Meanwhile...at Manage Comics

The Fan Confidence Rating - with Atom! Freeman

In this episode of "Meanwhile...at Manage Comics," host Brian Garside talks with special guest Atom Freeman, a seasoned professional in comic sales and operations, about the Fan Confidence Rating (FCR). We talk about trends this data already shows, how healthy the single issue market is, privacy measures, and the full roll-out plan for 2025 and beyond! We also discuss the critical reception to the FCR, including the press that it's recieved. * DSTLRY Cracks the Top 10: A Revolution in Comics Publishing [https://dstlry.co/blogs/news/dstlry-cracks-the-top-10-a-revolution-in-comics-publishing] * NYCC ’24: Day 0 – Retailer Day surges despite bathroom breakage [https://www.comicsbeat.com/nycc24-day-0-retailer-day-surges-despite-bathroom-breakage/] * The comics industry hasn't had an actual health check in five years - but Prana is aiming to change that [https://www.thepopverse.com/live-new-york-comic-con-nycc-2024-prana-direct-market-solutions-fan-confidence-rating] * Will Prana DMS's New Data Tool Shine Some Light on Comic Sales Trends? [https://icv2.com/articles/columns/view/58131/will-prana-dmss-new-data-tools-shine-some-light-comic-sales-trends] * “There’s a Huge Opportunity”: Prana Direct Market Solution’s Atom Freeman on the Power of Data and the New Fan Confidence Rating [https://sktchd.com/interview/atom-freeman-fan-confidence-rating-interview/] --- Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/] or wherever you get your podcasts. * About Manage Comics - https://info.managecomics.com/ [https://info.managecomics.com/] * Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/ [https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/] * The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com [https://roadmap.managecomics.com] * Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com [https://help.managecomics.com]

Product Reservations in Shopify via Manage Comics

We're back, and boy do we have some awesome stuff to share with you. Not only do we have this great podcast for you to enjoy, but we're sharing a project that is a pretty big deal. We've wanted to add product reservations to Manage Comics since we began and had to originally create a hack as a way around Shopify's limitations...but thanks to recent upgrades by Shopify, we can introduce this great new feature. We'll explain what you can expect, how this will work, and what this means for YOU. All this, and so much more. This one's not SUPER long as we get back at it, but it's super cool for sure! --- Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/] or wherever you get your podcasts. * About Manage Comics - https://info.managecomics.com/ [https://info.managecomics.com/] * Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/ [https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/] * The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com [https://roadmap.managecomics.com] * Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com [https://help.managecomics.com]

A special check-in from ComicsPRO

This week we review ComicsPRO, talk about all of the great people and presentations we saw, discuss the city of Pittsburgh, dive deep on the COMET Standard, and give away our grand prize of 2 months free Manage Comics as well as a 1-on-1 meeting, and Theme support from the team at Manage Comics! You can learn more about the COMET Standard here - https://cometstandard.com [https://cometstandard.com] --- Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/] or wherever you get your podcasts. * About Manage Comics - https://info.managecomics.com/ [https://info.managecomics.com/] * Set up the perfect shop - https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/ [https://pages.managecomics.com/manage-comics-reboot/] * The Manage Comics Roadmap - https://roadmap.managecomics.com [https://roadmap.managecomics.com] * Get help with Manage Comics - https://help.managecomics.com [https://help.managecomics.com]

Best Practices for Handling Orders in Manage Comics

In this very special episode, we dive deep into orders, what are they, how are they handled in Manage Comics, and what should you be doing with them? * What if you don't use Shopify to process your orders? * How should you be closing them out? What if you're a BinderPOS or Lightspeed User? * What can you do with Manage Comics to sync up your inventory? All this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile...at Manage Comics. * Workflow: Invoicing Orders - https://help.managecomics.com/help/weekly-task-invoice-orders [https://help.managecomics.com/help/weekly-task-invoice-orders] * Customer Orders - https://help.managecomics.com/help/customer-orders [https://help.managecomics.com/help/customer-orders] * Manage Comics Order Helper - https://help.managecomics.com/help/manage-comics-order-helper [https://help.managecomics.com/help/manage-comics-order-helper] --- Watch the video of this episode - https://youtu.be/4VEURvlwqhY?t=139 [https://youtu.be/4VEURvlwqhY?t=139] Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/] or wherever you get your podcasts.

Shopify Editions 2024

More than 100 updates have been added to Shopify with their latest "Editions", code named "Foundations" with a theme of foundational underpinnings of Shopify. We'll look at changes including product variants and large catalogue management, a standardized product taxonomy, and new developer features. Online store customizations are improved, including reusable and nested blocks. There's over 100 new updates, and we'll go over the ones most important for Manage Comics shops, along with a look into our crystal ball on where we see things going next. Shopify Editions 2024 - https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2024 [https://www.shopify.com/editions/winter2024] Manage Comics Launches International Distribution - https://roadmap.managecomics.com/announcements/65bc016967bbf3de062bc3cc [https://roadmap.managecomics.com/announcements/65bc016967bbf3de062bc3cc] Manage Comics Updates Winter 2024 - https://roadmap.managecomics.com/announcements/65be5fc667bbf3de06378427 [https://roadmap.managecomics.com/announcements/65be5fc667bbf3de06378427] Listen to the Meanwhile...at Manage Comics podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/ [https://rss.com/podcasts/managecomics/] or wherever you get your podcasts.