I built a writing platform and fail to write routinely. The past few months have been crazy. New house, new dog, and I have been working on my first product launch at my ‘real’ job. The solution launches Monday, so I feel I can finally catch my breath. I’m hoping I can pivot, spend more time on Inkwell, and build up activity. I haven’t been doing anything, and we’ve still been growing slowly. However, bugs in the onboarding workflow likely prevented anyone from signing up for Plus. If you are on Inkwell, you received an email asking for support to keep the site running. I don’t do this lightly, but I also don’t think it is bad to admit that I’m struggling financially with the way the world is right now. Who isn’t? I don’t think I’m the only one.
I created a page inkwell.social/transparency that shows what I’m paying to keep the lights on. I plan to keep this updated, and if I start turning a profit, I'll put it back into the business. I’m busting my ass creating a product for work when I have my own creation that I control. This is where I need to spend my energy.
I’m also going to give a shoutout to @jonhenshaw - I created a new founding member offer that provides Inkwell Plus for as long as we keep the product running. The offer is only open to the first 50 members, and I’m genuinely surprised and thrilled that someone was willing to invest $99 in Inkwell. To some, that is a lot of money right now. Thank you, Jon!!! I’m hoping that if I can build up some revenue, I can add new features that have costs or even start marketing the site to help with growth. I’m thinking about creating a space for founding members to collaborate and shape the direction Inkwell takes.
One day, I am going to do better and start journaling for my own sake. My life is crazy enough that surely someone will find this madness entertaining.
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