Monthly Recap: February 2025

TRANSPARENCYMONTHLY RECAP

2/28/20253 min read

Alright, alright, alright! Another good month, so lets dive on in!

Sales!

I had two events this month as well! I started with TezalCon and then hit up Con Nooga. And while I wish they had both been as good as lost months events, they were still a lot of fun and I made money, so who am I to complain?

The good: online sales were over 100, which is what I consider the dividing line between 'good' and 'not good.' My Patreon grew more as well, by a decent chunk actually which will be reflected more on next months report I think. I am so happy how that is going. Lastly my Amazon shirts started to recover from the January doldrums.

The not good: my online rpg sales were low. And I know they will continue to be so until I do the overhaul in that space I need to complete. My TeePublic sales were bad again. I suspect there is some algorithm at work there, that penalizes you for not uploading new designs. For now there is no reason to shut it down, but long term? It may not make the cut as I look to streamline operations in the years to come.

Socials!

Last month I talked about how I was thinking about cutting some social media platforms. I am getting closer to that stage I think, and I can tell you Bluesky and Threads are probably about to go the way of the dodo. My mental Marie Kondo asked me if they spark joy, and they certainly do not. I just don't have the bandwidth, nor interest, in keeping them going. I think my plan is sometime in March to basically just delete all posts there and have one pinned 'hey, I'm not actually here, I just don't want my name stolen' type post.

I am also considering doing something similar to my facebook group. I just simply do not get any sort of real return there. Like, at all. Not that I can see. I had to turn off the ability for folks to make posts because porn bots kept posting porn in there, or scams. And basically only I can post there...then what's the point?

On my email list, there is something wonky going on. Mailerlite says I net added 11ish new folks...but my total is 2 lower than last month. I will try to dig in more later, but for now I am using the total number it gives me, even though I think something is wrong there.

On the discord front I have at last made peace with it. It will carry on as the Possum Posse server. Anyone can join, fans of mine or not. And authors who want to have their own channel for their fans can ask and I will make them one. So yeah, lets hang?

All that said, pretty normal month: lots of angst, decent growth.

Social media Growth:

Podcasts:

  • Podcast Downloads (Monthly): 149 (-17)

  • Podcast Downloads (Lifetime): 3,561

Income:

Monthly total made:

  • $1308.26 ($2,261.33 last month)

  • Decrease of: $953.07

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