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Posted on July 3, 2018 by Brad Guigar

Patreon by the Numbers

I've built an archive of over 1,200 exclusive posts since I started — and all of that content is available to new backers the moment they pledge. About half of these fall under the NSFW flag. That's a lot of content for my Patreon backers. Here’s what my backers got last month... 6 — (NSFW) Commissions 6 — (NSFW) Sketch posts 3 — (NSFW) Evil Inc After Dark pages 5 — Evil Inc (full-page version) 4 — Evil Inc previews 1 — Desktop wallpaper / mobile background package 1 — (NSFW) Desktop wallpaper / mobile background package 1 — (NSFW) Monthly reward package Sound good? You get instant access to nearly 600 exclusive NSFW posts the moment you join us on Patreon.

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ComicLab

Webcomic veterans Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar tackle another collection of questions about the care and feeding of cartoonists. FIRST, Danielle Corsetto's GWS collection leads to a discussion of "complete" collections and hardcover books in general. NEXT, Creation vs Learning — which is more important? THEN, it's the perennial question – How do I get more Patreon backers? FOURTH, should experienced webcartoonists be more open to offering critiques when asked? And FINALLY, Dave challenges Brad to write a 10-year plan!

BUT FIRST: Dave discusses a parent's cunnundrum — the perplexing economics of LEGOs!

Show notes

  • 00:00 — The economics of LEGOs
  • 06:25 — Brad is still dealing with phishing phallout
  • 09:00 — Danielle Corsetto's GWS collection leads to a discussion of "complete" collections and hardcover books in general
  • 15:26 — Creating vs Learning... which is more important?
  • 24:27 — How to get more Patreon backers
  • 37:33 — Should we offer critiques?
  • 56:10 — Challenge: Create a 1-, 5- and/or 10-year plan

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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.