Breadpig Blog: Purveyor & Publisher of All Things Geek — lists are fun

1. Be funny (useful) or die Webcomic artists can't delude themselves like we can about our latest tech innovation. Millions of dollars are invested in little more than ideas, whereas finding success as an artist comes down to making a comic people want to read. Simple as that. They're competing with every cute animal photo for attention. Take Perry Bible Fellowship, by Nicholas Gurewitch, who hardly spends any time hustling his comic, yet it's one of the most popular online. Don't waste time networking or fundraising when you could be building stuff people want.   2. Never forget who pays...