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Backlog plans (and a survey)
8 years ago
Hey~
If you kept up with my journals you know i had a huge crash in my life during the past year+. In very short, I messed up many things, life messed me up in many ways, and I have a very large backlog on me now that's holding me back from progressing with anyone's order or with my own life.
Thanks to the patience of my clients (you) and supporters my backlog is less than half of it's size from when it peaked; 380 hours instead of nearly 800 from months ago. which is already a huge huge difference.
The problem: I have to work on old commissions to get done with them, but I can only work if I can eat, but I can only eat if I take on new works, but I can only take on new works if I also work on my old commissions first to gt done with them so I have space to take on new things, but I can only work if I eat, but I can only eat if I take on new works... you get the idea, it's a never ending cycle.
The solution(?): My idea is to do some YCH-s for Halloween (4 in total), and from these new, higher level artworks with higher payments refund my remaining queue in it's near entirety (not all, just most)
Of course for this I will need the approval and patience of my current commissioners. I will ask everyone what they want 1 by 1 and not force refund those who would rather wait.
So that's my plan and that's what I'm working on now.
I added a survey too, filling it out is anonymous (unless you give your name). It would be nice to see your opinions guys!
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
*EDIT*
I want to add in some numbers here in response to some of the feedback I have been getting.
Most of my old backlog was taken for under 2$/h average payment (because I was ignorant to pricing and I had so little faith in myself), while my new prices with which I'm selling is over 20$. The point of that plan is that I can now take on 10 times less work to refund old work; as in that 4 Halloween pieces would cover that 40 I would want to cancel.
*EDIT 2*
Thank you for the overwhelmingly positive and supporting survey feedback so far guys, it's so humbling and you are all too kind ;-;
*EDIT 3*
this might be important to emphasize that i won't refund everything, not even all super old pieces, only those i can't finish within reasonable time (from now).
The pieces will be refunded in priority of: who wants it to be refunded, how much is completed of the piece, how much the piece is stuck, and only then how much it was paid for.
As always, thank you for the support for all of you!
If you kept up with my journals you know i had a huge crash in my life during the past year+. In very short, I messed up many things, life messed me up in many ways, and I have a very large backlog on me now that's holding me back from progressing with anyone's order or with my own life.
Thanks to the patience of my clients (you) and supporters my backlog is less than half of it's size from when it peaked; 380 hours instead of nearly 800 from months ago. which is already a huge huge difference.
The problem: I have to work on old commissions to get done with them, but I can only work if I can eat, but I can only eat if I take on new works, but I can only take on new works if I also work on my old commissions first to gt done with them so I have space to take on new things, but I can only work if I eat, but I can only eat if I take on new works... you get the idea, it's a never ending cycle.
The solution(?): My idea is to do some YCH-s for Halloween (4 in total), and from these new, higher level artworks with higher payments refund my remaining queue in it's near entirety (not all, just most)
Of course for this I will need the approval and patience of my current commissioners. I will ask everyone what they want 1 by 1 and not force refund those who would rather wait.
So that's my plan and that's what I'm working on now.
I added a survey too, filling it out is anonymous (unless you give your name). It would be nice to see your opinions guys!
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
https://goo.gl/forms/MJNHsUd5tcPSYE9M2
*EDIT*
I want to add in some numbers here in response to some of the feedback I have been getting.
Most of my old backlog was taken for under 2$/h average payment (because I was ignorant to pricing and I had so little faith in myself), while my new prices with which I'm selling is over 20$. The point of that plan is that I can now take on 10 times less work to refund old work; as in that 4 Halloween pieces would cover that 40 I would want to cancel.
*EDIT 2*
Thank you for the overwhelmingly positive and supporting survey feedback so far guys, it's so humbling and you are all too kind ;-;
*EDIT 3*
this might be important to emphasize that i won't refund everything, not even all super old pieces, only those i can't finish within reasonable time (from now).
The pieces will be refunded in priority of: who wants it to be refunded, how much is completed of the piece, how much the piece is stuck, and only then how much it was paid for.
As always, thank you for the support for all of you!
to be honest since my major depression cleared a bit this summer i realized how many things i did incredibly stupid ways in the past. now i gotta clean up all that mess