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- \ud83d\udcb3 MRR: CHF 13,662 | ~$13,944 (+3%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udcb5 One-time revenues (consulting): CHF 660 | ~$674 (+633%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udcb8 Costs: CHF 18,714 | ~$19,519 (+30%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83e\uddfe Profit and Loss: CHF -4,392 | ~ -$4,483 (+347%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udc69 Active customers: 80 (-)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udc94 Monthly customer churn: 5% (+285%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udc4b New Trials: 3 (-57%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udd0e Website Visits: 6,452 (+138%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udcee Emails sent (Automate): 313,734 (+10%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udcc8 Pageviews tracked (Analytics): 1,591,064 (+33%<\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This is what moved us in\u00a0August:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recurring revenue up slightly and costs up significantly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOur monthly recurring revenue (MRR) increased slightly by +3% to CHF 13,662 (~$13,944) in August, our highest MRR to date and the twelfth consecutive month of revenue growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our one-time revenue from consulting rose to CHF 660 (~$674), a massive increase of +633% after the slump in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, our costs increased massively by +30% to CHF 18’714 (~$19,519). This should also be a record at Friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two reasons for this increase. First, Kathrin has upped her workload from 20% to 40%. This rise had been planned for half a year and we had already announced<\/a> it last month. Secondly, we had been underreporting our partners’ commissions for the last few months. This was due to an error in my evaluation tool. The amount of commissions in our cost breakdown below is now correct, but it is significantly higher than in the last reports due to the calculation error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to these effects, our loss unfortunately increased by a brutal +347% to CHF -4,392 (~ -$4,483).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our next goal is still to break even as soon as possible. This road will be stonier than we had hoped. Nevertheless, we are confident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the current month of September, we have several active consulting projects (such as for custom email templates) that will significantly increase one-time revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again for August we are sharing all of our costs including salaries. Here they are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nWhy we don\u2019t want investors (and maybe you don\u2019t either)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nDespite all the financial challenges, we don’t want outside investors at Friendly. I’ve written down why in a new blog post:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nWhy we don\u2019t want investors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nA look back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe history of Friendly began in early 2020 with the goal of offering a privacy-friendly alternative to the marketing tools of Google, Meta & Co. This has grown into a company with four employees and over 80 customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In August, I wrote up Friendly’s story for our About Us<\/a> page. Here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \ud83d\udcb5 One-time revenues (consulting): CHF 660 | ~$674 (+633%<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n