#sales report

[shirozen]

Climbing the stairs of success

[bestplanogramming]

[cobra-creampuff]

the fact that they made it illegal to make ads louder than programs on tv in 2010 but haven't updated it to apply the same regulation to streaming. who do i have to call.

[alderdixon]

Game Report: The Hex by Daniel Mullins

Since I enjoyed Inscryption so much, I grabbed Daniel Mullins' other games in the Winter Steam sale! I played through The Hex in one day and for such a small price it was WELL worth it and I had a great time playing!!

[catboyroycebracket]

transistors on sale on both steam and gog (both end nov 28th) for black friday !! other sgg releases are as well :)

[fredbydawn]

I feel bad for the people who skip the short films cuz they miss out on gems like these

[sunnylighter]

Posting this because I'm mad, but I really want people to stop soliciting me on fanfiction.net. These are just some of the ones I've been getting lately. I have done everything short of blocking all notifications from there entirely, which I don't want to do because some people still there actually still read my stories and give nice reviews. I want to keep interacting with them. I also get the occasional request to beta-read someone's fic, and I enjoy doing that as well.

But recently only 1 in every 10 messages from there were actually from people who like my work and want to talk to me about it. Instead, I keep getting messages from these fuckers and their copy-and-past little sales pitches. Usually, it's in PMs, but the most recent one was in a review of my fic. Considering this particular comment was on chapter 1, I highly doubt they actually read my fic. You can tell from how their messages are so similar and yet despite claiming to have read my fics and that they were great, they fail to mention any details about them. Were the characters portrayed right, if they like a plot twist I put in, a particular moment that was especially sad, or funny, or got them hyped? Nothing. Just, 'Hey, I like your work, buy my shit'.

I'm not even sure if there are real people behind these accounts. The account pages are usually pretty empty aside from linking their profiles on other sites, and maybe a handful of random favorite stories or authors. And all of them were new accounts started in late August of this year. Honestly, I'm pretty sure a lot of them are bots or some kind of scam. I wouldn't be surprised if any 'art' bought off these accounts were just made with AI.

Whatever the case, I don't trust it and really advise against anyone buying from these people. If you want commissions based on your fics, please research and reach out to artists yourself instead of giving money to these annoying snake-oil salesmen.

I love fanart of my fics. I greatly appreciate anyone who chooses to make fanart of my fics, and adore seeing it so, so much. But if I ever decide I want a commission, I will reach out to you, not the other way around. If anyone knows more about why this is happening and how to get them to leave me alone, please let me know.

[holynightmareco]

spent some time painting my boss instead of paying attention at a meeting

[cozylittleartblog]

i think i am going to make a pay what you want digital zine this year for people who want to get into making little artist alley knick knacks like keychains and stickers and enamel pins, cuz i get a lot of asks about that and i think it would be nice to put my design skills to the test and have it all in one place! that being said, what kind of questions do y'all have about this stuff that you would want answered? everything from packaging to shipping to the products themselves, what would you guys want in there? keep in mind i have only sold on etsy myself and a couple craft shows, so i can't give much advise about personal storefronts.

please put them in the replies on this post so it's all in one place!

[hythlodaes]

good luck to everyone dealing with the windows outage at work today o7

[hillbilly---man]

why do people whose salary is like 4x mine constantly need me to hold their hand and make basic decisions that are literally a central part of their job description?

[bluebelledmoon]

you know amongst all the procrastinating and stress that my papers put me through, i've written some pretty damn cool and interesting papers

[dinosaurcharcuterie]

Local super brave puppy wants you to know she's not at all bothered by the idiots playing with fireworks outside.

She is being perfectly normal about it and simply decided to see if sitting ramrod straight on the coldest patch of the floor which just so happens to be near her favorite human who usually makes the bad feelings stop is more comfy than her +10 year habit of languishing on soft pillows.

Will report back once the loud booms stop. Any startled whines and barks are entirely unrelated.

[mayasaura]

Whoa, I knew the seven year time skip was gonna happen, but I was not expecting a cold open seven years after the events of the first game with zero explanation

[apesoformythoughts]

‘When you boldly foresee future possible trials, if you feel brave and steadfast, thank God, for it is a good feeling; but abide humbly between confidence and mistrust, hoping that with his help you will be able to do all you think, but fearing lest in your wonted weakness you should fail in courage, and do nothing.

Or should mistrust grow so strong that you feel you would be powerless, and are tempted to despair by such imaginary trials, then quiet yourself with a steadfast resolution to be faithful in whatever comes first, and hope that should the trial you foresee with so much fear ever occur, God would increase his grace so as to enable you to meet it, and that while he does not give you strength for an imaginary or unnecessary conflict, he will not fail you in the time of need.

For if some have lost heart when the moment of trial came, others have lost their fear and found a courage and resolution in the presence of danger which they had never felt before it came. And some of God's servants have frightened themselves unreasonably at the prospect of trials before which they have not quailed when actually present. When such fears arise, [it is] enough if we hope to be strengthened in time of need.

Not even Samson was from the first in full possession of all his [later] courage; for we read that when the lion of Timnah "roared at him," "the spirit of the Lord rushed on him, and he tore the lion apart barehanded as one might tear apart a kid," and again when he destroyed a thousand men at Lehi.

[It is] enough that we always steadfastly desire to fight a good fight, and heartily trust in God's gracious help, promised to us in time of need.’

— St. Francis de Sales