Monthly Recap: April 2023

Alright, so there are a few changes for this month. First, I will now be tracking the number of people on my discord server. Also, I will no longer be tracking my Twitter. I still technically have a Twitter, but the pinned post there let's folks know where else they can find me. There is just too much happening there for me to feel comfortable being active there. But I didn't delete it, as who knows, maybe Twitter will maybe one day get it's act together. I also won't be tracking my non-profit groups social media. It is a thing I do, but it's not really relevant to here. Lastly, in place of tracking Fiverr money, as I don't do it anymore, I am very optimistically tracking appearance fees.

So how did it go this month? Pretty awesome! I had decent growth on my socials across the board. I am making more of an effort to post consistently on my Insta, and if I would ever remember to use my damn hashtags, I might have even more. My email list will also take a noticeable bump next month, as I enter in all the email addresses I have gathered in person.

On the money front, you can see that the bulk came from my appearance at the Atlanta Self Publishing Conference. In addition to the fee they paid me, I also had decent sales numbers. I am also quite happy with my online books sales. I realize that for some authors 180+ bucks is a pittance, but for a non-launch month, I am very happy. I realized today that I had forgotten to renew my itch game bundle, so that explains why I have had such a drop off of my (admittedly already fairly low) sales there. So hopefully they pick back up in May. Regardless, I really, really, need to get off my ass and make a physical omnibus of all my games.

Anywho, great month! Thanks to everyone who helped make it a reality for me! Here are the numbers:

Social media Growth:

• TBB Facebook Follows: 708 (+19)

• TBB Insta: 545 (+11)

• TBB Fan Group: 197 (+9)

• YouTube: 93 subscribers (+0)

• Email list: 245 subscribers (+5)

• Discord Server: 37 (New)

Income:

• 250.00 - Appearance Fee

• 19.27 - Amazon Merch.

• 2.10 - Redbubble.

• 24.75 - TeePublic.

• 0.00 - Itchio.

• 0.98 - Drivethrurpg.

• 11.10 - Patreon (patrons: 5)

• 185.49 - Book sales/KENP

• 228.00 - In person book sales

• 3.43 - Amazon Affiliate Income

• Other: 250.00

Expenses:

• 29.50 - Podcasting Fees (Hosting + Zoom for Interviews)

Monthly total made:

• 695.93 (1,307.61 last month)

• Decrease of: 611.68