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How to get more Patreon pledges

Jun 29, 20181 hr 1 minEp 26Transcript available on Metacast
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Episode description

Webcomic veterans Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar tackle another collection of questions about the care and feeding of cartoonists. FIRST, Danielle Corsetto's GWS collection leads to a discussion of "complete" collections and hardcover books in general. NEXT, Creation vs Learning — which is more important? THEN, it's the perennial question – How do I get more Patreon backers? FOURTH, should experienced webcartoonists be more open to offering critiques when asked? And FINALLY, Dave challenges Brad to write a 10-year plan!

BUT FIRST: Dave discusses a parent's cunnundrum — the perplexing economics of LEGOs!

Show notes

  • 00:00 — The economics of LEGOs
  • 06:25 — Brad is still dealing with phishing phallout
  • 09:00 — Danielle Corsetto's GWS collection leads to a discussion of "complete" collections and hardcover books in general
  • 15:26 — Creating vs Learning... which is more important?
  • 24:27 — How to get more Patreon backers
  • 37:33 — Should we offer critiques?
  • 56:10 — Challenge: Create a 1-, 5- and/or 10-year plan

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com

Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.