On the Fr1tz, now with spam.

[techieMoe]

I got my first bit of advertising related to the webcomic today. I suppose that could be considered a compliment. The message started out interestingly enough:

I was just having a look at your Techimoe website and was impressed by the quality of the comic strips on your site.

This might have flattered me had it not come from a media company in Chesterfield, UK. I'm leery about people wanting to use my comic for advertisements, and even more leery about someone who says they were "impressed by the quality of the comics strips" on my site. I mean, did they actually look at the strips? Hmmm.. What do you folks think?

::UPDATE:: I looked around at their site. Apparently they found me through the Webcomic List. They also apparently sponsor several pretty high-profile web comics, such as Dueling Analogs, Mac Hall, and Extra Life. I'm still leery at the idea of ads on my site though.

[fingal]

How strange and vaguely surreal. I was travelling through Chesterfield on the train not long ago. The town is famous for having a twisted church spire (they built in wood) and not a very likely place for a media company.

Seems odd but also very intriguing.

[petergriffin]

"impressed by the quality of the comic strips on your site."

They're in Chesterfield! You could be getting a 5 year old to draw your comics and they'd be impressed By the way Moe, did you get a 5 year old to do your comics?

[techieMoe]

"impressed by the quality of the comic strips on your site."

They're in Chesterfield! You could be getting a 5 year old to draw your comics and they'd be impressed By the way Moe, did you get a 5 year old to do your comics?

Hence why I was leery. It smacked of a form letter. I went ahead and asked for some more information anyway. Perhaps I can get a feel for how reputable they are. And no, I couldn't afford a 5 year old to do my comics. Their candy budget alone would wipe me out.

[techieMoe]

Haha! Well, after requesting more information they answered the most important question I had, "is it even possible to make money off 100 hits a month?" Their answer: no, probably not.

Oh well, it was an interesting thing to ponder. On the Fr1tz remains sponsor-free.

[truoc444]

i pledge one nickel to the kiddiecandy cost for the comics. anyone with me, or do i need to try to recruit Jerry Lewis?