tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post2529288354074953931..comments2024-03-17T19:22:37.877-04:00Comments on Mike Lynch Cartoons: If You Give Away Your Cartoons for Free, You Won't Make a Living as a CartoonistMike Lynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-36644179070922992652009-02-13T14:07:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:07:00.000-05:00then there is the flip side - people like penny ar...then there is the flip side - people like penny arcade, who gave their comics away for free, and acquired 100,000s of fans out of it... fans who then bought penny arcade t-shirts and stickers and other items. they have a business staff of 7-8 people now, and are very, very well off, all based off of their free comic.<BR/><BR/>of course, this won't happen to everyone and they did it based on hard work and very good business instincts... but my point is that there are multiple ways of going about things. <BR/><BR/>now you might say they aren't strictly cartoonists and are instead tshirt salesmen, and maybe you are right... but the cartoons are the basis of their popularity.joshsiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646137660075154026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25473451.post-20923611618636581272008-01-28T11:16:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:16:00.000-05:00Hey Mikey, good thoughtful post on this.I think on...Hey Mikey, good thoughtful post on this.<BR/><BR/>I think one of the hardest parts of starting out as a cartoonist is avoiding that "it'll be great exposure for you!" trap.<BR/><BR/>It's gets easier the more you get published. (When you can confidently say to yourself "I think Reader's Digest is exposure enough, thank you.")<BR/><BR/>I still get all kinds of requests for free cartoons, but I've found if you ask for it, often you can get a non-profit or a teacher to pay for material.Mark Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839199259226381830noreply@blogger.com