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Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar discuss the social contract between comics creators and readers.

ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...

• Does a comics creator have a social contract with their readers?
• UPDATE: Bono regrets his "Magic Wand" Moment
• UPDATE: The new ComicLab goal is to be invited as guests of to Angoulême
• Repeatedly ending on cliffhangers
• How to break bad news

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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.

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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.

Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar field a question from a listener who is worried that they'll lose readers as they improve their skills!

ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...

• We need to talk about Webtoons
• UPDATE: SDCC reached out saying I can't use the ™ "Comic-Con" on packaging
• UPDATE: Backerkit launches a crowdfunding platform
• How page design effects the layout of a book.

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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.

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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.

Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett talk about what to do when you just can't make time to create Patreon rewards.

ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW...

• Can't make time for Patreon rewards?
• Avoiding overdrawing
• Update: Pineapple juice
• Update: Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter
• Update: Managing an email newsletter
• Reruns on social media
• "When do I need a website?"

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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.

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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.

Cartoonists Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett discuss mistakes that comic creators are making on Patron that are costing them money. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! 

Questions asked and topics covered...

• Stop saying "Support me on Patreon!"
• People want things for their money — stop talking about what's in it for YOU, and start talking about what's in it for the BACKERS.
• Get rid of your $1 tier
• The $2 level is a Support tier. Don't give away rewards at this level
• Too many tiers
• Too much CHATTER in your tiers
• Don't offer Physical rewards
• Social media messaging  — frequent, consistent and significant
• Inconsistent delivery — Want a monthly pledge? Then you need to offer a monthly reward.
• Successful Patreon strategies that work
• How to UNpublish a Patreon tier
• Encouraging a young cartoonist

Pro Tips: 15 Things to Post of Patreon When You Don't Know What to Post on Patreon: Great ideas for exclusive rewards

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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.

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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.

Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar talk about how understanding self-publishing can make or break your career in comics. Today's show is brought to you by Wacom, the maker of the powerful, professional, portable Wacom One! 

Questions asked and topics covered...

• Understanding self-publishing can make or break your career in comics
• Dividing your readers into groups -- early vs late... active vs passive
• Kickstarter conundrum

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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.

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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.

Nesta semana o Jovem Pan Descomplica trouxe para discussão o caso da Cervejaria Backer. Afinal, isso pode acontecer novamente? Como ocorreu a contaminação? O que é o dietilenoglicol e como ele levou à morte? Especialistas e o dono de uma cervejaria artesanal explicaram a substância, os seus riscos para a saúde e se a situação da Backer impactou no comércio local.

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Ouça as principais notícias desta quinta-feira (16/01/20) no caderno Metrópole do Estadão

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Cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking shop! Brad flew out to Los Angeles to attend PatreCon with his podcastin' pal Dave. Today, they talk about what they thought of the conference in general, what they learned, and most importantly how their approach to Patreon is going to change in the immediate future. BUT FIRST... Brad took delivery of the print run of his new book, and everything went wrong.

Show notes

• 00:00 — Brad took delivery of his new book, and everything went wrong

• 12:48 — Flying Spirit Airlines

• 19:53 — PatreCon… first impressions

• 24:10 — PatreCon… good food!

• 28:38 — SimpleCast has ComicLab considering changing podcast hosts

• 29:55 — Eyeing the Reddit/Patreon
  integration

• 30:44 — The ComicLab Discord server is bustling with
  activity

• 31:49 — Backerkit is pushing physical rewards… hard. Good
  luck with that.

• 34:43 — PatreCon’s Main Stage… inspirational vs
  pragmatic

• 41:03 — Brad’s major complaint… too many people on stage
  with no skin in the game

• 45:08 — Dave’s note-taking is pretty amazing

• 48:14 — The biggest A-ha! moments of the conference

• 54:16 — Re-connecting with old friends

• 55:40 — The Patreon 3-Month Itch is a
  concept you NEED to be aware of

• 58:27 — Three ways to expand your
  Patreon

• 59:20 — Dave’s to-do list… THIRTY actionable items from PatreCon

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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.