Friday Archive Dive: Creating a Do-It-Yourself Survey

Today's Archive Dive is from September 15, 2009, when I shared some tips on creating a do-it-yourself readership survey.

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Member Benefit: 15% Off at Blue Line Pro

Blue Line Pro is an art-supply store that specializes in the comic-book industry. Starting tomorrow, members of Webcomics.com will receive a 15% discount on purchases through their Web site!

Here is a brief overview of the other Webcomics.com member benefits from our inaugural year:

10% off printing at Transcontinental

$79 off retractible banner stands at BannersNStands

15% off booth displays at Formz

$20 off Webcomics Bootcamp admission at NYCC

15% off a Webcomics Pavilion table at C2E2 2010

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Free legal help

One of the most vexing issues for people in the creative field is matters of the law. It permeates every part of what we do, and, truthfully, many of us understand very little of it. Luckily, here's one way to get some qualified guidance.

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24-Hour Comics Day: Saturday

24-Hour Comics Day is Saturday, Oct. 2.

The general idea is to stay up for 24 hours and do 24 consecutive pages of comics during that time. Go to the site for more details. You'll find many locations are hosting events for the day, but you'll have to register beforehand if you'd like to participate.

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Plateaus

 I looked back in the sand and I saw my footprints had formed a chart of my pageviews over the years. And I asked, "Look at all of those times that the chart flattens out and doesn't increase for months on end... what's with that?" And the answer came back, so simple and pure.

"That, my child, is when you were improving as a cartoonist..."

You need plateaus.

The work you do during a plateau is the work that takes you to your next breakthrough.

And, inevitably, the next plateau.

In the meantime, let's take a moment to discuss plateaus in some honest light.

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