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Why Am I Still Doing This???

What's up guys!

So it's been a little more than a year and I've been building my community. Looking at the stats across both my channels well...progress was made and I'm thankful for it, but I haven't made nearly as much progress as I would've liked to.

I've taken to logging my stats and analytics every month and I can definitely see some growth when looking at the numbers. But as far as engagement...

In I'm at the point in the content creation journey where I have no idea what to do. I've tried connecting with others through Twitter and Discord and their platforms (YouTube and Twitch), I've supported everyone as best I can but I get very little support myself.

I have acquired a few regulars on Twitch, awesome people whose streams I thoroughly enjoy, and others who are just watchers that I've made moderator on my channel. I average about 3 viewers per stream and I have to remind myself that I've only been at it for about 4 months. I can see that channel going somewhere, I can see the potential there and I love the community aspect of it.

YouTube on the other hand...I have no reason why I'm continuing to make YouTube videos. It's a good day when I get a view that is not my own and likes and comments are a dream. At this point I'm beginning to think that it's time consuming and taking away from the channel that's actually going somewhere. AND there's the matter of the constant changes in partnership qualifications.

At this point in my constant whining about YouTube we're both wondering why I'm continuing to create content, upload it, and add cards and end notes and then pray for the best that I know will not happen.

I believe it is because YouTube is where I started, and I hate to start anything and not see it through. I love the series I've got running on the channel as well. At this point it's just Sims 4 content because none of my other games (Niche and Ark) seem to want to work on my computer.

When will I stop?

At this point, I'm thinking it's when I get my Comet Cometh Legacy to Generation Z.

Lesson learned: it's good to show love and support to your friends and community members, but you can't leave yourself out. I believe that I need to focus more on both of my channels rather than putting so much emphasis on other people's.

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