Making money...

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:44 am

I make enough to live like a king and I recently bought a castle in Scotland.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:52 pm

mcDuffies wrote:I make enough to live like a king and I recently bought a castle in Scotland.

So then when are you gonna invite your good buddy K-Dawg to come visit?

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:51 am

No way, you're just gonna seduce all my maids and then leave.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:50 pm

He knows me all too well.

Redtech · Post by **Redtech** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:37 pm

phact0rri wrote:well to make money, i'd assume first off what you have to offer that someone would pay for.

*Scratches chin*
Ironically my bro does softcore "nasty" and hasn't tried capitalising on it, despite the obviously popularity.

Actually, checking out Poisoned Minds, the artist's actually doing bonus comics for cash! Some people have all the fans...or just fans with loose wallets.

Legion of Boom · Post by **Legion of Boom** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:56 am

There's numerous scenarios on creating a revenue stream from your webcomic. The most popular webcomic sites seem to be banking on advertising which becomes more lucrative as the traffic increases. They also seem to release periodic collections either through third-party publishers (like Dark Horse or Top Shelf) or on their own (Lulu or Ka-Blam). All this obviously weighs heavy on your updates (daily updates tend to have bigger followings) and how long you've been in the biz. As approachable as webcomic publishing is, the money side takes years through increased traffic and daily offerings. And being funny helps.

Ewomack · Post by **Ewomack** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:14 pm

Dang! I have to be funny??!?! And have good art?!?

There goes that...

The glut of webcomics seems to contribute to the difficulty of making a living off of one. With thousands out there competing for clickety-clicks, how does one possibly stick out?

Plus, and this also goes for more "literary" writing: does anyone read webcomics who isn't also a webcomic artist? Does a general audience exist? I think for some of the big ones it does, but in general?

Hogan · Post by **Hogan** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:51 pm

ewomack wrote: Plus, and this also goes for more "literary" writing: does anyone read webcomics who isn't also a webcomic artist? Does a general audience exist? I think for some of the big ones it does, but in general?

Oh, there's plenty... before I did a little writing, I read plenty of comics, and still does (even more comics now actually) even though I'm not involved in any comicking at the moment...
Its just that in these halls its mostly artists and writers that dwell, hence it looks like the only readers are from their parts...

Legion of Boom · Post by **Legion of Boom** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:00 am

Look at today's comic strip business model as the music executives look at today's music model. Sure there's always going to be a Madonna or U2 release for a general audience, but the music industry realizes the uselessness of shipping CDs to Best Buy for the bulk of their artists. Today, there are tons of musicians that will never make it on the radio yet have a MySpace or iTunes following that quietly helps them sell 300,000 downloads to their fans or demographic. You'll never be syndicated in 200 papers and your main character will never be a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float. But if you're a good cartoonist and can market your wares properly to your demographic, you just might make a comfortable living off of your venture. Still, I'm talking about maybe 0.75% of all webcomic creations not including the syndicated strips migrating to the webcomic space.