part of the Blank Label Comics collective.
After I wrote the first in my three-part series on publishing collectives, I received a question that deserves a much longer answer than I’d be able to do in the comments section.
Q.: Do you think that [publishing] collectives focused on a certain theme or aesthetic orientation are more effective than collectives that might not have that shared theme or orientation, but are collectives of cartoonists who want the autonomy with the motivation to also promote each other? (Not knocking collectives like that – just wondering what makes for an effective collective and what your views are.)
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