How to negotiate a price

How to negotiate a price

It's one of the great Good News/Bad News situations in independent comics: Someone wants to buy your work! That's wonderful!...
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How to give a good podcast interview — and get invited back

How to give a good podcast interview — and get invited back

In light of a gradual breakdown of social media, one of my areas of focus is to find non-social-media methods...
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Tax advice for comic creators

Tax advice for comic creators

It’s that time of year again — the season where every cartoonist stares at a shoebox full of receipts and...
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“Poor Man’s Copyright”

“Poor Man’s Copyright”

Poor Man's Copyright is a system of attempting to establish copyright through mailing a copy of the art to yourself...
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ComicLab Ep 426 — Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself. And Kickstarter Scams

ComicLab Ep 426 — Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself. And Kickstarter Scams

The Mel Brooks documentary, "The 99-Year-Old Man!" holds a lot of wisdom for cartoonists. Speaking of wisdom, it doesn't take...
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Cascading brainstorming

Cascading brainstorming

If you have a copy of my book, “The Webcomics Handbook,” you can find a discussion of my Cascading Brainstorming...
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Using a URL redirect to promote on social media

Using a URL redirect to promote on social media

Communicating a long URL is one of the most frustrating parts of promoting a Kickstarter. Sure, you're provided a truncated...
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ComicLab Ep 425 — The Audience of Theseus

ComicLab Ep 425 — The Audience of Theseus

Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett dig into the many ways we react to humor — from full-on belly laughs...
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Would YOU Hire a Business Manager?

Would YOU Hire a Business Manager?

In a Webcomics.con Poll, we asked: "If I could hire one person to help my webcomics business, it would be...
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How to Find Your Drawing Style

How to Find Your Drawing Style

I often say on the ComicLab podcast: ”It’s hard to drive towards an art style that you want. Usually, it’s...
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