Episode description
At the beginning of the year, Dave and Brad made a series of predictions and set some personal goals for the year. The year is over, and it's time to see how they fared.
Predictions for 2024
- BRAD: Twitter will crash in 2023 2024
- DAVE: Social media will remain distributed over five or six platforms
- BRAD: Web users will begin to pivot away from social media
- DAVE: Patreon will move closer to an IPO
- BRAD: Kickstarter will remain #1 by continuing to avoid mentioning blockchain
- DAVE: SDCC will return to normal after an abnormal '23... and profits will plummet for creators
Things we DIDN'T see coming!
- AI snuck up on us in 2024 — No one predicted that!
- Bluesky snuck up on us, too!
Goals for 2024
- DAVE: Launch "Pickles" Kickstarter in Jan/Feb, launch "Drive 4" Kickstarter in summer
- BRAD: In Q1, Kickstart an Evil Inc book paired with an After Dark edition. Kickstart another book — Webcomics Handbook, Evil Inc After Dark or collection of single-panel comics — in Q2/Q3
- DAVE: Prepare for a 5-15% sales drop at Comic-Con International
- BRAD: Personal appearances, including SDCC and NCS
- DAVE: ComicLab Across America
- BRAD: Use NON-social-media alternatives to drive Patreon.
- DAVE: Revisit KIndle Direct Publishing
- BRAD: Start prepping website for a post-Patreon future
- DAVE: Build the ComicLab Patreon to 500 members
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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.