idk where im going with this. but i can't think of any video where it really documents or shows someone's growth over...a decade or so or break it down analytically...like a Modern MBA style video that shows the trajectory of 3 streamers.
I've been making daily shorts, long form clips, multi-streaming and growth has been steady but not to the same degree cuz I'm not tutorial farming lol. Vtubers will watch stream tutorials but my audience aren't vtubers...
cuz I followed someone that made countless vtuber "tutorials" and they grew very fast - but this person never streamed and such. They just grew on tutorials...which is fine but like...y'know?
Why that is I think cuz there's not really A tutorial for that. You can watch as many tutorials and such on how to get better at streaming or making content. But how every famous streamer grew - there's no playbook. But people will watch How2s because it's just "reassuring".
Also I feel alot of vtubers/youtubers grow because they make content like "how to grow as a vtuber" or countless tutorials cuz everyone and their mom wants that stuff. but I never hear tutorials on growing as a vtuber or streamer as a PERSONALITY streamer, not a tutorial/how2 creator.
Literally so many tutorials wiped that were for the benefit for the vtuber community...because of a rebrand...dude.
If I was a core fan I'd probably unsub. Like the content creator is not even sure of themselves or who they are. What do you even offer then if your persona has to change every some months?
I'm not against rebrands but wiping your ENTIRE content and how you grew is insane.
Pretty wild someone can just on a whim, decide to "rebrand" and wipe years of content because they don't vibe with their model LOL. That is some work. 😂 So now it's a "fresh" account with X-thousand followers...like wtf?
Not talking about ppl in a vastly diff. timezone than me where it's impossible to collab or have a VC at a reasonable hr.
Like I participate in the communities, discords, etc. I'm not cold calling them either. On top of it everyone is "shy" but not too shy enough to run a stream..okay.
Several people over the course of over a year, reaching out to other small vtubers on twitch.
IRL, same thing too whether it's on an app or meetup. I'm emotionally done with having to "make the first move" and met with ghosting. Why are there so many people who think it's ok to do this?
I've pulled back a lot in participating in streams because when I actually do reach out to VC or collab with someone's community I've been in awhile I'm met with nothing. This is several people btw.
Part of my burnout with streaming is because even tho I chat/lurk in people's streams, I show up in their communities, there's many who don't throw the same energy back and never want to deepen connections and it really bothers me.
I always urge people to find their own purpose, to find community that's not just online. And most of all, you only have yourself, and you need to invest in yourself, above all.
If you find this post, please note I am just an entertainer. My streams are just another show. My art expression. I cannot respond to your comments about friendship. You literally do not know me, even if you watch every single content thing I make.
like it boggles me how much people got affected by the Sinder drama, and I can see why after researching parasocial articles that people got so offended, because people can't help to think of some of these streamers as "friends". It feels wrong.
"but they need to eat" yes, so do all of us. But all of us don't go out there and make perceived "friendship" a job. We get a real job. It is weird to see even smaller vtubers try to commercialize their community-base, even if they "give back" to their community.
but it's pretty common in the vtuber sphere. Suddenly all their panels are links to merch, video game sponsors. etc. Almost half of their streams are hashtag-ad/sponsored.
If someone, even if they have a nice personality, is pushing subathons, donations, merch, etc. They're taking advantage of YOUR kindness, YOUR empathy, in order to monetize/make streaming a job. I know not every streamer does this- (cont.)
then i still end up spending 3+ hrs making vids today lol
maybe I'll stop all this at some point
It's really a miracle my YT shorts haven't been muted in a few weeks.
How are people paying for edited clips? Because the conversion rate is very low regardless. Even if you get a few thousand views, the sub rate is still low. So ridiculous.
YT isn't clear with what gets muted, what doesn't. TT/IG have their own formulas, so if you make short form, most likely it won't resonate with all 3.
Just really burnt out with making shorts/video content.
If it's over 20sec, people don't stick.
If it's over a min, it better be super engaging.
Not to say, it's wrong, but it's advice that is somewhat misguided. This is why I still mostly clip from streams because this is what I want to promote. I rarely make original skits often, and even so 1x a week because that's not what I usually offer in the week.
If you get to 10k followers with shorts and your ccv remains unchanged, then what does that mean? Most vtubers want to grow per a streaming basis, not necessarily/primarily as a youtuber. I just see this advice "make shorts" but I'm starting to think this is just another "just do this" advice.
Because I often see vtubers who will make shorts, and it's often just talking in front of the camera about a topic - but it doesn't show what their stream is. The numbers are great but I wonder if that's 1 factor on why conversion is low.
I just really question, as someone else that's made daily shorts for almost 5 months now, is making shorts that do not reflect your stream content, worth it?
You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
I feel that. 😔
same the bed too warm this time of year 😴
