Comments on: In The Final Analysis http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/ the webcomics blog about webcomics Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » IndieKarma — So, It’s Been A Month http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-4768 Fleen: Written by bitter, haggard wordbeasts » IndieKarma — So, It’s Been A Month Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:56:45 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-4768 [...] Uncategorized This page wrote about what might (or might not) be the ultimate triumph of no-hassle micropayments; we promised at that time to keep an eye on the service, and so we’re briefly revisiting IndieKarma today. [...] [...] Uncategorized This page wrote about what might (or might not) be the ultimate triumph of no-hassle micropayments; we promised at that time to keep an eye on the service, and so we’re briefly revisiting IndieKarma today. [...]

]]> By: Garth "gwalla" Wallace http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2072 Garth "gwalla" Wallace Mon, 15 May 2006 00:14:05 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2072 As for the dock, the whole point is to get people to toss in a penny regularly, but if they're not reminded (without setting it up to do so automatically, which absolutely <em>shouldn't</em> be the default), they won't do it any more often than they would click a tip jar. It'd just be a tip jar in smaller denominations. Big whoop; may as well go the straight PayPal route in that case. If you're not comfortable with the idea of reminding your readers to donate, it seems that IndieKarma is rather fundamentally not for you. As for the dock, the whole point is to get people to toss in a penny regularly, but if they’re not reminded (without setting it up to do so automatically, which absolutely shouldn’t be the default), they won’t do it any more often than they would click a tip jar. It’d just be a tip jar in smaller denominations. Big whoop; may as well go the straight PayPal route in that case.

If you’re not comfortable with the idea of reminding your readers to donate, it seems that IndieKarma is rather fundamentally not for you.

]]> By: Garth "gwalla" Wallace http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2071 Garth "gwalla" Wallace Mon, 15 May 2006 00:08:51 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2071 The t-shirt thing may be a non-issue. The webcomics that do well wit t-shirts usually do well because their readers <em>actually want to wear their t-shirts</em>, not just because they want to contribute cash. Take Jeph Jacques, for instance. He sells t-shirts people like to wear. Contrast this with the many artists who do t-shirts that are based on in-jokes from their comic: these people are dependent on the charity factor in shirt-buying, because most people don't really want to wear a shirt they'll have to explain to people. The t-shirt thing may be a non-issue. The webcomics that do well wit t-shirts usually do well because their readers actually want to wear their t-shirts, not just because they want to contribute cash. Take Jeph Jacques, for instance. He sells t-shirts people like to wear. Contrast this with the many artists who do t-shirts that are based on in-jokes from their comic: these people are dependent on the charity factor in shirt-buying, because most people don’t really want to wear a shirt they’ll have to explain to people.

]]> By: Dave Kellett http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2042 Dave Kellett Fri, 12 May 2006 19:09:03 +0000 http://www.fleen.com/archives/2006/05/11/in-the-final-analysis/#comment-2042 Thanks for this series -- nicely done. In addition to your five excellent summary points, my own addendum is that the pop-up dock has to come as disabled by default before I could consider trying it. It's just far too disruptive to the 99.5% of people that won't sign up. Thanks for this series — nicely done.

In addition to your five excellent summary points, my own addendum is that the pop-up dock has to come as disabled by default before I could consider trying it. It’s just far too disruptive to the 99.5% of people that won’t sign up.

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