Another Square feature to be aware of — especially with con season getting underway.
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If you’re not a member of Webcomics.com, here are some of the topics you missed out on. Get your access to this daily dose of webcomics news and information now! The links will lead you to content that is “subscription-only,” but I like to link to it for the people that see something intriguing, join, and then want to delve into what they missed.
Critiques: The Webcomics.com critiques are a great way to discuss the craft of cartooning in a real-life, hands-on way. We wrapped up a Hot Seat critique series on lettering, and we opened up a list for participants for another round of the popular “Hitch It / Ditch It” critiques.
Nominations for the Harvey Awards have begun.
Amazon buys ComiXology: As soon as the news broke, we had a post on the site. Going past the press release (and links to comics-news Web sites with details of the acquisition itself), we posted a piece that discussed what this could possibly mean for webcomics.
Heartbleed: Thanks to a quick note by a member, we were able to post a tutorial on navigating the Heartbleed virus for webcomics creators .
How Many Pageviews = Success was an Archive Dive post, but it’s such a central issue to webcartoonists that I wanted to call attention to it here. The comments are just as revealing as the post itself.
Taxes: Of course, April was the month for taxes, and after posting numerous posts with helpful tax-time advice, Webcomics.com was on hand with a guide to filing for an extension.
“No Update Required?” A WordPress error that locked administrators into a loop that prevented them from being able to access their dashboards popped up for some. This post gave step-by-step instructions for circumventing it.
Q2 Slump: Did you see your ad revenue take a dive at the beginning of the month? Webcomics.com explains the cause and follows with five tips on weathering the drought.
How a Web page is Delivered to a Browser: First in a series of “How the Web Works” articles, we discuss the invisible mechanics behind something your business relies upon every day.
Square announced an inventory management feature, and that lead to a great discussion — namely…
What to Look For in an eStore Solution: This guide shows how to tell a great virtual storefront from a dud.
Hack-proof your site: Is your site vulnerable to a hacker’s attack? Here’s how to tell.
Patreon announced lower card-processing rates, and that means more money in the pockets of creators.
Speed up your site: This tutorial shows you how to optimize your Web site for speed.
CSS Crash Course: Don’t know CSS code? No problem. Use this handy method to find out how to change the look and funtion of your site.
We unveiled a new feature — The Webcomics.com Poll — to get information about the current state of webcomics.
This joins the Webcomics.com List, the Chat Room and the Event Calendar as new, helpful features available on this site since it was redesigned. Heck, you can even help direct the site by telling us which posts you really, really Like. Got an idea for the next one? Get in touch!
ComiCraft licencing fees: What do they mean? We get to the bottom of it.
Promotion: How do you build anticipation for a project that hasn’t launched yet? (And should you?)
First-time convention — What should I Bring?
In the Market for an 11×17″ scanner
Is using the models in MangaStudio “cheating?”
Found something interesting while chasing our ad revenue
Should I re-draw my old comics?
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Since my semester teaching Arts Entrepreneurship at Hussian School of Art has ended, I have some scheduling flexibility once again. To that end, I’d like to use some of that time doing some more comics consultations. I’ve gotten really strong comments from the participants after finishing the last round, and — truthfully — I think it’s a lot of fun to drill down into a webcomic and discuss its development and improvement.
And since I’m always looking for a way to say thank-you to my subscribers, I’ve set up a coupon for $25 off the consultation price. You have two options:
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Get out your calendar and start circling dates. It’s time to do a little webcomics planning.
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From time to time, I’m able to leverage the size of the readership here to convince vendors and service providers to offer discounts to our members. These exclusive member benefits have included discounts on retractable banner stands, buttons, book-printing, drawing supplies, convention tickets and books like The Webcomics Handbook and How To Make Webcomics.
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For anybody who draws a comic they have thought about, at one point or another (if not all the time!), wanting to make it their full time job. That’s the goal right? Fortunately, I have been able to do my comic full time for the past year and a half, and I couldn’t be happier.Well, except for the fact that when you are self-employed getting a mortgage loan is even tougher than if you have a “real” job.
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They ket to making your Web site look the way you want it to look is learning CSS. But that’s a skill that few webcartoonists have at the ready — and it’s one that few of us want to invest the time to learning.
Thanks to Philip M. “Frumph” Hofer, I got a CSS crash course — and a sneaky tip to guiding me through applying my new know-how to become a self-taught CSS wizard.
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This post was kindly submitted by Mo Jones. It was originally posted at the previous Webcomics.com site, but it didn’t get included in the transfer. I’m posting it here so members will be able to access the information going forward.
I’ve been obsessed with page-load speeds for years, and I’ve learned quite a bit in that time – although I am by no means an expert. Page-load speed isn’t just a user experience issue – although it is certainly that – it can also affect your Google page rank.
Useful tools for monitoring and analysing your page load speed are pingdom.com and a the pagespeed Firefox plugin (yslow is also handy, but it hates Wibya, and will mark you down for using it). Pingdom tests your site from a server in Europe, so if your host is in the US it might show slower results than if you tested with Webpagetest with its multitude of locations to choose from – but Pingdom is useful as a benchmark.
I’m using a WordPress/Comicpress install, because that’s what I started with five years ago. There is an argument that says if speed is your priority, you shouldn’t use WordPress at all – and that’s a fair point. WP is great, but it’s big. If there is a leaner system out there that does everything I need and is secure, I’ll switch to it.
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Time for another round of Hitch it / Ditch it critiques. The rules are simple. I go to your site and list one thing I think you’re doing very well, and then I talk about one thing you might be able to do better. As always, this serves merely as the starting-off point for a larger discussion among the members.
If you were part of the previous Hitch it / Ditch it Hot Seat, I’d appreciate it if you would sit this one out. To be part of the critique, please list the following in the Comments section:
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There are a ton of options available to someone who wants to set up an online store, but how do you tell a good ecommerce solution from a bad one? Here are five features to consider.
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