Episodes

  • I’m thinking of doing a 3-day Kickstarter for a prose launch… Crazy? [James Powell’s MasterMind Hotseat]

    I’m thinking of doing a 3-day Kickstarter for a prose launch… Crazy? [James Powell’s MasterMind Hotseat]
    Jun 23 2024
    With his first novella ready to launch, writer James Powell is considering experimenting with a shorter than average Kickstarter launch… much shorter! A mastermind roundtable of veteran creators discuss James' launch plan, and share pros and cons of ultra short launches.
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    40 mins
  • How to Launch More Kickstarters WITHOUT Burning Out Your Audience? [Sarah Cooke’s MasterMind Hotseat]

    How to Launch More Kickstarters WITHOUT Burning Out Your Audience? [Sarah Cooke’s MasterMind Hotseat]
    Jun 16 2024
    Sarah Cooke has successfully launched 3 projects on Kickstarter for her series "No Spell Lasts Forever." Now she's in the process of working on a additional projects that she'd like to launch in the not-to-distant future. That means running more campaigns each year. How can she best grow her crowdfunding project output without being overly demanding of my audience? A mastermind roundtable of veteran creators help Sarah get her head around launching more.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • How to Fund Comics Distribution Into Comic Shops? [Rob Multari’s MasterMind Hotseat]

    How to Fund Comics Distribution Into Comic Shops? [Rob Multari’s MasterMind Hotseat]
    Jun 9 2024
    After a lot of success serializing his series Night Wolf on Kickstarter, Rob Multari thinks he's finally ready to distribute through Diamond Distribution to get his books into comic book shops. The problem? How to deal with the upfront funding costs associated with direct market distribution? Tyler and a roundtable of comic creators brainstorm options in this mastermind style session.
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    55 mins
  • Finding balance between inspiration and what sells on Kickstarter? [Caleb Palmquist’s MasterMind Hotseat]

    Finding balance between inspiration and what sells on Kickstarter? [Caleb Palmquist’s MasterMind Hotseat]
    Jun 2 2024
    Pull up a chair and join an all-star crew of creators as mastermind season of the ComixLaunch podcast returns! As he attempts to move toward being a full-time creator, writer Caleb Palmquist is struggling to find a balance between the things that inspires him as a creator and what the market responds best to on Kickstarter. A roundtable of talented creators dive deep into this vexing challenge that most creators wrestle with.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Late Pledges Available for All New Kickstarter Projects! Surprises and Protips to Keep the Funding Coming!

    Late Pledges Available for All New Kickstarter Projects! Surprises and Protips to Keep the Funding Coming!
    May 26 2024
    Kickstarter has rolled out its new "late pledges" feature for all creators... and we now have answers to some of the biggest questions we've had about how late pledges will work! (It's different than you might have assumed.) In this session, we'll break down the new feature and share some best practices for how to use it.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Comics Crowdfunding News Round-Up

    Comics Crowdfunding News Round-Up
    May 19 2024
    Let's get you caught up on a quick scan of recent comic book and crowdfunding news that ComixLaunch listeners should know about, including Diamond Comics distributors entry into the crowdfunding fulfillment game, as well as recent trends and announcement from Kickstarter.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Leveling Up with Brian J. Lambert

    ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Leveling Up with Brian J. Lambert
    May 12 2024
    Get to know award-winning author Brian J. Lambert, as he chats with ComixLaunch's Clay Adams, spotlighting his journey raising over $100,000 in funding on Kickstarter, and decision to join the ComixLaunch Pro program to take his campaigns to new heights.
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    56 mins
  • Is a Crackdown Coming on NSFW Comic Crowdfunding?

    Is a Crackdown Coming on NSFW Comic Crowdfunding?
    May 5 2024
    There's buzz that a crackdown is coming (or is it already here) on the not safe for work (NSFW) spicy comics space, which has become one of the most dominant genres in crowdfunding. Let's discuss!
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    1 hr and 33 mins