Make Your Own Comic

3 Easy Steps That Will Help You Promote Your Webcomic in Under 2 Hours

2010-10-21T17:45:00.001+02:00

Photo by: "ZeroOne@Flickr" So you’ve found a good host for your comics site, designed a neat layout for your site, uploaded some awesome comics and e-mailed them to your friends and family members. Congratulations, you now have a solid readership of ten readers. If you want more people to enjoy your comics, you will eventually have to use some marketing techniques in order to promote your site

Self Hosting Your Webcomic

2010-09-28T16:18:00.000+02:00

Photo by: "Arthur40A @ Flickr" Of all the options that exist for hosting your webcomics series , self hosting is the most professional way to go. When you self host, you have full control over your site. You have your own domain (using services such as GoDaddy or eNom) you have your own host (or more likely, you buy a hosting deal from a known hosting vendor, such as HostGator or GoDaddy), and

Hosted Blogging Platforms

2010-08-08T16:57:00.001+03:00

Photo by: "tarop@flickr" Previously we discussed the three main options for hosting you webcomics series – (Free Comics Hosting Services, Hosted Blogging Services, and Self Hosting Platforms). In this post we’ll explore the option of using a Hosted Blogging Platform to host your webcomic. OverviewA blog (short for weblog) is a website which consists of individual posts, usually appearing in

Free Comics Hosting Services

2010-07-12T08:42:00.002+03:00

Photo by: "Jack Hynes" In a previous article we listed the three main options for hosting your webcomics series (Free Comics Hosting Services; Hosted Blogging Services; and Self Hosting Platforms). This article will focus on the various aspects of using a Free Comics Hosting Service to host your webcomic. Overview Free comic hosting services were created for the sole purpose of providing comic

Hosting Your Webcomic

2010-06-24T11:06:00.000+03:00

Photo by: "William Hook" So you’ve managed to come up with an idea for a comic, layout the main characters and plot, and draw a few chapters. Now it’s time to upload them to the internet so that others could gasp with awe at your creation! In order to do that, you have to create a site for your webcomics, which means you need to find a host. For those of you who don’t have much experience with

The 5 Stages of Webcomic Development

2010-06-05T16:36:00.000+03:00

Photo by: "torsteinsaltvedt" If you’re serious about turning your webcomic into a business (even a side-business) you must treat your webcomic as a product. Consequently, the process of making (or developing) your comics should be similar to the process of developing any new product.The life cycle of developing a new product roughly consists of five basic parts: Invention, Creation(*),

Introduction – How It All Started For Me

2010-05-28T19:13:00.000+03:00

Photo by: "irene gr" Exactly two years ago, I took the first steps towards becoming a web cartoonist. My romance with comics started way before that. As a kid, I drew a lot. In fact, I have been drawing ever since I remember myself. I discovered the medium of comics when I was six (at about the same time I learned how to read), and immediately fell in love with it. At the age of eight, I drew my