Do you enjoy the Nature Journal Show? Do you believe that nature journaling can make the world a better place? Me too, and that’s why I need your help. Because people like you consistently contributing a small amount of money through the nature journal show Patreon makes this all possible.
Patrons get lots of cool benefits, exclusive videos, patron-only parties and the pride of knowing they are supporting the Nature Journal Show. You can contribute too with anywhere from $1 a month to $75 a month. I’m offering special perks and a discount on annual membership for anyone that signs up in August. You can learn more and see some examples of Patron only content here: Become a Patron!
My main goal is to continue to make educational content to help people see more in nature. I believe that nature journaling can make the world a better place. But I need your help.
Some background
The last year has been challenging financially for me and the Nature Journal Show. In fact, the Nature Journal Show has been in the red. Many of you probably know that I went full time with my nature journaling education business in October 2020. So far, I have been subsidizing all the free content that I make with my paid nature education work such as a few paid workshops, one-on-one teaching, speaking about nature journaling at other events etc. This income was drastically reduced because of Covid-19.
What about monetizing all the great content that you are making online?
Great question. I have been experimenting with monetizing my YouTube channel by allowing for some ads on the videos and I have also been using some affiliate links. However, the combined income for both of these is less than $20 a month so far. I would also prefer to use less commercial ways of making this work financially sustainable.
So how is this even possible for you financially?
To tell you the truth, support from my Patreon sponsors has made it possible for me to keep going. (In addition to putting as much of my other income and savings back into the show.) Mainly because of the community, mainly because of the moral support of all 57 people who contribute. Even if it is just $1 a month for some of those people. The community has grown a lot in the last year, so I know that this is possible. Imagine all the cool things we could do if we got to 100 or 500 patrons in the community?!
Let’s keep this show going!
Despite how amazingly supportive my Patreon community has been and how committed they are to the Nature Journal Show the approximately $360 a month in contributions is not enough for me to pay myself for all the hours that I put into making the show. My main goal is to continue to make the highest quality educational content to help people see more in nature. However, for me to continue this work in a sustainable way I need to be able to make a living. Despite all the different things I am trying there have been some months where I made less than $1000.
That’s why this month I am doing a push to get more people to sign up on Patreon. I am also starting to do some part time construction work for a friend. The first time that I have had to take on work other than nature education since I went full time in October 2021. It’s a scary move for me because I don’t want it to take away from the true work that I am meant to be doing on this planet. But I also know that work like that is consistent and can pay bills.
Gratitude
Right now, I want to acknowledge my current Patreon supporters and their belief in me. Thank you all so much! You are all awesome. Some of you have been with me for a long time!
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