STATE OF THE PATREON - Annual Review! (Patreon)

Hello beloved Patrons and honoured guests!

I started this Patreon on January 25, 2016 so it's about time for the ANNUAL update! Thanks so much to everyone who has pledged, hard to believe we’ve already been on this journey for a WHOLE YEAR.  Happy Patreonniversary :D  

I’m updating the Calendar to a quarterly format that I will try to keep up to date more frequently, the annual one will be archived with this post. I’m also going to change the LEGEND so it’s colour code by pledge level rather than type! 

Past updates:

MAY 2016 https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2016-state-5375880 

AUGUST 2016 https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-patreon-6493308 

PROMISES and DELIVERIES!

So the calendar above illustrates my Patreon submissions. 

Pledge-level Promises:

$1: Process Gifs

I was able to maintain “livestreams” for as long as that was the official reward, and I was pretty good at posting progress gifs of the comics! That went a bit overboard when I was doing bi-weekly updates of the comic towards the finale, and obviously again had a break when I stepped back to get the books ready for production. As I get back into a “making stuff” phase I’ll make sure I keep posting process gifs!

$2: Sneaky Peaks

Sneaky Peak Patrons got a TON this past quarter, due to the book previews. That will probably slow down a bit too in the short term but as I transition to making comics without a fixed schedule there’s a lot of opportunity for this tier. 

$5: Vlogs

I’ve been making vlogs on schedule for the most part :0 Got to do some fun ones (up at Whistler, the grocery store for asian snacks, tea festival…) I think I’d like to do more “adventurous” vlogs but of course that’s subject to my ability to get outside /:)

$10: Birthdays!

FIVE birthdays since the last update, whew! All delivered. 

Milestone-level Promises: 

$200 ebook and cookie video:

Delivered! 

Here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/4236935 and here:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/4489897

$350 Bonus Hourly: 

Delivered!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-reward-5422390

$500 BiMonthly Postcards

UNLOCKED in December (and Delivered!)

I’m going to REPEAT these Milestones since it’s a new year and we’re still above these thresholds :D So I’ll do another Hourly and another ebook… (hmm… I don’t know which one it’ll be! :0). Not all at once but soon. :)) Next BiMonthly Postcard draw will happen in February. 

WHAT'S NEXT

I’m making a LOT of changes, so I’m going to forego the survey again. I think it will be valuable to run another survey once I’ve settled into an updated rhythm.   

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

THANK YOU

To my 176 amazing Patrons!! Ending Wasted Talent was a HUGE step for me and means a lot to me to have this many of you carrying on with me to the future… even when I explicitly told you that I don’t know where I’m going /:) I’m excited to take this step with you!!