#4 Building off my pre-existing videos

With my first week of uploads out of the way, I needed to start preparing more original content to meet the release schedule I had set for myself. My normal weekday content was simple enough to record, I just needed to make sure I had set aside a few hours each week for recording. I also needed to set aside another hour or so for creating thumbnails from the template I had made and uploading with all the information required. The one factor I needed to be cautious of was my weekend variety uploads. Each variety upload will require a fresh thumbnail to be made, which could take hours depending on what I decide to do for it. Each of these uploads will also require me to do some research each week about which tags will be the most effective for my videos' search engine optimizations. I also would like to do some harder editing on my variety videos to give them a more upbeat vibe than my normal gameplay commentaries have. The first variety weekend upload I decided to do was for the game, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on the Nintendo Switch. This was a game that my girlfriend had bought me for Christmas because I had expressed interest in it. It is a Mario spin-off game where you traverse different levels and solve puzzles on a 3 dimensional cube that you manipulate with the controls. I recorded my episodes in advance, spent about an hour in Photoshop to create a new thumbnail, and then I looked for new groups on Facebook to join and promote my videos through. The groups for Nintendo fans are plentiful, but only a few allow self-promotion, so you have to carefully check each group's rules. Once I found the communities, I was ready to upload my first variety content videos, all I had to do was upload them and set the tags and information. The groups were very friendly and welcoming, but I only managed to find a few people to give my videos a chance. As long as I am able to get any views on my videos, I am happy. I try to keep a positive mindset that anything can grow in time, and any small step is still a step forward. I don't hold high expectations because I don't believe I am entitled to anything, but I do hope that one day I can build a community through my videos and find a way to make a living doing what I love to do.