Flying too close to the sun

Blooming Faeries

Jaycee Knight is a friend from way back when I was first flirting with the idea of doing NSFW comics.

His comic, Blooming Faeries, is a NSFW comic featuring the mischievous and naughty pranks & curses of faeries upon unsuspecting (but always deserving) humans!

Jaycee is generously enabling me to share a 32-page NSFW spectacular with my Patreon backers! Li Fang Fae Vol. 1 is but a small sample of what he's got available on his Patreon page.

ComicLab

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

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You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon

  • $2 — Early access to episodes
  • $5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.
  • $10 — Gain access to the ComicLab livestreamed recording sessions (including an archive of past livestreams), plus $5-tier rewards

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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