The Robinhood Of Comics

Filed Under DIY (Do It Yourself), Comics

Xerxes from Comixpedia:

Coverage in the more general press seems to remain hit or miss with a very rare "hey there are comics on the web!" article in a national publication and more frequent "hey there's a local dude putting his comics on the web" in local or college publications. Why isn't there more coverage? There's almost no "machine" for publicity in webcomics.

This Living Wage thread on comixpedia encapsulates the industrys gamut. Posts range from those who do make money, to shelling out thousands each year out of pocket, just to have their comic seen.

If the comic has a GoogleAd, I take a second to click. Even if I have no interest in what I clicked. I purposely look at the ads that are not comic related, but come from big corporations like Home Depot or those assinine sites that sell ringtones. Let's grab a piece of their billion dollar pie, and bring it into the comics world. It's the internets equivalent of stealing from the rich, and giving to the poor. Just like Robinhood.

The comic creator makes a few pennies from that click. Payment from GoogleAds is better than the micropayments debate, because the ad sponsor is paying for the click, rather than your own money from a micropayments account. I spent someone elses money, so it didn't cost me a thing.

So, what if your site has no GoogleAds? There are also "Get Paid to…" programs where you complete surveys for a bit more money. There are survey sites that you must pay to become a part of and free ones. More survey sites have been popping up lately, earnsurveymoney, Gozing, and NPD Surveys have been around for awhile, and are the most popular ones. I have a previous post about the math and reality behind such a system.

Webcomics need to promote each other more. Get the ball rolling all on OUR own and keep the dollars flowing into comics from those billion dollar industries. But it comes down to taking a few seconds out of your day, to click an ad your favorite comic has on its site.

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