I'd say the best advice with money, is to go in expecting to loose money.  Either because you now no longer have a part time job or because people are cheap.  I don't even have a donation button on my site and don't plan to for some time

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Tired of all the overly melodramatic anime?
Can't take another talking rat/thing of intollerable cuteness?
Go here and bathe in the sanity, sorta.

Well, I jus joint WCN forums, and I think I totally agree with this rule :)

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Courage Chronicles and Tarung Jakarta

Have you ever considered starting up a cartoon newsletter? Thru that you can keep your readers/ fans in touch with you and have them recieve your lastest cartoons/ comic strips. Of course you would have to update regularly. Why would your boss pay you if you only showed up to work some of the time when you felt like it?

I am not saying that you or anyone else here is like that, it's just after 10 years at this, I know how my readesr and fans think. You must update regularly and on the same day each week.

Then after you got them hooked, start selling them your stuff. Like T-Shirts, mouse pads, books, calendars, signed prints, originals and so forth.

Heck, I raised a grand in one week, just by doing this. Anyone can do it, but it does take some time, effort and planning. I will help anyone who asks, ok.

Also selling originals and prints are a good way to go.

Steve, cartoonist of "Strange Breed" and team member at "ComicsZ"

http://www.comicsz.com
http://www.strangebreedcartoons.com

Great advice here. I like number seven best. However a comic about webcomic artists fighting would probably be funny.

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Joe Chiappetta
Read Silly Daddy comics at http://www.SillyDaddy.net

I hate it when people tell cartonists to think outside the box, it's like telling a mechanic to think outside the engine.  

More webcomic expectations:

• Some people will love your comic and tell you so.
• Other people will hate your comic and tell you so.
• The vast majority of humanity will remain indifferent to your comic and not tell you so.

Executives like bullet points, so I'm told.

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Ed Womack
http://www.getmilked.com

Accept failure before success.  That's a BIG "Do" from a mental standpoint.

Accept that a certain art "piece" you're working on is just an important slice of a bigger pizza.  Not to suggest changing the crust (mind you,) but know that your work will grow with you as you grab more slices to "eat."  Don't settle for just one, and take off the toppings you don't like.  Maybe even order a whole new pizza pie with similar toppings, but with a different layering order (maybe even stuff some cheese in the crust to grab attention!)

Are these crappy metaphores doing anything for ya?

The message here is that every comic shows trails of scraps behind them.  With self publication over the web like we've had for more than 15 years now, it's obvious;  But don't let this deter you.  It's hard to find today's great comic artist's past works because they were never in print (or aren't anymore.)

All great comics creators have gone through past mistakes.  Yours online today, will only mean harsher scrutiny than you deserve, but know that it will only make you stronger...

 

..and never give up.

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I am Art slore...




Hear Me Rawr!

one bit for me and I think for most webartists...

don't settle.

always try to get better at your craft.

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Do use free internet whenever possible

Don't be afraid to go back and edit your older stuff and make it better. I do this frequently and count it as a new webcomic. I hear that recycling is going to be big someday.

Do use spell check

Don't always believe spell check. On this page it tried to replace "Don'ts" with "donuts."

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Joe Chiappetta
Read Silly Daddy comics at http://www.SillyDaddy.net

ewomack:

More webcomic expectations:

• Some people will love your comic and tell you so.


• Other people will hate your comic and tell you so.


• The vast majority of humanity will remain indifferent to your comic and not tell you so.

Executives like bullet points, so I'm told.

I'd like to tweak the first bullet point.

Some people will love your comic but still not tell you so.

Just be glad you've got readers.

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There is so much good advice here I am now thinking that anything I add that might be useful has probably already been said. But still I will add one more:

Always make your lettering at least a little bigger than you think it should be. This will help when people view the comics on smaller screens as mobile internet devices become more popular.

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Joe Chiappetta
Read Silly Daddy comics at http://www.SillyDaddy.net