Category: Podcast

This Wednesday night, Tyler is hosting an free online workshop called BADASS Productivity for Writers & Artists. He'll present a simple, memorable framework to help you know what to focus on when it comes to improving your productivity. It will include loads of real examples of myself and other creators putting these principles into practice, and his top productivity tools, apps, and resources.

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ComixLaunch is keeping it 100 with this session, as Tyler shares some recent creative struggles he's facing as an independent creator... as well as the hard truth that to create is to struggle. From conventions to retail sales and everything in between, there will always be obstacles in our way. This session shares strategies for dealing with them.

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With the help of artist Anthony Christou (Luminous Ages), Tyler tackles the much fretted about subject of Patreon Rewards. They discuss the best ways to offer value for Patrons, the pros and cons of physical Patreon rewards, and how you make sure your Patrons get their money's worth. Plus, new ComixLaunch listener voicemail!

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The Patreon Launch series continues with a deep dive analysis of the essential elements that make up and effective Patreon page. Tyler also shares 5 tips for building, and more importantly launching, your Patreon page. Plus, and invitation to take the ComixLaunch Patreon survey.

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The doors to Club ComixLaunch on Patreon are now open! Club ComixLaunch is a way to help us continue and expand on the ComixLaunch mission, and add even more value for creators like you who are looking to harness the power of crowdfunding to bring creative projects to life. Membership has its privileges, and Club ComixLaunch members may receive: Shout outs to you and your projects on the show. Access to bonus lessons on the Club Exclusive Patreon Feed, A VIP INSIDER Bonus resource (Guide, cheat sheet, checklist, video, template, etc.) designed to help you launch, Advance looks at future ComixLaunch books and resources, and much more! Priority placement and discounts in ComixLaunch courses, And much, much more! Join the Club and Get Your Welcome Kit

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Last month, more than $6 million dollars in monthly recurring funding was raised for creators like us via the Patreon platform. It's time we looked a little closer at this growing crowdfunding platform. Are you ready for Patreon Launch? In this first part of the series, Tyler breaks down the differences between Kickstarter and Patreon, with the help of special guest Jason Brubaker.

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Statistically, the comics category on Kickstarter is the category most likely to have creators return to the platform after having a successful campaign... but that doesn't mean it's easy. Tyler chats with Vito Delsante, writer of Stray, about the challenges, strategies, and tactics of bringing backers back for another Kickstarter.

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Regardless of what you're trying to create, your audience is on Facebook. As such, if there's one platform you should be leveraging to grow your audience, it's the house that Zuck's built. In this session, you'll learn 10 super simple tips to maximize the power of your Facebook page to get you ready to launch your next Kickstarter.

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Many creators don't give much thought to their Kickstarter project title... and that's a big mistake. In this session, Tyler shares a great project naming formula that many successful creators have used to maximize funding for their projects, and loads of examples of projects with strong titles. Listen to this show, and you'll know how to title your project for maximum funding.

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Hard to believe it, but 2016 is more than half over already! In this bonus session, Tyler peels back the curtain and reviews ComixLaunch's progress towards its yearly goals. He also opens the books and breaks down every dollar that came in and went out for the ComixLaunch business in Q1 and Q2 2016. Also covered: the 3 levers any creative business can play with to improve profitability. Finally, he shares his action plan for making Q3 &Q4 even more successful, and a bonus featured resource creators should check out.

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