Calamities of Nature

The End

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:30:31 -0400

Sorry, I posted this on my site on Monday, but I forgot that some of my Tumblr followers might not have checked out my site…

I have really been dreading writing this blog post. I feel like I’ve thought it over a millions times in my head, but as I sit down at the keyboard now I have no idea what to write. But I think it’s best to just get it done with and give both myself and all you readers some closure. Today is my last update for Calamities of Nature. And I’ll be perfectly frank about the reasons. My full-time career is in academics, and I need to put everything I have into it if I’m going to have any chance of keeping it that way. As much as I love this comic, I can’t have it taking precious time away from my work. It’s time to move on.

Thank you to everyone who has read and generously supported this comic for the last almost five years. Thank you for all the emails, blog posts, compliments, fan art, discussions and arguments about science and philosophy, and the transcription of over 650 comics. It’s really been remarkable all the people I’ve met and friendships I’ve made through this comic. My family also deserves a huge thank you. They have been my biggest fans, and my most steadfast supporters. I couldn’t have done it without you. And my two kids, I hope when you get older you’ll take some time to read these silly pictures of mine and that it’ll be something you can be proud of.

When I first started this comic, I was just excited to see my scribbles appearing on a computer screen. Then I was just trying to write a halfway decent joke. But then slowly something amazing occurred. The more niche I made the comics with respect to my own interests, the more widely people seemed to feel the comics were speaking to them. The more I tried to share my own personal world views, the more I found other people who shared many of the same ideas, interests, worries, insecurities, frustrations, and hopes. And from this I grew an audience that was more than I ever deserved. Thank you for being a part of it.

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=653

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:53:55 -0400

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=653

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=652

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:14:53 -0500

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=652

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=651

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:20:11 -0500

Comic URL: http://www.calamitiesofnature.com/archive/?c=651

Tutorial on Making Money From Ads

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:53:00 -0500

Tutorial on Making Money From Ads:

One of the most popular items on my site besides the comics has been my tutorial on making money from ads. I’ve heard from people with all sorts of websites, from blogs to webcomics and more, that have benefited from the tips I provided. I think that it’s really important for creative people to share their strategies on the web. That way we can all take advantage of this amazing platform.

The original tutorial was written in 2008 and updated in 2009 and 2010. After a long break, I’ve finally gotten around to writing an updated tutorial. It has extra information for those of you that are just starting to put ads on a website, along with new ad service reviews and stats from my own site. I’m offering this as a 20 page PDF that you can download for just $1.99. I think this is a pretty reasonable price for my work considering the amount of money you can potentially earn from utilizing it. You can download the PDF at the old tutorial or with the link below:

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