[dc]L[/dc]ast week, I updated clattertron.com in a couple of ways: I changed the About page and created a Support page.
What’s It All About?
First, I updated the About page, which was on my To Do list for months. Maybe even the past year.¹
Guilt Trip Ghost’s About page image.
The big change for the About page was updating the cast section (such as it is). When I started Clattertron, I didn’t really have much of a cast, so I didn’t feature much in the way of a traditional cast page.
This changed over the past few years as No Filter Fox (and friends) became regulars. Since I’m working in color now, it also made sense to feature color images of my regular characters.
The good thing about working digitally with vector art means, I have a bunch of images I can re-size, without loss of quality, for just such a situation. I went to my finished comic files, did a bit of copy and pasting, and BOOM—new images for the cast section.
Now the About page includes HB, Guy, and Tickles, all regulars who never graced the page before.
Fan Support
Next, I added a Support page, which features two lists with many ways fans can support Clattertron and myself.
The first list has all the monetary support options, such as buying something through my Society6 and Etsy shops, or using my Amazon Affiliate link to shop.
Fans can also send me something from my Amazon Wishlist or make a one time donation via PayPal.
The second list says how to support Clattertron without spending money, like following me on Twitter, Facebook, or signing up for my weekly newsletter.
The other big way to help, without any cost, is sharing links to my comics and blog posts. Sharing links is the best way to share the Clattertron love and help me get new readers.
While uploading the unaltered² image file of one of my comics to Facebook (or any other site) works, it is best to also link to the comic’s page or only use a link.
Why use a link?
- A link shows people where the comic came from (the source), which is perhaps the best reason. Too many people post things on Facebook without crediting or linking to the original artist (I’m looking at you, radio station pages).
- Someone can follow the link back to clattertron.com and read more comics, which helps me make more off ads.
- There are links to buy my merchandise and original art on clattertron.com.
Helping me grow my readership is a great way to support Clattertron, and it doesn’t cost you any money. I’m always looking for new stuff to read, so share the stuff you like with others. I try to share stuff I like as much as I can.
For example, sci-fi fans should give Drive by Dave Kellett a read. It’s a long form comic with a great story and fun characters.
What’s Next?
On most Support pages for other comics (and websites) I see links to a Patreon account. Now, I don’t have a Patreon account. Yet. I’m thinking about starting one, but I need to figure out what exactly I want to offer supporters (I have ideas though).
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¹ As the ancient proverb goes, “The best time to plant the tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”
² Cropping out/erasing someone’s name, URL, and other information and posting it to another website is bad. Don’t ever do it. I wrote about this in a recent newsletter.
