Three days ago I wrote that our Summer Paws game got rated by ESRB and it's suitable for all players. We need an ESRB rating in order to receive a … [Continue reading] about Connecting gamepad during Unity splash screen bug
My to-do list is always a few hundred items long. I am overwhelmed by it on a daily basis and constantly try to make it more manageable. Thomas Frank … [Continue reading] about Overwhelming to-do list
Last month Threadless doubled royalties for regular t-shirts sold in artist shops. This month they are doubling royalties for masks. If you haven't … [Continue reading] about Double earnings for masks in April
My brother and I made a few games about cats. The latest one is Summer Paws. It recently received an "E" ESRB rating. ESRB stands for Entertainment … [Continue reading] about No cats jumping off cliffs — it’s official!
I turned my recent sketch made with reMarkable into a design. Here's the sketch that I made first: Then I inverted the colors because I like … [Continue reading] about Black Sands
My website statistics tell me that there's been a 29% increase in traffic in March. That's — wow — that's a lot. Reader, what is the reason for your … [Continue reading] about Welcome new people
I am happy to report that the apparel market is going back to normal after the February and March slump. Whenever I visit Threadless I have new "You … [Continue reading] about Sales increasing
When I draw something I never know if people are going to like it. There were designs that I thought were going to be popular and weren't. And designs … [Continue reading] about Dark Woods
It's much easier to stick to a habit if you make it a daily habit. For my whole adult life, I've been trying to make a habit out of going to the … [Continue reading] about Daily vs. Dailyish
What often happens: someone steals my designs and designs from other artists, then bundles them together, and then sells those bundles for pennies on … [Continue reading] about Bundles with stolen designs
A friend sent me a link to Google's Global Insights Report. There are some interesting takeaways. First, searches for "competitive multiplayer" … [Continue reading] about Google Report on Games
Tim Ferriss has recently interviewed Balaji Srinivasan about Crypto. I listened to it today. While listening I was sketching on my reMarkable … [Continue reading] about Listening to podcasts and sketching
This is my favorite design on Threadless: It's "Voyages Over Edinburgh" by David Fleck. He made the whole series with various cities: Paris, New … [Continue reading] about Voyages Over Edinburgh
This video is full of useful information on how to optimize your game description and tags to get more sales: The main takeaway about tagging is … [Continue reading] about Steam Store Page Optimization
I don't know anything about advertising yet but I just stumbled on this article titled "Let’s ask a better question: Why doesn’t advertising work … [Continue reading] about Brands are made by memories
I took a break from work today and watched the movie "Knives Out". I don't really watch movies that often anymore. When I have time I prefer to … [Continue reading] about Knives Out
I've planned to migrate our website manichyena.com from Squarespace to WordPress. It would save me $187 per year to have a website on WordPress. But I … [Continue reading] about Hire or not to hire
Guys, reMarkable 2, which is amazing and I use it ALL THE TIME is now $40 off. Here is an affiliate link. If you are unsure whether you want it, … [Continue reading] about My favorite tool is $40 off
Updating collections in your Threadless Shop is one of the items on my Store Maintenance CHECKLIST. Create collections and keep them up to date so … [Continue reading] about Update your collections
These past few days weren't the best. I've been tired and slept a lot, I was not very productive :( But at least I was inspired to express my … [Continue reading] about Don’t Even Ask
This video is a reminder from Threadless that during March you earn double for every regular t-shirt sold: If you want me to earn a lot of money … [Continue reading] about Double Your Earnings
The dark side of freelancing is — unstable income. I like being an independent artist and programmer. I wouldn't want to work in someone else's … [Continue reading] about $4.71
TeePublic is one of the best places where you can sell your designs. I don't earn there as much as I earn on Threadless but TeePublic has the best … [Continue reading] about TeePublic Resources for Artists
If you sell your designs on Threadless you can get sales in one of two ways: Organic sales from Threadless, e.g. Threadless promotes your designs … [Continue reading] about Can you get organic sales on Threadless
I credit Colossal with introducing me to weird art from all over the world. Two days ago they wrote about a Polish tattoo artist Joanna Swirska. … [Continue reading] about Plants and cats tattoos
In the latest James Clear's newsletter, there was a link to a Twitter thread about animals interrupting photographers. I am leaving it here for an … [Continue reading] about Interrupted
Do yourself a favor and install Muzli. It's a browser plugin that shows design inspirations every time you open a new tab. … [Continue reading] about Muzli
Just yesterday I wrote about why you might not see your designs on Threadless. And now I see that Jake Nickell, who is the founder of Threadless, made … [Continue reading] about Threadless explains
You followed all the steps: Step 1. You opened your own shop on Threadless. Step 2. You made sure to set your store to Published. Step 3. … [Continue reading] about Why you don’t see your designs on Threadless
I can't believe it's been a week since my last Weekly Notes, it feels as if I wrote them two days ago. I don't know how is it possible that times run … [Continue reading] about Weekly Notes and Pizza