If you had the power to time travel backward or forward once, where would you go and why?
I'd probably go back in time to either the Renaissance or around the time YouTube started. I mainly want to go back to the Renaissance to experience it, and I would go back to the time YouTube started just so I could avoid starting with all the saturation of content that's currently there!
What motivates you to keep streaming and creating videos? Are the motivations one in the same?
For me, video creation and live streaming, are both something I'm passionate about. I took classes all through high school to learn how to improve my craft, and then translate that into my content. The monetary gain is nice (when it actually happens), but it's by far not what I'm interested in. I just like creating content!
What makes the difference between a good streamer and an okay streamer? And does that also mean the difference between a good and okay YouTuber?
For me, a good streamer is entertaining and interactive with their chat. You've got to keep the conversation going even when no conversation is happening at all! For the most part, that does translate over to YouTuber's as well. No one wants to watch a video that is someone sitting in silence for 3 minutes or even longer.
What is one piece of advice you would give you YouTubers trying to grow their channel?
Look into SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and use tools like Tubebuddy and VidIQ that help you with tagging your videos properly. Also, don't "link dump" your content. Link dumping is when you go and post your video somewhere unsolicited expecting to get views. You'll get a couple 1-10 second views, but that's really about it. Link dumping will hurt your channel more than it will help.
What is one piece of advice you would give to streamers starting off and trying to grow their presence?
Honestly, the best thing I can tell them is to just stream. Streaming is a difficult field to grow in. So streaming is the best thing you can do, but a little bit more in depth into it, you need to know what game (or content) is going to be good for growth. For a current real life example, if you're starting out and getting about 3 viewers in your stream, Fortnite would be a terrible choice to play due to the over saturation of the content. No one would discover you. But at the same time, you shouldn't play really obscure games like Hello Kitty: Island Adventure, cause no one is looking for that game. The best thing I can say when choosing the game to play is take into account 3 things: Is this game relevant in someway? Is the game over saturated with other creators streaming it? And finally, and most importantly, Do I enjoy this game?
How often do you try to stream? Or push video content? Do you have a schedule for doing it, and would you recommend one?
I personally try to stream at least 4 times a week, and aim for more if possible. Video content I can usually push daily for projects that don't require scripting or editing for, but if I need to script and edit heavily it's usually about a once a week production. At the moment, I currently don't use a schedule due to my schedule in day to day life being hectic, but if you are able to have a schedule I highly recommend it. Consistency is so importing with creation, both videos and live streams. Consistency tells your viewers "This is when I'm doing this, so you can expect it on this day at this time each week". Then they know when to be paying attention to your channel!
If you could create videos on anything else, what would it be?
The only thing I could see me wanting to create videos on, and it's crossed my mind to do so, is making videos on budget content creation. Showing people they don't need to spend $600 on equipment in the beginning when they can spend $25 to achieve a similar effect.
Do you prefer streaming or video creation more? Why?
I personally prefer streaming to video creation. Streaming gives me the opportunity to really connect with my viewers and interact with them live, while with recorded content there is only so much interaction that can happen between a viewer and myself.