Comments on: Webcomic Website Must-Have’s: The About Page

By: Winged Wolf Studio − Webcomic Website Reviews: Chirault

Winged Wolf Studio − Webcomic Website Reviews: Chirault — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:54:06 +0000

[...] an “about” page with information about your comic (such as a synopsis or pitch) and if desired, about [...]

By: Winged Wolf Studio − Displaying the Webcomic OFF the Home Page…CORRECTLY.

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:15:43 +0000

[...] titles. My navigation menu includes (in order of importance) links to the first comic, the archive, the cast page, etc. I have 2 links to get to the most recent comic page: one is an image, one is a text link in [...]

By: Winged Wolf Studio − Making Good Banners 2: Advanced Shizzle

Winged Wolf Studio − Making Good Banners 2: Advanced Shizzle — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:52:42 +0000

[...] work before. You are not necessarily trying to give them the plot synopsis (that’s what your about page is for!), you are trying to make people click to see your site first, to get them excited, to make [...]

By: Bengo

Bengo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:52:19 +0000

I can’t count the times a comic has missed some publicity by not including this sort of information, especially email. OK, missing an appearance in my blog is not such a huge deal, but some comics have missed out on lengthy features, such as interview proposals, and one missed getting a free SEO shakedown from an expert by way of a demo. I recently was trying to reach one person, accessed their ABOUT page, and it said, “Nobody ever reads about pages.” Opportunity lost.

I also wish anyone taking an extended hiatus would give some details so I know where to file their comic on psychedelictreehouse.com. There are new sections for dead and dormant comics, and I don’t want to put someone in the wrong slot by accident.

I actually made a site, sites without email, last winter, and there were hundreds of comics on it. I figured sooner or later they’d detect the link and fix the problem, and at least a dozen did, but I made the mistake of trying to make it humorous with references to 70s pop culture, and lots of people were too young to get the joke, and sent angry letters, and I decided, I don’t want to write to these idiots anyway, and took the site down.

I might add that it’s not a bad idea to scramble your email to prevent spambots from picking it up, such as Bengo (AT) somewhere (dot) com. Or, make your email address into an image with Photoshop, and post that. Spambots can’t read images. People sometimes use this as an excuse for not posting email, but it’s so easy to have multiple accounts with most systems, there simply is no excuse. If a person wants to cut off reader mail, label it media mail only.

I think I’ll upgrade my about pages shortly.

By: KEZ

KEZ — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:26:43 +0000

@JGray: I thought about including “or the blurb on the inner jacket,” but was too lazy. That’ll teach me. :3

@lifesawitch: for example, I update 2 comics on my site, but I display links to both on my homepage. To a new reader, this can be confusing. If another comic has something similar, they all should be explained in the about page, not merely one, with the webcomicker expecting the visitor to just “get” the rest over time. Hope that helps!

By: lifesawitch

lifesawitch — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:52:15 +0000

GREAT list! Especially about the email/contact link. I have looked ALL OVER on several comics for a way to contact the author directly.

What do you mean by “multiple features”, though? Can you give an example?

By: JGray

JGray — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:02:40 +0000

I do agree, all comics of this sort should have an email address. Ideally, there should be multiple ways to communicate with a creator.

I do often buy books without reading the blurb on the back, by the way. I read the blurb on the inner jacket instead. :)