Synopsis
ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond!
Episodes
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13 Days of Proven Kickstarter Dead Zone Busting Strategies Begin This Week!
24/10/2018 Duration: 18minLearn How to Maintain Crowdfunding Momentum, Steadily Attract and Convert New Backers, and Stay Confident During the Difficult Middle Stretch of a Kickstarter Campaign with 13 Days of Dead Zone Training for Club ComixLaunch Patreon Patrons This Halloween Season!
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Ask ComixLaunch: Good Kickstarter Follower Conversion Rates, Project Video
21/10/2018Have you noticed the Kickstarter Follower Conversion Rate metric on your project dashboard? A ComixLaunch listener has, and wants to know what a good conversion rate is, plus more great questions from the ComixLaunch mailbag!
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How Simon Amadeus Pillario Is Successfully Funding a Word for Word Bible Comic
14/10/2018Successful Kickstarter creator Simon Amadeus Pillario stops by the ComixLaunch podcast to share lessons learned bringing a massive passion project of Biblical proportions to life through Kickstarter.
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Leveling Up Your Kickstarter Printing with Jacob Way of KrakenPrint
07/10/2018Jacob Way, CEO of KrakenPrint returns to the podcast to talk about new developments in printing for crowdfunders, as well as lessons he's learned by launching his own Kickstarter projects.
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5 Things That Are a Hot Mess in My Creative Business & Life Right Now (and What I’m Planning on Doing About It)
30/09/2018In every creative life and business, there are some aspects that are less then perfect. Check that... that are straight up broken, messy or not working at all. In this behind the curtains episode of ComixLaunch, Tyler shares five areas in his creative life that are far from perfect, and what, if anything he plans on doing to correct them in the near future.
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How to Choose the Right Creative Path Without Missing Great Opportunities [Coaching Call]
23/09/2018Question: How do you choose the right creative path to go down when you're inspired and intrigued by so many different projects and possibilities? Answer: You talk to someone who's traveled those roads before! In this coaching call, Tyler talks to creator Anthony Latiker to help him choose the right moves for his creative business.
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Making Moves to Play a Bigger Game with Writer James Mascia [Coaching Call]
16/09/2018Over the past few years, creator James Mascia had a number of successful Kickstarter launches. Now, he's planning his next moves in order to continue to play a bigger game on Kickstarter and beyond. James sorts through his options in this coaching call session with Tyler.
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How Can Patreon Pay for My Comic? [Coaching Call]
09/09/2018After a successful Kickstarter campaign to launch his latest series Skies Over Superior, creator Josh Dahl is interested in moving his series to Patreon for ongoing crowdfunding. Tyler asks Josh to walk through his Patreon launch strategy and helps him refine it.
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How Do I Make the Webcomic Business Model Work? [Coaching Call]
02/09/2018For the past year, writer/artist Michael Mauro has been focused on steadily producing and building an audience for his webcomic, Atom Bug. In this coaching call, Tyler helps him refine and refocus the business model that supports his comic.
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How Do I Triple Funding on My Next Kickstarter Launch [Coaching Call]
26/08/2018In this special "ComixLaunch Coaching" Session, Tyler coaches comic book writer Jay D'Ici (Conceptual Heist) through plans for his next launch, one in which he'd like to significantly increase funding from his last successful campaign.
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New Kickstarter Shipping Dos & Don’ts
19/08/2018Are you thinking about how you're going to ship your Kickstarter rewards? Whether you're in the midst of fulfillment or still planning your next launch, this episode is for you, as Tyler shares three valuable Kickstarter reward shipping DOs and three DON'Ts.
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160 – Ask ComixLaunch: Self-Publishing Frustrations, Kickstarter vs Indiegogo & Giving It Away For Free
12/08/2018How easy is it for potential readers to find YOU? That's just one of many questions Tyler will ask you to think about as he dives into the ComixLaunch Mailbag to answer creator questions.
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159 – What Role Are You Playing Most in Your Creative Business?
05/08/2018There are four roles you can play in your creative business -- The Visionary, The Manager, The Skilled Worker & The Intern. In this episode, Tyler defines each of these roles and shares how they can be applied to your Kickstarter campaign.
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158 – 5 Steps to a Winning Kickstarter Image
29/07/2018Your Kickstarter project image is the single most important image on your page and one of the most important decisions of your launch. And yet, so many creators treat it as an after thought. In this session, you'll learn how to avoid the most common image mistakes and learn how to craft a compelling image for your next launch.
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157 – Winning Kickstarter Beliefs & the Stories We Tell Ourselves
22/07/2018When you look up to the clouds what do you see? In this session, we'll look at how humans are meaning making machines, and how the stories we tell ourselves determine what's possible for us on Kickstarter, in our careers, and in our lives.
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156 – Adapting Your Comic as a TV Pitch with Graphic Novelist Shane W Smith
15/07/2018Australian Graphic novelist Shane W Smith (Triumviratus) shares lessons from recent Kickstarters and an opportunity he had to modify his comic series Un-Dad into a television series and pitch it to a number of broadcasters.
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155 – Is a Quickstarter Right for Your Next Launch?
08/07/2018Have you been putting off your Kickstarter project because you've been overwhelmed by the amount of work involved? Imagine all of those complications and objections you have were taken away, could you launch then? In this session, Tyler breaks down what Kickstarter's new Quickstarter initiative is, and how it just might help you overcome those obstacles holding you back from launching.
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154 – AskComixLaunch Kickstarter Q&A: Getting Backers to Actually Answer Surveys
01/07/2018ComixLaunch gets back to basics as Tyler opens up the Kickstarter Q&A mailbag to answer vexing Kickstarter questions from the ComixLaunch community. Getting backers to answer their surveys, tips for visualizing reward tiers and the pros and cons of backer thank you pages are covered in this session!
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153 – MasterMind Sessions: Better Social Media Strategies & Systems with “The Scientists” Geoff Weber
24/06/2018As creators, we know we need to actively promote our work. But how do we do so in a way that doesn't leave us completely drained and take all our time from creating? In this mastermind session episode, a group of creators help graphic novelist Geoff Weber navigate the tricky waters of social media systems.
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152 – MasterMind Sessions: How to Prioritize a Passion Project with Comic Artist Dan Ekis
17/06/2018How do you balance your passion projects with the freelance work that pays the bills? In this special mastermind session, artist Dan Ekis gets help brainstorming ways to increase his monthly comic pages output.