tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post6621942127821218794..comments2023-10-26T05:21:31.542-07:00Comments on TuesdayArtGroup: Girl Genius Business ManagerJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07985132183438922332noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-33913396396702146342014-07-30T11:51:57.978-07:002014-07-30T11:51:57.978-07:00I'm out here. Agonizing over a good drawing cu...I'm out here. Agonizing over a good drawing currently in my head that I can turn into a mnaga studio painting.<br />MrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-29802141686280960892014-07-29T18:02:54.370-07:002014-07-29T18:02:54.370-07:00Thank goodness you finally showed up Ellis. Again,...Thank goodness you finally showed up Ellis. Again, I was starting to worry about your absence.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-83329741755113465602014-07-29T17:31:26.840-07:002014-07-29T17:31:26.840-07:00I like the idea. Someone who is muse-like about ho...I like the idea. Someone who is muse-like about how to do business. People what best sellers and that never happens. Lots of ground work has to occur before best sellers happen.<br /><br />Small cons are where I think it's at. San Diego Comic Con is Cannes now. Be there or be square. <br />MrGoodson2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02329640961760572269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-15631403478853607882014-07-28T22:51:08.119-07:002014-07-28T22:51:08.119-07:00Yeah, my friend Kevin Hanna used Kickstarter to fu...Yeah, my friend Kevin Hanna used Kickstarter to fund publishing his comic. He made his goal and then some.<br />Marty got the table and asked me if I wanted to join him and I said yes. We'll see how it is... its a smaller con than ECCC, but it's run by the same people and it seems to be growing. I'm hearing noises that giant cons like SDCC aren't so good for the vendors, so perhaps Rose City is the right size.Rickarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730754739317666560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-56208291592471720482014-07-28T17:02:05.054-07:002014-07-28T17:02:05.054-07:00And here's a link to their Kickstarter campaig...And here's a link to their Kickstarter campaign for publishing their 13th volume of Girl Genius.<br /><br />https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/girlgenius/girl-genius-volume-13-agatha-heterodyne-and-the-sl<br /><br />Seems like they have developed a pretty good following that they can rely on to fund their publications. They also seem like a good model of how to bootstrap your business with low-cost strategies using social media.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-45068972637193103922014-07-28T15:55:59.613-07:002014-07-28T15:55:59.613-07:00I have heard you guys talking about the Rose City ...I have heard you guys talking about the Rose City Comic-Con, but it didn't sink in. So you and Marty have a table there and you will be there selling stuff. I didn't realize that you had taken it to the next level. I see online that they have a pro application. Wonder if I should apply.Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-62975415043147434942014-07-28T15:52:05.844-07:002014-07-28T15:52:05.844-07:00Well, there's nothing that I'm going to ac...Well, there's nothing that I'm going to act on immediately. But her telling me that the Girl Genius people still sell books even though the comic is free online was an interesting fact. I figured that would be true, but it's always better to hear it from a reliable source with first-hand knowledge.<br /><br />Also she was throwing out general numbers (which I don't remember) about their print runs. So she probably has good judgment about how much return on investment there is for each dollar you spend. Again, it's good to have someone with first-hand knowledge about how much to spend and how much to charge for your stuff to get maximum profitability.<br /><br />I may e-mail her and show her what I'm working on just to see if she has anything general to say about it, and find out what her fee is, and how she thinks we might be able to work together when the time comes, (if she's interested.)Tom Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624247648988106639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949517.post-82394452607148269052014-07-28T12:33:53.408-07:002014-07-28T12:33:53.408-07:00Interesting. Seems likely they'll be at Rose ...Interesting. Seems likely they'll be at Rose City CC... we may need to look these folks up. Did she tell you anything that you think you'll apply to your comic endeavors?Rickarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730754739317666560noreply@blogger.com