Monthly Recap: February 2023

Alright! This month was a little bit better. Ok...a lot better! Last month wasn't a great one to be sure, but I am very, very pleased with this one. This was the most I have made in a single month since I started this project, and damn, not going to lie it feels good after how dismal a January it was. So lets dive in, and talk the numbers!

On the Social Media front, I had solid growth pretty much across the board. This was in large part due to a builder I am doing through the indomitable C.L. Cannon. I'm not even really active anymore on Twitter, and I saw good growth there. Every place grew in fact except two: my Facebook Group, and my Youtube Channel. I am almost certain that I am going to end up shutting down my group sometime soon. I will no doubt eventually start one back, but it will be a total revamp, and to be frank, my current one is nothing but a source of guilt and angst. My YouTube will remain of course, and I have a neat plan for it that I will get to...at some point.

Now for the dollars! Obviously I did well at ImagiCon, so that's where the bulk of the money came from. I also got an appearance fee, which was a first, but hopefully not the last lol. Also quite exciting, I added another Patron on my Patreon! I really hope I am able to grow that over the course of the year. I'm pretty consistently putting up content on there, and it seems to be paying off. Could I double that number to 10 this year? I don't know, but man, that would be rad. Also nice was that I still had decent online book sales. Over 80 bucks makes me happy, and with book 5 coming in March, I am hoping to get a big boost there as well.

All in all, it was a great month, and I hope it was for you as well. As always, feel free to hit me up with any questions or comments you might have!

Social media Growth:

• TBB Facebook Follows: 673 (+27)

• TBB Insta: 531 (+16)

• TBB Fan Group: 166 (0)

• TBB Twitter: 412 (+15)

• Hilltop Howlers Insta: 1134 (+18)

• Hilltop Howlers Facebook Follows: 987 (+21)

• Youtube: 93 subscribers (+0)

• Email list: 204 subscribers (+21)

Income:

• 21.13 - Amazon Merch.

• 0.00 - Redbubble.

• 8.00 - TeePublic.

• 1.00 - Itchio.

• 1.63 - Drivethrurpg.

• 9.52 - Patreon (patrons: 5)

• 82.09 - Book sales/KENP

• 325.00 - In person book sales

• 11.99 - Amazon Affiliate Income

• Other: Appearance Fee - 200.00

Expenses:

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

Monthly total made:

• 630.86 (101.51 last month)

• Increase of: 529.35