December Newsletter Pt.2: InkBlot 2023 Wrap-Up
Poll Results, End of the Year Updates, Holiday cards, and a Happy New Year!
Seasons Greetings, again! We hope you all are staying warm and comfy. In this newsletter, we will be wrapping up 2023 and sharing a few more updates(make sure to read to the bottom for some exclusive, cute “Bo and friends” themed Winter/holiday cards)! So let’s get to it.
Q4 Community Townhall
InkBlot Founder, Jacob, briefly goes over End of the Year discussions, numbers, and what is in store for InkBlot in 2024.
December InkBlot Townhall 2023
InkBlot Breakdown Costs for December 2023
An incorrect sheet was used during the time of the townhall that reflected old expenses that still reflected what we had been *trying* to maintain. The sheet still reflected development hours of 45/month which as mentioned in November Post we can not maintain at this time since it still asked for personal funds from the founder.
We have significantly reduced those hours to 20/month in order to maintain the site and costs and no longer rely on the founder’s income.
Secret Santa Showcase
Our annual Secret Santa Showcase will be over in the official InkBlot Discord server! Blotters that partake in our Secret Santa will be having their art shown off live! Come join the fun as our Community Manager, Xen (formerly known as Angel), hosts a live voice chat with the rest of the community.
The showcase will be on Friday, December 29th!
Not in our discord server yet? Here’s link to join now: Official InkBlot Discord Server
The Results Are In!
We noticed some of our community were hesitant about joining our Outverse forum. As a result, we asked on all of our social media platforms where you all would prefer we post about our feedback board, status updates, changelogs, and more.
The results are…
We’ve began the transfer of our beta tools over to the official InkBlot Discord Server. Stay tuned as staff works diligently to transfer all past suggestions to our new suggestion board!
Not in our discord? You can join here: https://discord.gg/official-inkblot-749421275923087451
InkBlot Ko-Fi Shop
Our Ko-Fi shop with our merch has always been open. At the moment, it is closed. But do not worry! From now on, it will open during fundraising events! So, you will still be able to grab our amazing merch during those times.
InkBlot Volunteer Positions
Last month, the founder of InkBlot sent out an important post about InkBlot.
Due to our team size being much more smaller than our userbase, we are still looking for volunteers to help with the InkBlot team!
Did you know there are incentives to being on the InkBlot team?? Here are a few:
InkBlot Pro Membership
InkBlot shop discounts
Early access to new tools/InkBlot products and more!
We have volunteers from around the world! All of our positions are 100% remote. InkBlot volunteers are expected to contribute 4 hours per month for 3 month terms (Each term is only 90 days, but you can stay longer if you want to keep helping!)
We have positions open for Moderation, the Community Events Team, and our Fundraising/Drive Team.
Visit our InkBlot Jobs Page for more details and to apply to help our growing community thrive!
Support InkBlot!
InkBlot is community-focused and community-funded. We are always extremely appreciative of your on-going support and involvement!
Here are ways to support InkBlot and help our community thrive:
Subscribe to our Pro Memberships (https://inkblot.art/gopro) to get access to exclusives.
Donate/Subscribe our Ko-Fi Membership (https://ko-fi.com/inkblotapp)! We have various tiers with various benefits.
Can’t donate right now? That’s okay! You can still support us by sharing our posts, newsletters, and more on social media.
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Newsletter Exclusive Cards!
The InkBlot CE Team made some themed Winter/holiday cards exclusively for you all who read our newsletters! Send your friends and family adorable well wishes with Bo and the crew.
Check out the cards included in our last newsletter here:
…And a Happy New Year!🎉
Thank you all for continuing to support us! If it was not for you all, we would not be able to do this. We are looking forward to many more amazing things in 2024 and we hope you all come along with us for the journey!