Self-promotion is an ongoing challenge for webcartoonists. It’s an important part of what we do — and it comes naturally to few of us.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
If you’re not a member of Webcomics.com, here’s some of the information and tutorials and you missed.
For only $30, you get access for 12 consecutive months of information, tutorials, critiques and intelligent discussion among serious cartoonists. (And you don’t have to wade through a couple dozen lame self-promotional pitches every day to get to the good stuff!)
Of course, you can always buy my new book based on this site — finally available in print! The Webcomics Handbook is the sequel to How To Make Webcomics, and it’s based on some of the best information from Webcomics.com, and you can read it right now. Of course, members of the site can get the digital edition for 50% off.
Do you have your EIN? Here’s why you should.
The Hitch It / Ditch It Critique series ended…
… and the On The Spot Hot Seat critique series was launched
The U.S. Postal Service changed its pricing structure/delivery options. We walk you through the most pertinent developments
Usage rights: Are you familiar with the different usage rights that apply to your work — and what they’re worth?
Kickstarter Hacked: As soon as Kickstarter released information that their popular crowdfunding site was hacked, Webcomics.com updated with a post alerting members to this fact and telling them what they could do to protect themselves.
Mailbag: “Can I put your comic on my site? A member asked a seemingly simple question — How to respond to an Internet “reprint” or “syndication” request. The answer isn’t quite as simple.
Sales tax guide: Sales tax varies from state to state, and it’s something webcartoonists need to be aware of — whether they’re merely selling goods on the Web or traveling to out-of-state cons. We provide a handy guide to navigating the issue.
Covers designed to sell: In a guest piece, Webcomics.com member John Bogenschutz discusses a finer point of book-cover design — one he uses to convince people to buy more books.
Facebook advertising: Does it do more harm than good? An engaging and thoughtful video demonstrates how paying to boost a Facebook post might actually decrease your ability to reach your fans on Facebook.
Klout scheduler: Social-media analytics app, Klout, has developed new functionality for their users. We talk about what it is, and we identify how you could use it to better reach your readers.
Negotiating a price: We give you solid strategies on getting paid the most for your hard work.
WordPress back-up to Dropbox: This handy plug-in could save you a lot of heartache.
What are the first steps to building a Web site? The members weigh in on hosting, CMSs and branding.
Patreon rewards and milestones: Members discuss best practices and brainstorm strategies.
What’s your favorite thing about creating a webcomic?
Header image: A member was having trouble getting his header image to display correctly on his site. He got help in the forum.
WordPress plug-in recommendations: Members offered to plug their favorite plug-ins.
Hand-outs at conventions? Are you allowed to distribute flyers and other freebies is you’re not buying a table at the con?
Get out your calendar and start circling dates. It’s time to do a little webcomics planning.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
Today’s Archive Dive comes from Feb. 11, 2013, when we discussed the DBA.
A DBA is an important part of establish your business as a standalone entity. The acronym stands for “Doing Business As,” and it is a legal document that says, “When you see XYZ on a form, that’s really John Doe doing business under that business’ name.”
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No one loves Dropbox more than I do. It’s completely changed the way I do … well, everything.
Same goes for WordPress.
Anything that brings the two of them together? Pure heaven.
And that’s why I love a new plug-in called WordPress Backup to DropBox.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
It’s something we, as professional artists, are often called upon to do: Name a price for our work. And, for many of us, it’s one of the most daunting challenges we face.
When I was teaching my weekly class at Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia, I asked my class, “What’s the worst thing you can hear from a prospective client after you’ve quoted them a price?”
“‘That’s too high,'” offered one student.
Incorrect, I countered. That’s actually a very good response. So what’s the worst thing you can hear?
“Yes.”
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Longtime readers may remember my endorsing a Web app called 14Blocks for scheduling social-media messages to hit when its data predicted the greatest probability of the largest number recipients. Unfortunately, they updated their offering, and, in so doing, disabled most of the features I liked best about the software.
Now Klout (which we first discussed in Oct. 2011) is expanding its social-media analytics functionality to pick up where 14Blocks dropped the ball.
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Since we’ve finished up the Hitch It / Ditch It Hot Seat, it’s time to launch the next Hot Seat critique series. This one is called the “On The Spot” Hot Seat.The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
Wanna get warmed up for another week of cartooning? Then join us for a Motivational Sketch. This week’s phrase is “freaking out.”The content you are trying to access is only available to members.
Today’s Archive Dive comes from Feb. 16, 2010, when we discussed the aesthetics of word balloons.
Word balloons are so common — so freely accepted as a part of a cartoonist’s visual syntax — that many of us haven’t given the subject a whole lot of thought. Looking back at my own work, I know I didn’t for the first several years. Choosing last Friday’s Archive Dive made me remember a post I’ve been wanting to do for a long time: Word Ballon Aesthetic. If you haven’t read the Archive Dive, take a second and look it over. It provides some good structure for today’s discussion.
And, as is the case with any discussion of aesthetics, these are not meant to be taken as written-in-stone dictates. But the philosophy behind the aesthetics should help inform your own process in developing your own personal style.
It’s time to look at word balloons again for the first time.
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