Comments on: I was wondering… http://artpatient.com/2009/12/09/i-was-wondering/ webcomic news, webcomic reviews and commentary Fri, 11 May 2012 14:14:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sam Medina http://artpatient.com/2009/12/09/i-was-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 Sam Medina Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:52:17 +0000 http://www.artpatient.com/?p=2496#comment-1283 I often wonder that myself. I seem to have core of regular readers who stick around, and spikes that are hard to explain, as they don't usually happen at a page or scene I find particularly good. If you guys ever figure out a good answer to that one, let me know ;) I often wonder that myself. I seem to have core of regular readers who stick around, and spikes that are hard to explain, as they don’t usually happen at a page or scene I find particularly good. If you guys ever figure out a good answer to that one, let me know ;)

]]> By: delos http://artpatient.com/2009/12/09/i-was-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-511 delos Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:06:44 +0000 http://www.artpatient.com/?p=2496#comment-511 That's a very good overview of how to promote and sell a comic effectively. Your suggestions (and Bo's) certainly get to the heart of how to find your audience and what to do with them once you've got them returning. Say you have a gag comic. Once in a while someone links to a specific comic but the regular visits are far lower than your spikes. Assuming you are working at improving the comic, how can you get that once in a while reader to come back more often? What tips the scales? That’s a very good overview of how to promote and sell a comic effectively. Your suggestions (and Bo’s) certainly get to the heart of how to find your audience and what to do with them once you’ve got them returning.

Say you have a gag comic. Once in a while someone links to a specific comic but the regular visits are far lower than your spikes. Assuming you are working at improving the comic, how can you get that once in a while reader to come back more often? What tips the scales?

]]> By: Freefall http://artpatient.com/2009/12/09/i-was-wondering/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Freefall Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:13 +0000 http://www.artpatient.com/?p=2496#comment-510 You have to be clear about your objectives. What are you trying to say and who is your audience? Why are you maintaining this site? Who do you want to reach? There is nothing wrong with dabbling. I do a comic that I update about once every two months. But it's not my job. If you are treating this like a job, like a business, then you have to think about marketing and your audience all the time. You have to be laser focused on getting and serving your target audience, all while being entertaining! (whew!). You are not just an artist, you have to be a salesman. If my comic was my job, my objectives would be to tell a great story that I would be proud of (that much is not different than now), give the audience something they couldn't get somewhere else, update regularly, get as much (free) exposure as possible & constantly promote my site, and gently but relentlessly promote secondary products to purchase. The comic gets them in the door, then they need to buy the subscription or the T-Shirts. You have to be clear about your objectives. What are you trying to say and who is your audience? Why are you maintaining this site? Who do you want to reach?

There is nothing wrong with dabbling. I do a comic that I update about once every two months. But it’s not my job.

If you are treating this like a job, like a business, then you have to think about marketing and your audience all the time. You have to be laser focused on getting and serving your target audience, all while being entertaining! (whew!). You are not just an artist, you have to be a salesman.

If my comic was my job, my objectives would be to tell a great story that I would be proud of (that much is not different than now), give the audience something they couldn’t get somewhere else, update regularly, get as much (free) exposure as possible & constantly promote my site, and gently but relentlessly promote secondary products to purchase. The comic gets them in the door, then they need to buy the subscription or the T-Shirts.

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