Seryphe 🌙🪽

Tl;dr for those who can't read: Advice for employed Vtubers. --- May I have your attention please? May I have your attention please? Will a Vtuber with a job please stand up? And no, I don't mean you vtube as a job, I mean someone like me, who lives paycheck to paycheck, who prays for the sweet release of death on the daily. Listen, I've seen many Vtubers post advice for growing. 3 shorts a day, streaming every day, constant content and networking. Well, that's all fine and dandy, for all you young and unemployed folk. Cause while they can grind every day, making their dreams a reality, we're at work, trying not to think about blowing our own head off. Or the head of anyone who tried to stop us. Y'all heard of the Male Vtuber Debuff. But let me introduce you all to the Worker Debuff (TM). For us, who don't have the time to do all that crazy stuff, growing can be hard. It can feel impossible. Especially if you see this as more than a hobby. Sure, maybe you can squeeze in a 2-3 hour stream, maybe a short here or there. But you feel yourself being left in the dust, especially when you watch a newbie skyrocket past you when you've been at this for years. So I'm going to give you all some advice tailored to you, as someone who understands. Be aware of your market. As a jaded worker, you're likely to have different experiences, moods and talking points from someone younger or someone unemployed. For example, I talk about work, day to day adult life, and I drag in all those who feel the same. Stop marketing to the oversaturated vtuber fan market, odds are they won't find you relatable anyways. Not the hardcore ones. Start marketing to likeminded folk, who understand, who get it, who won't mind if you go a few weeks without streaming because they know how it fucking is. Secondly, only create when you want to create. Nothing kills your channel more than forcing yourself because you feel left behind. Pump those breaks and only conjure when you feel the cauldron bubbling. Thirdly, for the love of all that is holy, spare your sanity and don't sacrifice things for streaming. If you have things you gotta do, do them. Then, when you're good and ready, sit down and turn that mic on. Even if you can only stream for an hour, that's better than streaming for 3 with the constant nagging of ignoring responsibilities. And finally, to end all of this. Don't compare yourself to the other Vtubers. You're playing an entirely different sport. They're playing Dodgeball, while you're playing Golf. They can work fast, work hard and keep things going. You have to be patient, methodical, but eventually you'll get that birdie. Focus on your goals, on your journey, and remember, ya ain't alone in this particular struggle.