How Many Social-Media Posts Per Day?

How Many Social-Media Posts Per Day?

According to a Very Popular Influencer, one should post on social media six to eight times daily. I disagree, and...
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Social media and behavioral modification

Social media and behavioral modification

B.F. Skinner's research showed that rewards and punishments can alter a subject's behavior. We can use those same simple techniques...
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Webcomics Confidential: You’re wasting money on advertising

Webcomics Confidential: You’re wasting money on advertising

Unless you have a granular knowledge of advertising, demographics, and much more, you're probably wasting money on "plug-and-play" advertising and...
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ComicLab Ep 416 — What’s the Best Platform for Audience Building?

ComicLab Ep 416 — What’s the Best Platform for Audience Building?

Where should you post if you want to build an audience? Substack delivers unbeatable audience-building tools... but it has some...
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Does Your Comic Have to Be in Color?

Does Your Comic Have to Be in Color?

If you’re starting a new comic project, one of the first artistic decisions you’ll face is deceptively simple: color… or...
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Blambot’s Cyberweek Sale

Blambot’s Cyberweek Sale

Blambot's biggest sale of the year is happening now! Save 25% off your entire order at blambot.com. This sale runs...
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December To-Do List

December To-Do List

It's already December. This month is dominated by holidays—both preparing for and celebrating them—and it's the end of the year....
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ComicLab Ep 415 — Color Commentary… Can You Succeed with a Black-and-White Comic?

ComicLab Ep 415 — Color Commentary… Can You Succeed with a Black-and-White Comic?

Today's show is sponsored by Huion, makers of the Kamvas 22 Plus! In today's show, Brad and Dave tackle an...
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Trust me: Remove Your First Panel

Trust me: Remove Your First Panel

If you've been a reader of Webcomics.com for a while, you know how much I loathe "magic number" advice. But...
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Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

Webcomics Confidential: How long should it take to draw a comics page?

A person starting to do comics asked a question in a forum for creators: "How long does it take you...
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ComicLab Ep 343 — How to Raise Your Rates on Patreon

Dave and Brad each realize they must raise their rates on their individual Patreon campaigns. This results in a surprising bout of Impostor Syndrome for Brad that nearly immobilizes him — if not for a meaningful intervention from a trusted friend.

SHOW NOTES

  • Raising rates on Patreon
  • UPDATE: Get your exclusive ComicLab enamel pin at Comic-Con International at Booth #1228
  • UPDATE: ComicLab LIVE at NCS
  • When is it OK to use regional colloquialisms and idioms?
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by on July 11, 2024
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Rethink the landing page

Many of us recognize that readership on the Web has shifted. Our audience spends most of their online time on social media and apps. However, we know it’s important to have our own website where we can own and control our own work. But that website? It’s straight out of 2005.

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by on July 10, 2024
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Tutorial: Vertical-scroll eComics

Previously, I posted about the importance of adopting the vertical-scroll format for your website and social media. That can be a little extra work, but there’s good news! You now have a new product to offer your readers—a vertical-scroll eComic!

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by on July 9, 2024
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ComicLab Ep 342 — Special guest Asia Simone

Marvel/Scholastic illustrator Asia Simone (Instagram, Twitter)shares her experiences illustrating a “Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur” book, navigating the world of YA graphic novel publishing, and… surviving Brad’s studio! Next, a listener asks… “Should I jump to Cara?”

TODAY’S SHOW

  • Special guest Asia Simone
  • Should I jump to Cara?
  • San Diego Comic-Com 2024
  • Breaking the 4th Wall

EDITOR’S NOTE

During the show, Brad and Dave insisted that Jim Davis rarely breaks the Fourth Wall in “Garfield.” They were demonstrably wrong.

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by on July 4, 2024
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ComicLab Ep 341 — How to build an audience on Substack

Substack is one of the few social-media newcomers that actually produces visible results. It delivers audience-building, reader retention, advanced messaging, intelligent analytics, savvy promotion, and discovery. Better yet, it has a user interface that’s a joy to use. So why are so many cartoonists perplexed by it? Brad and Dave do a deep dive into this new platform and offer strategies for using it effectively.

ON TODAY’S SHOW

  • Substack user guide
  • How much worldbuilding should you do when you start?
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by on June 27, 2024
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Webcomics Confidential — How to draw arms

When we draw arms, we remember the wrists, the elbows, and the shoulders… but we often forget there’s more! During his recent livestream chat, cartoonist Brad Guigar discusses the clavicle and its important role in drawing characters with a full range of arm motion.

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by on June 26, 2024
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