July Wrap-up Update

  Hey nyall! I think we had a really good month, and I'd like to welcome the new patrons here, as well as thank those of you who have stuck around from previous months! I'm going to take a moment to ramble on here, about relevant things of course, but I'll try to keep it concise.

 Every month that passes I feel like I'm getting more and more of a grip on how to improve my business (and content itself), so I'm very hopeful about our future here on Patreon, for both you as my customer, and me as a creator. Still, if any of you have suggestions or comments when it comes to posting, organization, or communications, feel free to let me know!

 This coming month (August) will bring in a new workload in the form of my new sticker tier, as well as some new $10 patrons, and an added slot for Lightning Beast! I'm really looking forward to working with some new customers, characters, and commission types. As I've been doing so far, the first week of each month is entirely dedicated to getting through Patreon commission rewards. That being said, obviously I want to get each Patron's reward to them as soon as possible, so it is most helpful for you guys to have your ref, details, etc., ready to hand to me in the beginning of the month. If you have questions or want to discuss extras to your rewards (upgrades, extra characters...) I would recommend talking to me about these BEFORE the first of the month rolls around.

 And about our FRIDAY streams: Since the last one did so well, I am going to try hosting a Patreon exclusive, all-day-open stream every Friday (except for the first Friday of the month) to see how it goes! I'm trying to implement new services and offers for you guys without taking up too much time/mental resources for my main queue work, and everyone seemed to enjoy the stream this past Friday.
 To give everyone a chance to get a commission on these all day streams, I will try offering several slots buy-in-advance for those of you who cannot personally attend an art stream on a weekday.
 There will also be a cooldown for those who do get a slot; so it will be one commission per person, then a one or two week cooling period for the Friday streams until they can get another. I'm still assessing the demand for these exclusive stream commissions, this will be the main determining factor in setting the cooldown.

 When these above things are ironed out and I adjust my workflow accordingly, I'm very looking forward to posting weekly polls for YCH's to offer you guys as well! I struggle with ideas, so hopefully you guys can tell me what sorts of themes and kinks you'd like to see more of.

ALSO! I've got two slots in the Lightning Beast tier that will be opening up in the beginning of August, as a couple people will be reaching the cooldown period. So those of you who really want a spot in the Lightning Beast tier should definitely watch out for that! I will give a nudge on Twitter and the Discord server when this happens.

You guys can expect to hear from me next week about your August rewards! For now, I think that's all I wanted to say. Have a great week! <3