[Blog] Words (Patreon)

Regarding the Voting Polls & Character Suggestions trial run for this month: I noticed the suggestion thread was not as active as in the past, to the point where we only have enough for 1 poll, without much in the way of choice as to which options we can include. 

I thought this might be an issue early on, but wanted to see if it would naturally get a lot of activity without me forcing it. It did not. Which leads me to believe that this is probably not worth pursing as a direction.

So, I think I will skip the Voting Polls and simply pick a few of the suggestions to draw instead, just like I used to. I do not know whether or not we should keep Character Suggestions long-term, however.

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I'm starting to think it doesn't matter what kinds of gimmicks I come up with -- unless I drastically change my approach to become a high-quality, sexy character pinup machine like a Sakimichan or CuteSexyRobutts, I'm unlikely to see any sudden success or popularity. 

A big part of what makes change so difficult for me is just how absolutely exhausted I've been for SEVERAL years now, and I haven't had time to recuperate.

I've stressed a lot over the last year for less than a 2% increase in Patreon earnings, which doesn't even take into account the fact that I'm earning less than I was 2 years ago through the platform.

Is all the stress really worth it? If I'm not making any more money, why shouldn't I just do what I want with what time I have left and just hope I luck myself into a better state? Even if I'll have to get a lot more comfortable with commissions as my primary source of income? Am I just making the stress worse?

I've spent a lot of time lately asking myself that. I dislike playing the social media game and I feel like all of this crap is preventing me from actually creating.

So, yeah. Just thoughts I'm having. Should resume working soon.

Don't forget to eat & sleep.