I feel trapped between YouTube and Twitch. I stream four days a week, which doesn't leave much time to make videos. If I don't stream, subscriber count drops. if I don't make youtube videos, people unsubscribe. Dropping one would be detrimental, and I don't know where my focus should be. - ThreadSky

projared.bsky.social • 124 days ago

I feel trapped between YouTube and Twitch. I stream four days a week, which doesn't leave much time to make videos. If I don't stream, subscriber count drops. if I don't make youtube videos, people unsubscribe.

Dropping one would be detrimental, and I don't know where my focus should be.

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pureben.bsky.social•124 days ago

It's a tough call, you probably need to figure out where the largest viewerbase is, maybe provide a Google form to viewers across all platforms so you can have data to help inform your decision, and then par back whichever your viewers use less. It won't reach everyone but it can give you an average

pureben.bsky.social•124 days ago

Then you can focus on your effort proportionally and treat the platform you use less as extra value, rather than split your attention and lose with both. I started watching you on YouTube but generally I find myself watching you on twitch more now, for example

aldenferral.bsky.social•123 days ago

Focus on what makes you Happy Bro. You don't owe the internet anything. I've been a fan for years. May not have said much before but I promise to support whatever you do. I'm trying to get into twitch if that makes you happy I will gladly hop on the train for you and support you.

kyanhexagon.bsky.social•124 days ago

Which one provides a more consistent income? I've thought that Twitch takes a bigger time commitment but with less "work" than scripting/shooting a YouTube video. There's also a lot of content created via streaming that can be cut up for youtube although it would be different than your usual stuff.

imjessie.bsky.social•117 days ago

On your fans!

vladlust.bsky.social•124 days ago

As a one man show it makes sense that you don't have time for both.
I would say either focus on the one that makes you the happiest and accept that the other one will be less successfull, or if possible collab with others on YT like Dylan so they can take care of a chunck of the responsabilities!

db-524.bsky.social•124 days ago

That’s a good suggestion, Vlad. You did a great job with editing Jerd’s videos for the 3 years you were around.

vladlust.bsky.social•124 days ago

Thank you DB! 😊

itsavgbltpta.bsky.social•124 days ago

My schedule doesn’t allow for me to catch many streams in general, so I’m more for YouTube personally. But I’d say check which makes you happiest (and also which makes you the most income) and strategize from there.

buutube.bsky.social•123 days ago

I subscribe on Twitch when I can, but I usually can’t see you live so I watch most of your Twitch content on the Vod channel on YouTube. Between your let’s play channel and vod channel, that’s most of what I watch. If you stopped doing either one, I would lose one of my favorite sources of content

buutube.bsky.social•123 days ago

That may be less helpful than just putting pressure on you, sorry. But both are super important to me

techsunfin.bsky.social•123 days ago

All I can say is that Youtube is not interfered by timezones to the same extent that Twitch is.

bslaughter.bsky.social•124 days ago

That’s so rough man. I’ve felt like I saw this vibe coming from you for a while now and it bums me out.

In my opinion, I feel like your best option would be to lean more into streaming, stream the recordings of EVERYTHING and have someone cut that up for your let’s play channel.

ralze.bsky.social•124 days ago

Have you thought to try 3 streams of gaming/whatever and 1 editing stream a week to hit the 4 total? That way you still stay active on Twitch, and while the editing might not be as productive as otherwise, it's still some progress?

citrinehearts.com•123 days ago

Probably should turn streams into edited videos

shemp.bsky.social•124 days ago

Hiring an editor sounds like the right play.

iplayedvr42long.bsky.social•124 days ago

Yeaaaaah. I had another buddy hit that realization a few months back. There's never a happy medium. And only one [You] to go around and do it all lol.

fuzzleberry.bsky.social•124 days ago

Sounds like a very tight spot, personally I want more youtube videos but that's just me but I'm not going anywhere anytime soon.
I recommend just cutting your twitch time down a little bit less time on 1 day might open a bit more time for youtube stuff. but I don't really know.

saffronette.bsky.social•124 days ago

Finding a balance between the two is a challenge, but how I've seen a few people do it is to either stream full time, then upload a summary of highlights on a YouTube channel.
This is a just a small suggestion, but maybe shorter videos (15 mins or less) on the main channel could help a little bit.

heycolorwind.bsky.social•123 days ago

Gotta find a balance, my dude. Maybe try 3 days a week and see how that does? See if that's enough time to make more YouTube videos?

db-524.bsky.social•124 days ago

That’s a rough spot to be in. I can’t imagine being in that situation myself. I hope you can find balance to help with that.

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