Goodbye August!

This was a bit of an up and down and then up month for me. I was seriously doubting my youtube channel during this month. I wasn’t seeing any growth in any category. It was tough. I hadn’t had a new subscriber in weeks and then I finally got one … then two … then 116! So, that was really exciting I kind of felt somewhat validated in my work for the month lol. I don’t need to have followers or big views etc that’s not what my channel is about but I want to share with people and meet people and it’s hard to do that when no one wants to lol! So, do I need people no, but I want people to like my art and have fun with me along the way. That being said I feel like my community on instagram is just amazing. I love so many of the artists over there and really feel like I have gained some great friends along the way!

Oh before we get to the stats … big news … I hit 500 followers on YOU TUBE – which I think is pretty darn huge! I didn’t think I would get this far so THANK YOU!

Ok, now for the stats!

My August Goals

• Create a tutorial for each Friday – Done
  • Dragon
  • Cat
  • Toucan
  • Cherries
• Create a mandala for each Monday – Done
  • Magic Wizards – Free
  • Sailor Scouts
  • Sailor Ducks
  • Sewing Machine
• Do 1 video on youtube per week – Done
  • Designing My Custom Sticker Sheet Part 1
  • Draw this Kawaii Fairy in Procreate
  • Drawing Digital Stickers in Procreate
  • How to Draw a Kawaii Mandala in Procreate
• Do 1 SHORT for youtube per week – Done – More than 1 actually I’ve been doing one almost daily for August
• Schedule ahead, again – Nope! I got August done and everything but I wasn’t able to get anything else done. 🙁
• Newsletter – Done, I send out once a month on the 1st of the month for the last month round up – unless something else comes up. – Done
  • This is easy since I do it on the first of the month it’s been done for a while!
• Do a monthly Instagram poll for a tutorial choice. – Done
  • Thanks to my followers … we are doing a Mouse as the first drawing in September!
• Do a monthly Instagram persona giveaway – Done
• Monthly Doodle Prompt list – Done
• Do a monthly sticker sheet for Ko-Fi – Done
  • Sailor Ducks –  It’s a bit too spring for July but I worked with what I had! LOL
• Livestream twice a month – this month is the 9th and 28th but I also live streamed with my gals Cindy and Vicki  – Done
  • Making a Sad Little Grape Princess
  • Doodle & Chill with Me!
  • DTIYS Featuring the Art of Treat Hargrave
  • Drawing Ducks!

Bonus

• Discord – I want to keep working on this and getting it going. Part of that is by getting members so … If you want to join in I’d love to have you!
  • This did get some engagement – but I’d love to see more of course 🙂
• I’d like to get a bit more in the vault for future like extra movies, tutorials etc.
  • Nope! lol
• I’m looking into redbubble alternatives I bought my own stickers and was not a fan of the quality so I’d like to find something else! – Still
  • Still not done I don’t know I’m thinking less about POD stores and more about my own business.
• Newsletter – Figure out something to give to new subs – still
  • DONE!!! I actually did do this and if you join you will get a great bundle of tutorials!
• DRAW – anything that isn’t something that is NEEDED lol
  • I’ve been doing the doodle prompts as well … it’s been a lot of fun!
• Monday livestreams – I’m trying to set this up with some friends it is not on my schedule as we are just in the beginning stages 🙂
  • Done and done, you can see them up there^^^

Income

Commissions = 62.50
Ko-Fi = 9.99

Total = 72.49

Not a huge month for me on sales but honestly I don’t try that hard to make money with my art yet. I am really hoping things like youtube will pan out so I don’t have to charge for things. I don’t like that feeling and I don’t know why! LOL But I think I am slowly getting over that! LOL

Do you have any art goals for the month? Let me know in the comments section below, we can be each other’s cheerleaders!

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