019 – The Emotional Roller Coaster of Running a Kickstarter Campaign with Jon Parrish

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Today's session explores the emotional roller coaster ride that is running a Kickstarter campaign, with a creator whose last campaign went right down to the wire. Ups, downs, twists and turns are covered in detail.

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018 – Retailer Outreach for Kickstarter Projects with Carmelo Chimera of Chimera Comics

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Figuring out if and how to engage brick and mortar retailers in a Kickstarter campaign is a vexing issue for creators. Chimera Comics owner Carmelo Chimera joins Tyler for a frank discussion on retailer outreach.

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017 – Kickstarter’s Role in the Comics Industry and the Economics of Digital Comics with Todd Allen

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With more than $40 million dollars raised for comics and graphic novel projects to date, Kickstarter is playing an ever increasing role in the industry. Tyler James discusses the economics of Kickstarter and digital comics with Author Todd Allen.

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016 – Who stole your cheese? Why the funds received is always less than the amount raised on Kickstarter

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Did you know that Kickstarter creators don't actually receive the entire funding amount displayed on every Kickstarter page? In this episode, Tyler James details the three reasons why, what (if anything) you can do about it, and how much you can actually expect to receive. Plus: A bonus mini-lesson on SMART goal setting!

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015 – AskComixLaunch #1: Piracy, Printing, and Platform Building

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Tyler James answers ComixLaunch listeners' crowdfunding questions! This episode covers protecting your books from piracy, getting the best price on printing, and how big an audience you need to launch a successful Kickstarter project.

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013 – Digital Only Kickstarters Down Under with Ryan K Lindsay

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In this session with writer Ryan K Lindsay (Negative Space, Deer Editor), the topic is the pros and cons of digital only reward Kickstarter campaigns. This session will be especially valuable to creators outside of the United States interested in discover whether or not Kickstarter is a good platform for them.

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011 – What Went Wrong in Riverdale? 4 Problems with the Archie Comics Kickstarter

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Earlier this year, Archie Comics launched a massive Kickstarter campaign to help relaunch Riverdale for a modern audience. Just five days later, they shut the campaign down after backlash from the comic book industry. On today's episode, Tyler James and co-host Jeremy Melloul discuss exactly what went wrong in Riverdale, and more importantly, talk about the important lessons creators can learn from Archie's failed Kickstarter.

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