*Sits down in a comfortably padded chair (imaginary of course)*
Well hello, friends...
With the creation of this new sub forum, I thought this might be a good time to not only keep myself accountable as I try to lift my creative endeavors into the realm of profitability, but to engage others in similar pursuits.
So what say you, friends? Shall we help each other out?
What are your goals and mile markers as you quest towards reaching a profitable state? How do you plan to get there? What is it that you do? Have you found an audience? What can we do for you to help you achieve your goals?
I'll go first. :)
I paint and draw and write weird little stories. I currently have a year long project hosted on Patreon that is, technically, profitable. It's going great, and I want to continue the trend once this ends.
My goals are re-vamping my website, growing my very meager mailing list, updating my Etsy and Society6 shops, and figuring out a next-step for a future project (webcomic? Patreon? Kickstarter?)
My daily/weekly/monthly marketing goals are these: mailing list newsletter 1x month; blog posts 1x week; instagram updates 2-3x week
I also write conventional short stories (i.e., ones that are at least nominally publishable) and am in the beginning stages of the submission grind. No bites, yet, but I have probably a hundred more rejection letters to collect before I'll give up.