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Annie D @ann-arcana1/4/2023, 9:05 PM

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cohost dot org @staff1/4/2023, 8:25 PM

December 2022 Financial Update

New year, same eggbug! I am personally very, very glad that Q4 is over because it was kind of a nightmare for us.

The biggest change right now is that we now have four full-time employees! We announced last month that @kaara would be joining the team and she started yesterday! She’s vital for fixing one of our biggest ongoing issues: our support backlog and response times. She’s obviously still onboarding, so don’t expect immediate (as in “today”) results, but expect things to improve soon.

Once again, no new terms! Check the past updates! Unless otherwise stated, all numbers are accurate as of January 4, 2023.

#financial updates #financials

Annie D @ann-arcana1/4/2023, 9:05 PM

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Daisy @dsy1/4/2023, 8:32 PM

great update!! do you plan to offer pay-what-you-want for the annual option as well?

jae @jkap1/4/2023, 8:46 PM

Yep!

Daisy @dsy1/4/2023, 8:53 PM

:host-love:

Fluffies🐾 & ☉∇ ΘΔ Ⓥ @Fluffies1/4/2023, 8:35 PM

We don't have 5 dollars a month to give, but we'd be down to maybe give 1 or 2 now and then if that were possible / won't get eaten away by payment processors. Not even for Cohost Plus, we don't care about the benefits. Just want to contribute a little bit.

(We mention this, in case PWYW only applies for 5+ moneys)

jae @jkap1/4/2023, 8:47 PM

I think we're gonna keep it at $5 minimum for now but that might change in the future.

Phosphor [&]@bazelgeuse-apologist1/4/2023, 8:39 PM

It seems that Stripe doesn't like being used for adult content - is this something that would affect the site? Especially when tipping is implemented, since people would be giving money to specific users (including adult content creators) rather than to Cohost in general.

Vergil @Vergiliaux1/4/2023, 11:15 PM

Seconding this, as somebody who also creates mature content.

~@modulusshift1/4/2023, 9:00 PM

thanks again for the transparency, I always love these monthly financial updates. I'm excited for gift subs when they're ready, I already definitely would have given out a couple if they were working lol, I'll just have to remember them for now.

Really curious about that CDN/image serving bit, will stay tuned for that.

Stefanie @stefistarlite1/4/2023, 9:01 PM

With the current annual Plus options providing a $10 discount and with the upcoming pay-what-you-can options in the future, will the yearly amount be the most beneficial to you in terms of immediately available financing versus the smaller but over-time more monthly dollar amounts?

I hope that wording makes sense. ._.

@joXn1/5/2023, 3:59 AM

I know from previous experience working for a company that made all its revenue from cloud services that the most important word in “monthly recurring revenue” and “annual recurring revenue” is “revenue”, but it’s followed very closely by “recurring”. A consistent cash flow that doesn’t go away over time is huge for planning purposes.

As such, subscriptions are far better than one-time payments (and cohost doesn’t even offer one-time payments); and presumably they’re offering you an discounted annual rate because they want you to take that deal if you can afford it. It lets them bank your money and use it immediately.

graham @graham1/4/2023, 9:34 PM

Thanks for writing this :host-joy:

delta △ iasmin omar ata @deltahead1/4/2023, 9:42 PM

thanks for all your hard work!

It’s Joe!@joeatwork1/4/2023, 9:50 PM

Thank you for sharing monthly active projects and retention with the community! (Also thanks for making Cohost!)

wyx!@kobold-wyx1/4/2023, 10:09 PM

i love you cohost thank you for making a good hole for me to yip in

Silver Stars @SilverStars1/4/2023, 10:39 PM

excited to hear that tipping/subscriptions are coming up soon ish!

~@modulusshift1/4/2023, 10:58 PM

jae, the tag is "financials" not "financial updates" lol, this doesn't show up in the tag search you linked at the beginning :P

Vergil @Vergiliaux1/4/2023, 11:15 PM

Gotta admit I'm stupidly curious about how well PWYW subs alone will perform with the current user and subscription retention trends. Thanks once again for everything. ❤️

Plasma Ring @ring1/5/2023, 12:52 AM

Thank you for all your hard work, hell yeah makin' it to a new years!!

GiGi The Catjoy 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️@GiGiTheCatjoy1/20/2023, 4:08 PM

Thank you all! Also, this chost isn't tagged with "financials" although it should be. ówò"

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