End of January 2021 Monthly Update

Hello my beloved patrons! Is that a good thing to call everyone or is that too cringe? I can work on it lol. I hope you're doing incredible and that you had a great January. And if you didn't, I hope things get better for you real soon!

Time to review what happened this month and what the plans for next month are. The channel went from about 460 subs to about 580 subs this month. Slower growth because I put out a lot less Project Zomboid videos. At first I worked in some RimWorld which didn't perform as well as I had hoped, then eventually I stopped making videos for either because I was unhappy with the slow growth and I was also going stir crazy making content for the same two games over and over.

Instead I've started putting out videos for upcoming indie games. I'm not sure if this is the right direction to take the channel in, unknown/unpopular games get little to no promotion from the youtube algorithm so the only exposure the channel will get is from word of mouth and from people doing specific searches for specific games and happening to stumble on one of my videos that way. I'm hoping that if I pick games well and put out enough videos, something can happen with these indie games as far as exposure goes.

But more importantly, I need to make videos that current fans of the channel actually enjoy. Yes, I always have to worry about exposure because youtube is a numbers game but getting exposure is just half the battle, I actually have to provide value to people who watch my videos. Humor, entertainment, novelty, satisfaction, something.

I'm hoping this new direction I'm taking the channel in will prove satisfying to my core audience (the people who watch most/all of the videos I make) and will also appeal to my passive audience (the people who will tune in for the occasional video that piques their interest). Hopefully the variety of games will give a little something for everyone, and the variety of experiences should keep me in good spirits so my commentary will be better than if I just played the same game over and over. Time will tell if it works for both the core and passive audience. It seems like it should, so my hopes are high.

I'm also working on trying to streamline the creation/editing process so I can put out more videos. You might have noticed a couple days where I put out 2 videos in a single day. That's because I am now able to create 2 videos in a single day if I get a good start to the day. I think with a little more streamlining, 3 should be doable. I doubt I'll be able to do it every day though, everybody needs down time to avoid burnout and I'm no exception. In a perfect world I would figure out a way to create 21 videos in 5-6 days of work so that I can put out 3 videos a day while still taking one or two days off a week. That will take a lot more streamlining so it might be a while before we get there lol.

Anyways, I don't know how long or short I should keep these updates so I'll wrap it up here.

Thank you for supporting the channel and thank you for caring, you're amazing and I hope you have a wonderful day!

( Dope song I heard while writing this: If I Lost You by Shiny Toy Guns )