074 – Kickstarter from the Ground-Up with Daniel Brodie of Morgan’s Organs

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In this session, Daniel Brodie of the comedy comic Morgan's Organs shares lessons learned jumping head first into the world of comics and crowdfunding. You'll hear about Daniel's process of developing Morgan's Organs from an idea in his head to a book that found a fan base and support on Kickstarter.

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073 – Positive Lessons Kickstarter Creators Can Learn from the Most Negative Presidential Election of All-Time

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We did it. We survived the 2016 US Presidential Election. (Knock on wood.) In this non-partisan episode featuring a guest lesson from Clay Adams of Fried Comics, we'll breakdown actionable and positive lessons Kickstarter creators can take away from the nasties campaign ever.

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072 – Patreon Launch #7: The 30 Day Patreon Launch Journal Challenge with Searnold of Completely Different Comics

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In this session, Tyler and Searnold of Completely Different Comics discuss their experience keeping a Patreon Launch Journal for 30 Days, where they committed to taking action and tracking results for their respective Patreon launches for a month. Lots of insight on what works when it comes to building your Patronage.

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071 – Traditional Comic Book Publishing Vs Publishing in the Digital Age with Kirk Lindo

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“NOW is the best time in the entire history of the comic book industry to be a self-publisher.” At least that's the perspective of Kirk Lindo, who brings more than 25 years of comics publishing experience to the table. Tyler and Kirk talk the evolution of comics publishing in this session, and Kirk also shares one tip that has doubled his productivity this year.

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070 – Amazon, Patreon, and Building a Better Comics Industry with Amber Love

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Today's guest is a writer, model, cosplayer, and host of the podcast Vodka O'Clock. Tyler and Amber discuss a wide range of topics, including releasing books via Kindle and Amazon Createspace, the challenges of making big changes to your Patreon format, what it takes to do NANOWRIMO, and how to build a better, more inclusive comic book industry.

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069 – Four Secrets to Getting Potential Backers Off the Sidelines (Part 2 of 2)

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How do you get the people within your reach off the fence and into your campaign as an engaged backer? In this second part of a two-part mini-training, Tyler shares a load of ideas on how to encourage the 4 different types of "sideliners" to support your project.

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068 – Four Secrets to Getting Potential Backers Off the Sidelines (Part 1 of 2)

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How do you convince potential backers sitting on the sidelines to support you Kickstarter campaigns? In this first of a two-part session, Tyler delves into the psychology of the "sideliner" as well as the 4 secrets to getting them off the fence and into the backer column.

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ComixLaunch Mastery is Open!

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Join Tyler James and a small group of hardworking creators to learn to how to start, grow and energize an email list of fans big enough to successfully launch your project on Kickstarter. Then learn how to harness the power of Kickstarter to fund your projects, expand your audience, and build the foundation for your career as a comic creator. Join ComixLaunch Mastery today!

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067 – Kickstarter Marketing in Action

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For many creators, marketing is the most challenging part of a Kickstarter campaign. In this session, artist Anthony Christou teaches a guest lesson sharing his 40 day campaign marketing plan. Then, Tyler shares audio from a past ComixLaunch Course office hours session where he corrects a big mistake many creators make when it comes to email marketing.

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066 – Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me This?! (Advice All Creators Need to Not Only Hear, But Take Action on Today)

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If you could go back in time and give yourself one piece of advice that you wish you new when you first began your creative career, what would it be? It's a great question right... and a commonly asked question. In this session, Tyler shares his answer, and it's probably not the one you're expecting, but if you're planning on launching a Kickstarter in 2017, it's something you need to hear.

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