Cartoon cock and balls can go a long way. In August of 1999 I made it official. I gave it a name, my nickname from college. Then I started a mailing list. The people forwarded my work to their friends, mothers, brothers and bosses.
Word of mouth is a wonderful thing.
I actually started to make money from my goofy artwork. A year later I learned how to make flash animation. I got nominated for a flash award with a couple of my friends. We flew to New York for the Flash Film Festival in the summer of 2000. With the help of my Zeebarf fans, we won.