Drunk Elephant Comics

14 April 10

I Need Your Input!

Hello, friends!

How are things going for you? Spring is here! For most of us, I think we all like to do a little spring cleaning around our homes, and here too, at Drunk Elephant Comics, I would like to do some cleaning.

I’d like to get rid of my advertising. Those banner ads you see everywhere that probably don’t interest you in the slightest? Those.

At the same time, as much as I like providing you with free content to consume, it takes an awful lot of time for me to make all that content. So I have to balance this workload with my desire to keep it all free for people (because honestly, who doesn’t love free comics – I love the heck out of free comics). I have also received many emails inquiring about t-shirts.

I think I have a solution, and I would really like your input. Here’s my plan:

1. I take all the banner ads off the site, except for the Drink Recipe section.
2. We have an annual membership drive – for any donation over $19, I will send you a t-shirt and a free sketch of your favorite Drunk Elephant character. You can give more if you like, but over $19 gets you a t-shirt and a free sketch.
3. Each year, we do a new t-shirt design.
4. If you don’t donate, guess what? It’s all still free and there are still no ads.

I know I have a loyal audience out there: you. You are all very awesome, and I’d like to hear from you if you are interested in this idea. If I have enough people interested, I’ll look into doing this seriously. If not, no biggie – nothing changes! Drunk Elephant Comics keeps on keeping on. This is basically a win for everyone: we take out the ads, you get an awesome t-shirt and you help support this site. If you aren’t interested in t-shirts. or this idea, the comic keeps coming out (just with ads instead).

I really want to stress this: the comic will keep coming out regardless of what you choose. One way gets you a t-shirt. The other way gets you ads. That’s it.

So let’s do this: leave me a comment on this post, OR if you would rather keep your thoughts between me and you, use the Contact form to send me a private message, okay? I’m really interested in what you all have to say, so go ahead and share!

Thanks, everyone!