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ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond! - Podcast

ComixLaunch: Crowdfunding for Writers, Artists & Self-Publishers on Kickstarter... and Beyond!

Kickstarter is the most powerful crowdfunding platform for new and professional creators and creative entrepreneurs alike. Every day, writers, artists, comic creators, and self-publishers are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring their dream projects to life. Still, nearly two-thirds of projects that launch on Kickstarter fail to fund. But the ComixLaunch podcast is changing that by revealing the mindset, strategies, and tactics you can use to successfully crowdfund your project on the platform. Tyler James, the host, has put all these ideas to practice and raised multiple six-figures in funding on Kickstarter across many successful projects. He is a writer, artist, game designer and the publisher of ComixTribe. He has also been a frequent guest on the #1 crowdfunding podcast Funding the Dream with Richard Bliss. ComixLaunch covers pre-launch strategies (social media, list-building, Facebook, Twitter), crowdfunding platforms (Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon and more), how to design a successful campaign from start to finish, including how to set an achievable goal / funding target, campaign marketing, avoiding the pitfalls of fulfillment, and much more. The objective? To help YOU take your career to the next level by turning the Kickstarter platform into a renewable resource that will bring your creative projects to life again and again. Are you ready to launch?

Visual Arts Education Arts Business
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
549
Years Active
2015 - 2025
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Kickstarter Spam is Out of Control! How to Tell if a Message is Genuine or From a Spammer

Kickstarter Spam is Out of Control! How to Tell if a Message is Genuine or From a Spammer

As soon as you launch on Kickstarter, your inbox will be flooded with messages... some legitimate, some spammy and even some straight up scams! In this session, Tyler breaks down what exactly you can…
01:03:19  |   Sun 03 Mar 2024
ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Alton Simpson on Going from 0 to $100K+ on Kickstarter

ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Alton Simpson on Going from 0 to $100K+ on Kickstarter

The ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight is back and shining a light on Alton Simpson, the creator of Vampires of New Jersey, Witches of Westchester and Bunny Goes to Space, among other successful titles. Over …
00:36:26  |   Sun 25 Feb 2024
Comics, Crowdfunding… and Pizza? A Chat with the Slice(s) of Life’s Phil Butehorn & James Ferguson

Comics, Crowdfunding… and Pizza? A Chat with the Slice(s) of Life’s Phil Butehorn & James Ferguson

Writers Phil Butehorn and James Ferguson join the podcast to discuss not only their latest collaboration, Slice(s) of Life, an anthology set in a world where pizza has been outlawed, but their evolut…
00:40:27  |   Sun 18 Feb 2024
7 Lacks Holding Creators Back

7 Lacks Holding Creators Back

Want to know what creators who are NOT launching on Kickstarter say are the biggest things they're missing that are holding them back? In this session, Tyler is diving into data from the recent Comix…
01:06:27  |   Sun 11 Feb 2024
4 Smart Make 100 Kickstarter Project Ideas

4 Smart Make 100 Kickstarter Project Ideas

Over the last month, Kickstarter once again celebrated Make 100 month, an invitation for creators to launch smaller, limited projects. In this session, Tyler will shine a light on a bunch of really c…
01:02:00  |   Sun 04 Feb 2024
ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Sarah Cooke on the Power of Community

ComixLaunch Pro Spotlight: Sarah Cooke on the Power of Community

In this special session, Spotlighting a member of the ComixLaunch Launch Pro program and community, Clay Adams interviews Sarah Cooke, winner of Mad Cave’s 2023 Talent Search and the 2023 Negative Sp…
00:43:43  |   Sun 28 Jan 2024
Promotion on Kickstarter and at Conventions with Hotshot’s Michael Watson

Promotion on Kickstarter and at Conventions with Hotshot’s Michael Watson

Energy and enthusiasm for your comic book projects can be infectious, and few creators embody that quite like Michael Watson of Freestyle Comics, creator of the ongoing superhero title Hotshot. In th…
01:08:28  |   Sun 21 Jan 2024
Tips for Making Comic Book Teaser Trailers

Tips for Making Comic Book Teaser Trailers

Interested in creating a video teaser trailer for you comic book, but not sure where to begin? In this session, Tyler breaks down his easy process for making provocative, engaging teaser trailers for…
01:01:57  |   Sun 14 Jan 2024
Remastering Your Comic for Webtoon to Get New Readers

Remastering Your Comic for Webtoon to Get New Readers

In an effort to reach new readers and build awareness and interest in one of his ongoing comic projects, Tyler is serializing a comic on Webtoon this year. In this session, he'll share some of the re…
01:13:38  |   Sun 07 Jan 2024
How Does a Writer Keep Momentum Going Between Launches? [Adriano Ariganello MasterMind Hotseat]

How Does a Writer Keep Momentum Going Between Launches? [Adriano Ariganello MasterMind Hotseat]

With a couple of successful Kickstarter projects under his belt, and some new ones in the early stages of development, writer Adriano Ariganello is looking for some ideas on how to best keep his audi…
00:46:24  |   Sun 31 Dec 2023
How to Maximize Your Creative Time? [Melissa J Massey MasterMind Hotseat]

How to Maximize Your Creative Time? [Melissa J Massey MasterMind Hotseat]

Cartoonist Melissa J Massey is always looking to bring more efficiency to her comics business? With needing to balance a day job and family life with comics production, marketing and sales, she's loo…
00:45:04  |   Sun 24 Dec 2023
How to Expand Sales in a Shrinking Comic Market? [Alton Simpson MasterMind Hotseat]

How to Expand Sales in a Shrinking Comic Market? [Alton Simpson MasterMind Hotseat]

Comic writer Alton Simpson has had a lot of success on Kickstarter over the past few years, but is concerned about a contraction of the comic market as a whole. How can he keep growing, even if the …
00:41:03  |   Sun 17 Dec 2023
Help, I’m About to Launch, But I’ve Been on a Kickstarter Hiatus and My Email List Has Gone Cold! [Mark Abnett MasterMind Hotseat]

Help, I’m About to Launch, But I’ve Been on a Kickstarter Hiatus and My Email List Has Gone Cold! [Mark Abnett MasterMind Hotseat]

Comic Writer Mark Abnett has had success in the past on Kickstarter, and even had his series picked up for publishing by Scholastic. But it's been a while since he's launched on Kickstarter. With a n…
00:43:53  |   Sun 10 Dec 2023
How Do I Grow as a Writer Beyond My Usual Ideas? [Jack Holder MasterMind Hotseat]

How Do I Grow as a Writer Beyond My Usual Ideas? [Jack Holder MasterMind Hotseat]

Comic writer Jack Holder is concerned that he often defaults to telling "the same story" over and over again, regardless of what genre he's writing in. Is this a normal concern? And how do writers gr…
00:53:22  |   Sun 03 Dec 2023
Okay, I Surveyed My Audience… Now What? Tips for Turning Survey Data Into Dollars!

Okay, I Surveyed My Audience… Now What? Tips for Turning Survey Data Into Dollars!

On last week's podcast, Tyler covered the importance of surveying your audience regularly, and provided a number of tips on how to conduct an effective survey. In this follow-up session, he'll cover …
00:51:44  |   Mon 27 Nov 2023
Why You MUST Survey Your Audience! (And Why You SHOULD Take the New Comics & Kickstarter Survey!)

Why You MUST Survey Your Audience! (And Why You SHOULD Take the New Comics & Kickstarter Survey!)

The practice of regularly surveying my audience has been a major reason why Tyler's been able to generate several million dollars in sales over the past decade. In this session, he'll share 5 savvy s…
01:08:07  |   Sun 19 Nov 2023
Postlaunch Profits and the Feeling Lucky Upsell

Postlaunch Profits and the Feeling Lucky Upsell

Tyler shares some of his most powerful post-launch profit insights on how to keep raising funds after the crowdfunding campaign ends. You'll also get a specific upsell strategy that's been converting…
00:43:05  |   Sun 12 Nov 2023
Celebrating Process “One Bite At a Time” with Ryan Claytor

Celebrating Process “One Bite At a Time” with Ryan Claytor

Longevity in the comics game is something that all creators aspire to. To commemorate the 20th year of publishing under his Elephant Eater Comics imprint, cartoonist and comics professor Ryan Claytor…
01:04:52  |   Sun 05 Nov 2023
5 Comic Kickstarter Supplementary Product Ideas You Can Get for Cheap on Alibaba

5 Comic Kickstarter Supplementary Product Ideas You Can Get for Cheap on Alibaba

Tyler's been on an Alibaba shopping binge as of late, saving money on cool custom products to sell during his Kickstarter launches? In this session, he'll share some ideas for products you can save b…
00:49:01  |   Sun 29 Oct 2023
The Two Best Ways to Get an End of Campaign Bump

The Two Best Ways to Get an End of Campaign Bump

For years, veteran Kickstarter creators have come to expect a solid bump at the end of their campaigns, with a surge of backers coming in during those final days and hours. However, some been report…
00:33:12  |   Sun 22 Oct 2023
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