So, it’s finally been year. Holy shit, that went by fast.
Looking back, I think we’ve had a pretty good start. The comic has its own site, a first for me. We get thousands of hits daily. We got linked by some of my favourite comics (One of which broke the site, but that’s not Scott’s fault. That’s Dreamhost’s fault for not getting back to me). And best of all, it’s being drawn by one of the greatest people to collaborate with. Seriously, Paul is not only a great artist, but also the most reliable guy I’ve worked with.
As for what will come next? I’m not sure. More readers, hopefully. I’m looking into the comicpress code and I might be able to come with a customised layout one of these days. Maybe some merchandise, but at the moment I don’t think we have enough people who would buy anything. There’s a thing with webcomics that at most, 1% of the readership will buy your stuff, so for us that’s between 10 and 30 people. Plus, you have places like Cafepress that make you charge $20 which they keep. But, I am always working to get our numbers up on the low budget I have, plus we seem to be climbing all the time, so who knows, by this time next year we might be bigger than Penny Arcade (hah)
Anyway, it’s been a fun year, lots of new experiences for me and I still love doing this. Hopefully, you guys love it as well. 2009 has been a great year, so let’s hope 2010 is even better. Not just for me, but for you guys as well.
Take care.
~ David