What do you do with the money from your tip jar?

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 11:51 am

Two of the people who said they do not have tip jars have comics I would put money into a tip jar for.

I'm not saying who.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:54 pm

Penis reduction surgery.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:29 pm

theSuburbanLetdown wrote:Penis reduction surgery.

Dude.

Seriously.

The more you shrink the diameter of that tube, the more pressure there will be. You'll eventually be firing single sperm at supersonic velocity. Every time you masturbate, you'll kill everyone in a 30 degree arc in front of you.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:32 pm

rkolter wrote:
theSuburbanLetdown wrote:Penis reduction surgery.
Dude.

Seriously.

The more you shrink the diameter of that tube, the more pressure there will be. You'll eventually be firing single sperm at supersonic velocity. Every time you masturbate, you'll kill everyone in a 30 degree arc in front of you.

So he'll just have to stop masturbating in public.

Komiyan · Post by **Komiyan** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 1:33 pm

Apart from my scanner and year at college, mostly rent/food/art stuff. Typical starving artist type.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:02 pm

For me there's no reason to put up a tip jar. You only put one up if you're doing something worth tipping.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:41 pm

Had a tip jar and nobody put anything in in 3 years.

So I took it down and put up google ads instead.

If I ever get my $100, it'll just go to webhosting. Even breaking even would be so cool.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:57 pm

drugs and women.

Sasjhwa · Post by **Sasjhwa** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 4:04 pm

I don't get anything from mine, but then I don't think I've ever actually mentioned it. If I put up a note that I'm doing an auction I generally get some extra bids that way.

I have been known to put $5 in a tip jar or two though. I don't like the idea of having one if I'm not willing to use other people's.

Dotty · Post by **Dotty** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:02 pm

I could go for some drugs and women, right about now.

I'm with Dawgy!

CJBurgandy · Post by **CJBurgandy** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:13 pm

all my tips go to advertising.

'cept that one time I bought a pokemon game with it.

other than that, it's always gone to advertising.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 5:46 pm

I read an in-depth analysis of Apple Computer's recent success the other day and one of the very true things is said was that Apple provides amazing value for money. Their shops have free training, computers for people to simply sit down and use all day if they like - including for kids - and so on. iLife is basically shareware priced and iTunes provides free cover art for any and all music you own.

And so on.

I reckon it'd be far more effective if tippers got value for money. Wallpapers are kinda neh - you'd have to be a real fan to want your desktop dedicated to the comic anyway.

Just a thought.

- Joel Fagin

MinekaC. · Post by **MinekaC.** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 9:03 pm

I don't have a tip jar, simply because I'm privlaged just to have readers. All the tip I want, or need is comments in my shoutbox and the occassional fan-art. I love working on my comic, I'm content without the jar, people might get the impression I'm asking for a hand-out (though I've got no problem having the FCBD code on my front page).
Now paying for merchandise (if I ever get to that point, and can comprehend the intricacies of prepping pages for paper) is another matter.
Though if people forced money on me, then it'd go into art supplies, hiring someone to html code my site, pay for dinner out of the house for once.

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:01 am

Tevye the milkman wrote:If I had a tip jar,
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
All day long I'd biddy biddy bum.
If I were a wealthy man.
I wouldn't have to work hard.
Ya ha deedle deedle, bubba bubba deedle deedle dum.
If I were a biddy biddy rich,
Yidle-diddle-didle-didle man.

TRI · Post by **TRI** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:46 am

Joel Fagin wrote:I reckon it'd be far more effective if tippers got value for money. Wallpapers are kinda neh - you'd have to be a real fan to want your desktop dedicated to the comic anyway.

Yeah that sounds like a good idea, but outside of porn I can't think of much most webcomic authors could offer that'd be of more desirability than wallpapers. I've seen a couple offer pins or stickers for a minimum donation but then you're treading a fine line between taking tips and selling merchandise.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:50 am

TRI wrote:
Joel Fagin wrote:I reckon it'd be far more effective if tippers got value for money. Wallpapers are kinda neh - you'd have to be a real fan to want your desktop dedicated to the comic anyway.
Yeah that sounds like a good idea, but outside of porn I can't think of much most webcomic authors could offer that'd be of more desirability than wallpapers.

Desirability is not the key, though. Value for money is different. That's not about giving people something new but something that enhances what they already want.

Apple doesn't give you an Apple poster with your iMac - it gives you training and software to let you get more out of it. And the iPod doesn't come with camera in the back - what has that got to do with music? - it gives you album art to complete the experience.

- Joel Fagin

Eve Z. · Post by **Eve Z.** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:49 am

well, except food, I buy materials for my web comic: paper, pencils, ink and rubbers. I dunno if I can buy advertising now.

edit: if you ask, I never got money from my comic. I'm talking about the money my parents usually gave me when I'm going to college in order to survive . hehe.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:28 am

I had a tip jar for Mixed Myth. I love my fans dearly. This guy once donated $100.

I promised to use it to get the MM book an ISBN number when the thing finally gets made.

Taking...so...long...

Sorcery101 · Post by **Sorcery101** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:09 am

Joel Fagin wrote:I reckon it'd be far more effective if tippers got value for money. Wallpapers are kinda neh - you'd have to be a real fan to want your desktop dedicated to the comic anyway.

Just a thought.

- Joel Fagin

That's why I changed what my donators get. Now I give them the password to a gallery that has extra comics in it and wallpapers. Plus when ever the total reaches 100 I update on thrusday. So far it's working out fairly well. I use the money mostly on food and school supplies, but maybe 20% goes to advertising. Though right now I'm trying to get the money to fix my plane ticket to a convention.

Killbert-Robby · Post by **Killbert-Robby** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:14 am

Yeah, like anyone would tip me