ComicLab Ep 419 — 2025 in Review — Predictions and Goals

ComicLab Ep 419 — 2025 in Review — Predictions and Goals

At the beginning of the year, cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar made their predictions for the coming year —...
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Planning out the new year

Planning out the new year

This is a time when many of us start daydreaming about the coming year. We have hopes, plans, goals, and...
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Should you do a 2026 calendar?

Should you do a 2026 calendar?

As we head into December, you may be considering a 2026 calendar to sell to your audience. We'll talk about...
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Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

Webcomics Confidential: Understanding Writer’s Block

How often are we presented with the image of tortured creative souls, staring plaintively at the tools of their craft,...
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ComicLab Ep 417 — Print on Demand… When There’s No Demand

ComicLab Ep 417 — Print on Demand… When There’s No Demand

Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss the nuances of print-on-demand services. As Brad says, "It's a good place to start,...
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Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

Maximizing the potential of Bluesky Starter Packs

If you've been sharing your work on Bluesky, you're probably becoming familiar with Starter Packs. This was a significant innovation...
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Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Webcomics Confidential: What size should your webcomic be?

Beginning cartoonists often ask what size they should make their comic. Many are looking for "standard" sizes. The answer is...
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Give Yourself the Gift of Time Off: Low-Impact Holiday Content Ideas for Cartoonists

Give Yourself the Gift of Time Off: Low-Impact Holiday Content Ideas for Cartoonists

The holiday season has a way of sneaking up on us — and suddenly we’re juggling year-end deadlines, family commitments,...
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ComicLab Ep 417 — Special Guest Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott from “Baby Blues”

ComicLab Ep 417 — Special Guest Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott from “Baby Blues”

Syndicated cartoonists Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman share their journey of collaboration that spans over 35 years, focusing on their...
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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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Using HTML coding on Webcomics.com

Q. I noticed the new “New here? Read these” section on the right there. Can I suggest adding to that area a more detailed article with full examples of what html works on the site? The link syntax stuff at the bottom of posts isn’t exactly the clearest instructions out there.
— Margaret

Great idea! OK, let’s start with the ones listed below the field activated when you post.

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by on March 29, 2010
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Welcome New Subscribers!

Welcome! In order to help ensure you get as much out of this site that you can, here’s a quick rundown of site features. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with questions or comments.

Members: Please feel free to add to it for the newcomers. But — to keep this as a useful archive for the future — I’d appreciate it if you’d shoot any questions to me using the Contact link above.

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by on March 24, 2010
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Scott Kurtz: Improving Your Art

In Robert’s first article on the webcomics business model, he bent a couple noses out of shape. Many of you felt stuck inside or below “the base” of his model.

“The opportunity for the base is something I have the least expertise in, but my advice nonetheless would be to not focus on the business and focus on getting readers. I’m by no means a creative type, so I sadly can’t help you much on how to grow your fan base (my skills come in handy when you already have them), I just know that’s what you should be doing. This stage in your lifecycle is where your skills and talents are most critical. Again, listen to guys like Brad and Scott.” — Robert Khoo

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by on March 24, 2010
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Reddit vs the Top-XX Sites

I’ve posted before how much I dislike those sites that ask you to link to them under the auspices of counting votes that move your banner ad towards the top of some sort of list. I call them “Top-XX List” sites because thy’re all based on the banner ads displayed for a certain number of participants at the top of the list — Top 10, Top 20, Top 100, etc.

As I’ve said before, this is a glorified link-exchange in my opinion. And I’ll also pose the argument that the only winners are the people running the Top-XX sites themselves (they usually run their own ads).

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by on March 23, 2010
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How to fart butterflies

Yesterday, in the Private Forum, a member asked, What are some tips and tricks for getting attention at a comic con? One member said: “Make sure you look like you’re having a great day even if you aren’t!”

It made me remember this wonderful moment in which a convention veteran took a moment to share some priceless advice with a newer exhibitor who was having a rough weekend.

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by on March 18, 2010
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