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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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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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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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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Thousands of creators have had successful comic book projects on Kickstarter, and thousands more have had unsuccessful ones... but few creators have experienced both failure and success in the same month! Today, Tyler talks to writer Wes Locher about the agony and the ecstasy of Kickstarter, and how he turned a failed campaign into a successful one by changing 5 key things.

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Did you know 9 out of the top 10 most funded Kickstarter projects were webcomics first? In this knowledge-bomb laced session, Tyler James talks to Ryan Browne, creator of God Hates Astronauts and Blast Furnace, about the the potent combination of webcomics and Kickstarter.

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What are the pros and cons of promoting your Kickstarter at comic book conventions? What are the best strategies for converting con attendees into happy backers? When is the best time to promote your Kickstarter at live-events like conventions? Tyler James discusses all this and more in this episode of ComixLaunch!

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Tyler James is joined by co-host Jeremy Melloul for a frank discussion about who Kickstarter is for... and who it's not for, and who the perception of who should be crowdfunding comics has evolved over the past five years.

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