Webcomic Workshop Vol. 2 (Patreon)

Ways I Monetize

These are the ways Swords makes an income online. They are not ranked in any particular order.

1. Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/swordscomic

Swords is supported by Patreon!

At the time of writing, these are the stats:
800 patrons (yahoo!)
$1,584 USD per month ($2678.68 NZD)
Ranked 51st out of all Comics Patreons (this does not include Adult Webcomics, which reside in their own category)
Ranked 2761st largest Patreon of all Patreon accounts

These rankings are based on the number of Patrons, not the amount of income earned.

New Zealand minimum wage : $47,216.00 NZD per year ($3,934.66 NZD per month)
Currently Patreon earns 68% of a minimum New Zealand wage.

2. Ko-Fi

https://ko-fi.com/swordscomic

- One off donations

- A Shop (that mostly sells Enamel Pins)

- Commissions (sometimes)

3. Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck

While the Cut the Deck Kickstarter raised $251,014 USD, I am not taking a cut of that income until the game is finished, shipped and all pitfalls have been accounted for.

4. Threadless and Teepublic

https://swordscomic.threadless.com/
https://www.teepublic.com/user/swordscomic

Things have been very slow in 2023, making maybe $20 in a good month. These really need some new designs though.

5. Makeship

https://www.makeship.com/shop/creator/swordscomic

Quest Sprout - January 2022 - 3614 sold

Travel Goblin - September 2022 - 457 sold

Pest Sprout - November 2022 - 810 sold

Quest Sprout v2.0 - April 2023 - 1678 sold

Rapier Tapir - August 2023 - 232 sold

Quest Sprout Vinyl - Ongoing - Not currently funded

6. Webtoon

https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/swords/list?title_no=198852

- Consistently in the Canvas Top 30 for Comedy

- The most read series in 2022, according to the Webtoon Instagram

- Webtoon have ended their monthly Creator Bonus which added an extra payment on top of ads for high performing series

7. Tapas

https://tapas.io/series/SwordsComic/info

- Part of the Creator Rewards Bonus plan

- Has the benefit of monetizing across all series you post, not monetizing on a series-by-series basis

8. A Job

I make video games! I hope you get to play them soon.