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MacGybo's avatar

As someone who stumbled into the content creator tag, the only advice I can give sounds cliched. It is this - be yourself.

I didn’t think I was doing anything special. I was just doing my thing, speaking how I speak, and about something that I was both semi-knowledge and passionate about. That was enough to get people watching. My content speciality is niche but I’ve ended up with 3,000+ active subscribers. That’s chicken feed by most gaming standards, but for the game I play, that’s pretty decent.

The moment you try and emulate another creator, people will spot it. Don’t give people anything to cringe about. They say the camera adds 10lbs, but it also magnifies insincerity and you can’t hide plagiarism. So, just do you. That will always be your USP.

Good luck!

Rushlock's avatar

You need to be passionate about what you cover or create. As soon as it becomes a 'grind' , burnout is imminent.

As for finding your voice, your enthusiasm and passion for what you create or cover will show in what you produce. That is what will get traction.

Lanah Tyra's avatar

It can be very hard to get started, especially if you just have a few viewers at the beginning, and you don't know if it's you doing something wrong, is it some technical issues with stream quality, or people are simply not interested in what you are doing. If you are enjoying it, if you put effort into it, keep doing it, and slowly you'll see the results.

I have videos I've worked on for days, yet they barely got any views, while a quick Twitch stream highlight got somehow picked up by the algorithm, and it got 2400+ views. Will I still do both type of contents? Yes, because they show different skills I have and different aspects of the game I play. One if focusing on visuals, while the other is on how to complete a fight.

I was always wondering how do you get the attention of other content creators or social media managers from companies you would like to collaborate with one day. It only takes one of your works to be at the right place in the right time.

While I was away on holiday I got the notification on Twitter that a PR manager from Square Enix and one of my favourite content creators started following me. I was sitting there thinking what is going on? I'm on holiday, I haven't even posted anything? When I came home and finally caught up on my emails, I've noticed that the video I made for the FFXIV Fan Fest video competition got into the finalists, so probably those who followed me saw it and liked it. It's not a big deal, still won't get me much closer to monetisation or collaborations, but simply the fact that people I look up to appreciate my work and the style of my content, means the world to me.

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