I’ve been wondering for a while about monetization… that is, to turn something you do for free (like this comic) in a source of revenue. I see this in other webcomics all the time in the way of donation links, google ads, banners and so on. I don’t know if I’m ready for that yet, or if I’ll ever be. Though I have nothing against it, banners mess up a site’s design if not done properly, you can easily get carried away and just place too damn many of them, and as for donations… well, I really don’t feel I’m good enough yet. Again, I don’t know if I’ll ever be good enough to deserve people sending me money. This is a personal thing, really… I’m just light years away from where I want to be in artistic terms. Until I get there or close to there…

Anyways, I suddenly hit on this thought: I don’t mind people helping me get better at this writing/drawing thing (with their money)! And so, behold my Amazon Wish List, chock full of books that should help me become a better artist:

I realize prices are steeper than for donations and such, but it’s inobstrusive and, seriously, I could use the help (though you can see that for yourselves, right?)

PS: on second thought, this is idiotic. Who’s gonna spend upwards of $20 in order to maybe help someone whose work they dislike? I’m removing the link from the sidebar, but I’m keeping this post as a testament to my foolishness.