Some time this year I’ll be done with the Astoria artwork, and rather than going Ho-Hum and sit on my hands, I’d like to hit the ground running. I have a couple of mainstream-ish ideas that may work in a serialized online form, and I’m contemplating hosting the things myself, going through the arduous schedule of posting weekly installments of three different comics.
Well, those plans are all blowing in the wind right now, waiting for funding to fall from the sky, but individual concepts are under development.
What I *am* looking into is new ways of promoting a site like that. I am totally oblivious to webcomics in general, and by extension what marketing channels they may use, having more often been struck by “Neh” than “Wow!” reading webbed cartoons.
That’s right, I actually think I can do one better than most, but not immediately reaching the heights of my favorites, American Elf or Anders loves Maria, of course.
So why the “discuss” in the post title? Because I’m asking for advice here. Post a comment if you have a brilliant idea for pushing comics online. What I’m not looking for:
1. Badly spelled “visit my site” comments
2. Encouragements to join this portal or that, unless you’re top dog at Webcomicsnation and can present a viable financial plan. So, allhotnudiecomics.to, don’t bother.
3. Software recommendations. I have that figured out, TYVM.
4. Agency offers: I have my own package, so unless you’ll front me at no profit – don’t post.
Are we good on that subject? Good, I think I just killed all discussion Here’s hoping for some input in spite of preemptive rejection!