DarkGeneral

As someone who has been involved with making youtube content in the past here are a couple pointers I can give you (without seeing your content):
 
It's about what you have to say and how you present it. Most people will click off videos relatively fast, so you want to engage your audience within that first minute of your video. You will typically have a solid 30 seconds of someone's  completely undivided attention before the dropoff. Your editing doesn't have to be spectacular, but be weary of long (10+ min) videos. People when browsing content will typically give a shorter length video a shot before a longer length video if they're unfamiliar with the creator. Unless you're going for video essay style which leads me to the next two points: Do research/have a vison about the "style" of videos you want to do. Some people make video essays, How-to's, interviews, educational etc. Figure out the style you like Don't be afraid to experiment with your videos. As a young channel, it takes time (usually about 6 months to a year) before you start committing to some formatting Streaming is about viewer engagement. YouTube is about content creation.  Post-production and video preparation is your friend on Youtube. Your fiancé content is growing faster probably because she's female. YouTube and Twitch userbase is primarily 18-35 yo male with a ratio around 60/40 male to female. It's fucking hard at first unless you get lucky.  The first few months can feel like you're talking to the wind with little views until you get viewer engagement and higher views. Stick it out and don't be afraid of reaching out to collaborate with others in the space! It's a great way to get more eyes on you and to learn.  
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@Infernoman

After reading your other posts, you definitely can't chase viewers. If you don't bring anything new to the table, or anything compelling even if it's a different angle or presentation style compared to other channels then you're dead in the water. I know absolutely nothing about Magic the gathering  but based off of what you said and off the top of my head you should pay a lot of attention to the title of you videos. Something like "The BEST  budget MTG  deck for  beginners" and similar titles. Also I'd suggest creating a video series and nest it in a video playlist. "Beginner budget decks" , "is [insert affinity here] the BEST budget deck build?" and other things like that. Have a video playlist or video series about how to buy a budget deck and what are the tradeoffs. What about the website/vendors you can buy budget items from?  What about the best VALUE booster cards/decks? But definitely key in on those titles.

Also if you're going to build a community, why not run budget deck tournaments via discord/reddit or whatever other social media style site where MtG has a presence? Give something back to the community. 

@axeman61been working in the Cali theme park for 10 years. Made some contact and friends there who have gone into various places such as imagineering, to animation and whatnot. some do provide me with some info if possible. What I learned is Disney has tons of ideas that never get past the concept stage due to a fear that there won't be a big return on investment/budget issues. I have heard of many ideas that sounded amazing and went nowhere. I don't always get info from the studios but right now lucasfilm has the most...info to spill. That and I don't have a contact in Marvel...yet
 
@DarkGeneralthanks for that. My failure to plan this out hurt me the most. Not going to give up though and will take in what you said. 
 
 

As someone who has been involved with making youtube content in the past here are a couple pointers I can give you (without seeing your content):
 
It's about what you have to say and how you present it. Most people will click off videos relatively fast, so you want to engage your audience within that first minute of your video. You will typically have a solid 30 seconds of someone's  completely undivided attention before the dropoff. Your editing doesn't have to be spectacular, but be weary of long (10+ min) videos. People when browsing content will typically give a shorter length video a shot before a longer length video if they're unfamiliar with the creator. Unless you're going for video essay style which leads me to the next two points: Do research/have a vison about the "style" of videos you want to do. Some people make video essays, How-to's, interviews, educational etc. Figure out the style you like Don't be afraid to experiment with your videos. As a young channel, it takes time (usually about 6 months to a year) before you start committing to some formatting Streaming is about viewer engagement. YouTube is about content creation.  Post-production and video preparation is your friend on Youtube. Your fiancé content is growing faster probably because she's female. YouTube and Twitch userbase is primarily 18-35 yo male with a ratio around 60/40 male to female. It's fucking hard at first unless you get lucky.  The first few months can feel like you're talking to the wind with little views until you get viewer engagement and higher views. Stick it out and don't be afraid of reaching out to collaborate with others in the space! It's a great way to get more eyes on you and to learn.  
Edit:
@Infernoman

After reading your other posts, you definitely can't chase viewers. If you don't bring anything new to the table, or anything compelling even if it's a different angle or presentation style compared to other channels then you're dead in the water. I know absolutely nothing about Magic the gathering  but based off of what you said and off the top of my head you should pay a lot of attention to the title of you videos. Something like "The BEST  budget MTG  deck for  beginners" and similar titles. Also I'd suggest creating a video series and nest it in a video playlist. "Beginner budget decks" , "is [insert affinity here] the BEST budget deck build?" and other things like that. Have a video playlist or video series about how to buy a budget deck and what are the tradeoffs. What about the website/vendors you can buy budget items from?  What about the best VALUE booster cards/decks? But definitely key in on those titles.

Also if you're going to build a community, why not run budget deck tournaments via discord/reddit or whatever other social media style site where MtG has a presence? Give something back to the community. 

As someone who has been involved with making youtube content in the past here are a couple pointers I can give you (without seeing your content):
 
It's about what you have to say and how you present it. Most people will click off videos relatively fast, so you want to engage your audience within that first minute of your video. You will typically have a solid 30 seconds of someone's  completely undivided attention before the dropoff. Your editing doesn't have to be spectacular, but be weary of long (10+ min) videos. People when browsing content will typically give a shorter length video a shot before a longer length video if they're unfamiliar with the creator. Unless you're going for video essay style which leads me to the next two points: Do research/have a vison about the "style" of videos you want to do. Some people make video essays, How-to's, interviews, educational etc. Figure out the style you like Don't be afraid to experiment with your videos. As a young channel, it takes time (usually about 6 months to a year) before you start committing to some formatting Streaming is about viewer engagement. YouTube is about content creation.  Post-production and video preparation is your friend on Youtube. Your fiancé content is growing faster probably because she's female. YouTube and Twitch userbase is primarily 18-35 yo male with a ratio around 60/40 male to female. It's fucking hard at first unless you get lucky.  The first few months can feel like you're talking to the wind with little views until you get viewer engagement and higher views. Stick it out and don't be afraid of reaching out to collaborate with others in the space! It's a great way to get more eyes on you and to learn.  
Edit:
@Infernoman

After reading your other posts, you definitely can't chase viewers. If you don't bring anything new to the table, or anything compelling even if it's a different angle or presentation style compared to other channels then you're dead in the water. I know absolutely nothing about Magic the gathering  but based off of what you said and off the top of my head you should pay a lot of attention to the title of you videos. Something like "The BEST  budget MTG  deck for  beginners" and similar titles. Also I'd suggest creating a video series and nest it in a video playlist. "Beginner budget decks" , "is [insert affinity here] the BEST budget deck build?" and other things like that. Have a video playlist or video series about how to buy a budget deck and what are the tradeoffs. What about the website/vendors you can buy budget items from?  What about the best VALUE booster cards/decks? But definitely key in on those titles.

Also if you're going to build a community, why not run budget deck tournaments via discord/reddit or whatever other social media style site where MtG has a presence? Give something back to the community. 

As someone who has been involved with making youtube content in the past here are a couple pointers I can give you (without seeing your content):
 
It's about what you have to say and how you present it. Most people will click off videos relatively fast, so you want to engage your audience within that first minute of your video. You will typically have a solid 30 seconds of someone's  completely undivided attention before the dropoff. Your editing doesn't have to be spectacular, but be weary of long (10+ min) videos. People when browsing content will typically give a shorter length video a shot before a longer length video if they're unfamiliar with the creator. Unless you're going for video essay style which leads me to the next two points: Do research/have a vison about the "style" of videos you want to do. Some people make video essays, How-to's, interviews, educational etc. Figure out the style you like Don't be afraid to experiment with your videos. As a young channel, it takes time (usually about 6 months to a year) before you start committing to some formatting Streaming is about viewer engagement. YouTube is about content creation.  Post-production and video preparation is your friend on Youtube. Your fiancé content is growing faster probably because she's female. YouTube and Twitch userbase is primarily 18-35 yo male with a ratio around 60/40 male to female. It's fucking hard at first unless you get lucky.  The first few months can feel like you're talking to the wind with little views until you get viewer engagement and higher views. Stick it out and don't be afraid of reaching out to collaborate with others in the space! It's a great way to get more eyes on you and to learn.  
Edit:
@Infernoman

After reading your other posts, you definitely can't chase viewers. If you don't bring anything new to the table, or anything compelling even if it's a different angle or presentation style compared to other channels then you're dead in the water. I know absolutely nothing about Magic the gathering  but based off of what you said and off the top of my head you should pay a lot of attention to the title of you videos. Something like "The BEST  budget MTG  deck for  beginners" and similar titles. Also I'd suggest creating a video series and nest it in a video playlist. "Beginner budget decks" , "is [insert affinity here] the BEST budget deck build?" and other things like that. Have a video playlist or video series about how to buy a budget deck and what are the tradeoffs. What about the website/vendors you can buy budget items from?  What about the best VALUE booster cards/decks? But definitely key in on those titles.

Also if you're going to build a community, why not run budget deck tournaments via discord/reddit or whatever other social media style site where MtG has a presence? Give something back to the community. 

So I realize after now a few months into making YouTube Content/Streaming I have learned:
 
- I shouldn't have started off streaming. I should have focused on just making YT vids
-  when I started I did Magic: The Gathering streaming but without any community, it means I will be dead streaming to no one
- Switching to more viewable content like mario/retro games helped me grow more fans but...then I made me feel like I am losing my identity and made me rethink what I should focus on
- Watching my Fiancée just stream, she grew faster than me and in less time from just streaming so that's where my doubts began to start as to what I did wrong (not jelaous for her, I am happy for her but made me question what I did wrong in comparison)
- that lack of focus now makes me constantly second guess what I should do to the point where I stopped making constant videos on YT...
- I failed to make a roadmap for myself from the start and I failed to research the best way to approach doing anything content wise
- I gave up too soon on my MTG stuff and spent maybe too much on equipment for something that isn't guaranteed 
 
 
I know most of you don't watch/care what I do but I'm saying this because I have to refocus if I truly want to make this happen. Therefore, I want to say thank you everyone for watching my more recent streams buuuut, I need to bring it back to what my main focus was: Making MTG content with a focus on JUST YouTube and to slow down/stop streaming. streaming can be fun but it has made me more depressed recently. I appreciate the support I got for those of you who did watch so thanks. If I do stream again, it most likely will be MTG for now and I know no one here anymore cares about that but if you see me on, feel free to say hi and you're still welcome to chat with me there about whatever! 
 
Long story short - I will stop streaming until further notice and refocus my efforts on just my YT channel and helping improve my Fiancée's stream. 

This is also true of what I've seen. First time I heard of an open relationship was when I was  19 and messing with some chick  who was a bit older than me. She eventually told me her and her boyfriend had an open relationship. I cut things off after that  revelation because my young mind couldn't fathom how it would be  good for anyone other than short-term gratification. A few months later she hit me back up and told me they had just been testing the open relationship idea since their relationship was rocky beforehand and that they had finally broken up. I still dubbed it and kept it pushing. 

Similarly, every time I hear about an open relationship I typically hear about it going awry due to someone catching feelings or the relationship itself between the original parties isn't all that great. With the only exception being two couples that got married  for legal reasons (citizenship). 

 

This is also true of what I've seen. First time I heard of an open relationship was when I was  19 and messing with some chick  who was a bit older than me. She eventually told me her and her boyfriend had an open relationship. I cut things off after that  revelation because my young mind couldn't fathom how it would be  good for anyone other than short-term gratification. A few months later she hit me back up and told me they had just been testing the open relationship idea since their relationship was rocky beforehand and that they had finally broken up. I still dubbed it and kept it pushing. 

Similarly, every time I hear about an open relationship I typically hear about it going awry due to someone catching feelings or the relationship itself between the original parties isn't all that great. With the only exception being two couples that got married  for legal reasons (citizenship). 

 

This is also true of what I've seen. First time I heard of an open relationship was when I was  19 and messing with some chick  who was a bit older than me. She eventually told me her and her boyfriend had an open relationship. I cut things off after that  revelation because my young mind couldn't fathom how it would be  good for anyone other than short-term gratification. A few months later she hit me back up and told me they had just been testing the open relationship idea since their relationship was rocky beforehand and that they had finally broken up. I still dubbed it and kept it pushing. 

Similarly, every time I hear about an open relationship I typically hear about it going awry due to someone catching feelings or the relationship itself between the original parties isn't all that great. With the only exception being two couples that got married  for legal reasons (citizenship). 

 

... Just reiterate, this a 50 year old who *still* does Sonya Blade justice. 

No, love people picking and choosing when things are suddenly an issue. Sexualizing teens and kids has been an issue for me for a long ass time. But anime is always doing it. Because anime does it, then people right out and cosplay it too. So you got grown adults cosplaying teen characters for attention.
 
15+ is pedophilia, fine. But a lot of mofos better pay what they owe when it comes to the stuff they defend. Because if you're gonna go that hard in to put teens and late teens in the same categories as prepubescent children, then there's a lot of stuff that needs to get called out for pedo bait.
 
I know you were in this camp so I'm not throwing shade at you directly on this, but its that Skullgirls shit. They made Filia this female characters with big boobs, she gets felt up by a grown ass man in her story mode thingy and then put her age at 16. I pointed out in SRK how making a character look like a grown woman in SG and then dipping her age down was kinda sus but hey, its what people like. Then they go on making money adjacent to things they consider pedophilia and encourage other behaviors that would be dressing up in a way that it encourages pedophilia (by sexualizing teen characters).
 
I've been hating all that shitty fanservice stuff vocally for a long ass while, but there are hella dudes casting aspercions at me who aren't really willing to be be about what they believe in.
 
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and I still have, at no point, defended any 20+ person dating  an 18 year or under teen. They can FOH with all that mess and get a person their own age.

Meme Monday!

Shaft Agent on suicide watch 

Why is it always the anti-gay people who get caught doing the gayest things I've ever heard of?
 
25 men isn't just a gang bang; that's the whole damn block. They need to call that shit a Block-Buster or something.

This dude doesn't upload often, but he always has bangers:
 

Word.
All my dumb shit was always on forums. Most of which are either dead or reset.
 
Imagine being so stupid as to post retarded garbage under your real name
 

How's everybody?

You dont have friends you say "I love you" too?

Lol, there's two types of people... 
 

@MillionXLifeforce has always been of my favorites. Yes Mathilda May was hotter than summer in the Sahara but that movie was just good. I saw in the first time in 1994, Ms. May caught my eye but the movie's concept and plot kept my attention. I've seen the movie a few times since then, including earlier this year, and it still holds up. Practical effects simply hold up better over time than CGI. They just don't make movies like that anymore. 
 
Side note: Patrick Stewart is the film. 
 
Edit: I guess the movie isn't the only thing that's holding up well. Not bad for being 55.
 

since y'all were talking fast food and shit earlier

@AriesWarlockYo wrap your ear pussy 'round this, might be up your alley.
 
 

Re: SF5

I bought championship edition last weekend along with some other fighting games and it's surprisingly not quite the garbage I was expecting. Some of the normal's are a bit on the stubby side for me and dashes/walk speed is as bad as I was expecting but it's not a complete shitshow so far. It's reminding me of a watered down version of Alpha 2 so far, which isn't exactly a bad thing.

The toughest part has been finding a character that is fun to play and not just interesting to lab with.

Let me know when you're trying to catch hands.
 
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Re: SF5

I bought championship edition last weekend along with some other fighting games and it's surprisingly not quite the garbage I was expecting. Some of the normal's are a bit on the stubby side for me and dashes/walk speed is as bad as I was expecting but it's not a complete shitshow so far. It's reminding me of a watered down version of Alpha 2 so far, which isn't exactly a bad thing.

The toughest part has been finding a character that is fun to play and not just interesting to lab with.