In February I published:
- 7 YouTube Videos
- 1 Itch.io Asset
For the month I received $7.00. I’ve done a lot of work with YouTube, Twitter, and my game this month, and even managed to squeak out a… game? Tool? I don’t know what it is. Let’s talk!
Itch.io
I sold thee assets on Itch (Seems to be the magic number lately)!
My views peaked on February 5th when I published a new project.
Sound Machine
Sound Machine is really simple; It plays ambient sounds. When I stream and when I work, I like there to be non-intrusive sounds playing. Wind, running water, rainfall, etc. Since GameMaker released a free-to-use asset pack, I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to create something that I can play for myself when I work. Hopefully, you’ll find some use out of it, too.
It’s got a really simple interface. Just tap on the icons you want to listen to to turn them on/off, and adjust the slider for volume. It’s streamlined and easy; Just my style! It can be played in the browser or downloaded on PC. So how’s it doing?
Unimpressive. That’s okay, it was more for my own use, and I did nothing aside from a single tweet to let people know about it. I’m proud of it regardless.
In December I set a goal to get 5 new followers on Twitter and ended up getting 450! I knew I probably couldn’t repeat that, but I still wanted to stretch myself with a goal of 20 followers. I managed to attract the attention of almost 60 new followers! Thank you!
I was particularly star-struck when two of my favorite devs and content creators, Neutronized and Goodgis happened to follow on the same day! It really made me feel like I was walking on clouds, and reassured me I’m doing something right. I focused on gameplay gifs and tweeting out my YouTube activities.
YouTube
Last month I set a goal for 4 new videos and 20 new subscribers. I ended up with 7 videos and 51 subscribers!
My videos didn’t have quite the impression as they did in January, but I’ve been putting a lot of thought into what I want the channel to become. I still have a goal of 1k subscribers and 4k watch hours, but more importantly, I want to grow a community.
I want to focus on fun, informative videos that don’t require too much production so I can release them on a regular basis. I’ve been trying to keep up with one a week, but it’s definitely been a challenge, and I’ve got no backlog!
March’s Strategy
I stretched myself in January and February, and it definitely paid off, so I’m going to do the same in March. Let’s keep it going!
This month’s goals:
- 4 new YouTube videos (NOT shorts!)
- 40 new YouTube subscribers
- 40 new Twitter followers
I’m nervous about these goals, if I’m being honest with you. I just hope that the challenge is the motivation I need and I’d like to be able to say that I once again surprised myself. As always, there’ll be goals for the future, also!
Milestone Goals
- Publish a game
- 1,000 followers on YouTube
- 4k hours of watch time on YouTube
- 2,000 followers on Twitter
- $50/month from assets
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