ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond!
ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond!
Tyler James
ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond!
The Topping Up Rewards Strategy to Increase Backer Conversion
On this, the 400th episode of the ComixLaunch podcast, Tyler shares the #1 recommended (and somewhat controversial) Kickstarter strategy from one of the top Kickstarter marketing companies.
Mar 19, 2023
1 hr 1 min
The Journey from Hobbyist to Profitable Creator
What separates the hobbyist from the pros when it comes to creating comics and graphic novels? If, after all your expenses are added up, you're not turning a profit on your comic endeavors, does that mean you have an expensive hobby rather than a business? And is anyone actually making any money in this business? In this session, Tyler breaks down 7 somewhat predictable stages a creator with a comic book based business can expect to go through on the road to profitability.
Oct 23, 2022
1 hr 8 min
How to Monetize Your Downtime With Cartoonist Ryan Claytor
Cartoonist Ryan Claytor returns to the ComixLaunch Podcast to share tips and strategies for turning your downtime into funds. While working through fulfillment on his last Kickstarter, Ryan found himself needing to recharge with sketches... but a few months later, he's turned his artistic recovery fun project into an awesome product.
Oct 16, 2022
56 min
How to Outsource Your Crowdfunding Advertising with Jellop
Jellop is a marketing company laser focused on helping creators overachieve their Kickstarter goals by running highly targeted paid traffic campaigns during their launch. In this session, Tyler chats with Jellop's Customer Outreach Manager Noah Kinsey about paid traffic strategy for higher level crowdfunding.
Oct 9, 2022
50 min
Creating to the Kickstarter Market with Dreamquest’s Clay Adams & Mick Beyers
Join writer Clay Adams and artist Mick Beyers, creators of the new Lovecraftian one-shot DreamQuest from Fried Comics, for a discussion about leaning in creatively to the type of projects best suited for the Kickstarter audience.
Oct 2, 2022
47 min
Writing & Crowdfunding as a Stay-At-Home Dad with Legends of the Realm’s Jack Holder
Over the past few years, Jack Holder has successfully ramped up his crowdfunding efforts, launching fantasy comics and prose on Kickstarter, while juggling the demanding duties of raising a newborn. In this interview, he joins Tyler for a candid discussion about balancing, work, life, and crowdfunding.
Sep 25, 2022
47 min
A Fistful of Pain Postmortem: Lessons From a Record Breaking Comic Book Launch
ComixTribe just had it's most-backed, most funded Kickstarter launch ever with Ryan K Lindsay & Louie Joyce's A FISTFUL OF PAIN. In this Kickstarter postmortem recap, Tyler dives deep into the analytics to extract the key components that resulted in such a successful launch.
Sep 18, 2022
1 hr 23 min
How Can Creators Beat the Social Media Algorithms in 2022?
Let's tackle the vexing topic of social media algorithms when it comes to using social platforms to promote your creative work. What's working now, what isn't and so much more!
Sep 11, 2022
48 min
ComixLaunch Mailbag: Kickstarter Qs & Past Episode Follow Ups
Tyler dusts off the ComixLaunch Mailbag to share some listener feedback on past episodes and answer great Kickstarter questions!
Sep 4, 2022
56 min
Can You Have Too Many Variant Covers?
Variant covers. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're a HUGE aspect of the comic creator crowdfunding experience and in this podcast, Tyler will take a deep dive on all things variants. What you learn here may shock you and inform your future comics crowdfunding strategy.
Aug 28, 2022
54 min
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