NSJ 013 – First Episode of 2014

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The Niche Site Journal Podcast documents the experience of three guys taking brand new niche sites from idea to profitable businesses. Join Jason, Lior, and Dennis as they share their unique processes and insights into the incredible opportunity of building niche websites.

If you have any questions about the things we mention in this episode, feel free to post it in the comment section below. We read them all and will answer your question in the comment section or on the next podcast episode.

Those in the Master Mind Group:

Lior at musevsmuse.com

Dennis at castleforgemedia.com

Jason at jasonloveslife.com

Things Mentioned in the Show:

ComiXology Hacked [Breaking News]

ComiXology was recently hacked.

With the Kickstarter data break-in last month and now with this comiXology security breach, it seems the independent comic creator and readers are having a rough year with keeping their information safe.

Fortunately for us it sounds like the hackers were only able to get access to usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. This means you should both change your password and be cautious of any emails you get from ComiXology trying to get you to email back personal information. If you do those two things, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Below is the email from ComiXology to readers:

5 Ways to Help Fund your Artist Lifestyle

I am writing this while I am in the middle of placing my book collection (which is several hundred books) for sale on Amazon. I am not doing this to have a Zen lifestyle (“less material goods means happier life”). I am not doing this to make it easier to clean my house, but that is a perk. I am doing it to fund my art.

At the same time, I’m dropping down to part time at my day job. Which means a lot more time to work on all the projects I have lined up, but it also means a lot less money coming in.

I realize I need to buckle down and come up with ways to fund my artistic lifestyle both for myself and to continue to keep my family happy and healthy.

Here are 5 Ways to Help Fund your Artist Lifestyle.

1. Sell your Belongings

Review Sister Claire by Elena Barbarich

I’m not a Catholic, though if I had to list a religion it’s probably the one I have the most experience with.  Which is probably what made me look at this comic in the first place.  How he HELL do you make NUNS hilarious?  Wait, wait, one of these nuns is pregnant?  And it’s immaculate you say?  Hmm, this requires further investigation!

Sister Claire is a novice nun, an orphan abandoned as a newborn and raised in the faith and now, the angel Gabrielle (making her first appearance from out of the toilet) has come to share the good news!  I’m on page 40 right now and when I get done writing this I’m going back in for more!  There are questions I have to get to the bottom of.

Review Sandra and Woo

A precocious young girl and her father rescue a pet raccoon from an abusive owner.  Ooooh!  Clever move!  Starting the strip off by immediately forcing me to feel concern for the lil’ fur ball and the people who care enough not to let animal abuse carry on.

About four strips into the series, in the course of naming their new furry friend, we are able to read into the raccoon’s thoughts.  Apparently he abhors the name ‘Rascal’ and laments that it seems to be the fate of every domestic raccoon because Rascal is to raccoon as Fido is to Dog.  I love, love, LOVE that the authors of this strip knew to blame Sterling North for that.  There’s probably nothing better than a quasi-obscure reference to call me back to childhood and surprise me into a chortle!

Robin Childs – Episode 24

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Today on the show we have

Robin Childs

• LeyLines
• Moko Press, LLC
• Webcomic Alliance

Robin Childs is a writer, illustrator, and the Co-owner of Moko Press.

Robin has a cool story in that she was a Mechanical Engineer who loved to create comics, tell stories, and create art. Recently she left that Engineering job (which she didn’t like) to become a part-time paraprofessional at a local elementary school giving her more time to work on her comic and her business.

Things mentioned in this episode

• Paperwing Podcast
  Blog & Podcast on topics related to creator-owned comics & graphic novels.

Kickstarter Data Stolen by Hackers [Breaking NEWS]

Hackers broke into the the crowdfunding website Kickstarter this week and stole your data! It isn’t as bad as it sounds, but I want to make sure that your safe.

Good News: