Entertainment has been a substantial part of human life for thousands of years. We are always looking for ways to entertain ourselves and many for others. The entertainment business has evolved many times but not nearly as much as when the internet came out. More and more people as time goes by uses the interwebs as a way of satisfying their needs of entertainment. This led rise to services such as Twitch, Mixer, Youtube and many other sites to allow people to stream their content, game and whatnot to other people allowing for entertainment on both sides, the viewer and the streamer.
Now, as for the content creators, many just do so to pass time or enjoy the conversations that they come across through their streams. This leads to them wanting to expand their reach and get more people onto their streams so that they could have more enjoyment. Because of such needs people com together to create communities to network and expand. But, what does this mean for a content creator? Does this mean that you can just join that community and not do anything but advertise yourself and expect people to support you? The answer is simply no.
Content communities for the most part of exactly what it sounds like. A kinship of folks that come together to network and support each other. You cannot just join in there and complain that you are not being supported if you o not branch out and support others.
Networking is not easy, and it takes up time. One moment you might be talking to one person, and the next you are cheering another person on from the sidelines giving the the support that you want. If you do this often enough and not expect anything in return you will start to see a change in your own community allowing for some growth on your end. Unfortunately, you cannot stop there. If you, let's say for conversation sake, make friends with 1 person and support them, you will have 1 person that supports you in return. But, if you support 5 people, you will have 5 people supporting you in return. So, in order for you to grow, you have to support more and more people as you go along.
Now I an not saying that they will pop in and support you every single time. You cannot expect people to give you 100% of their attention, just as they cannot expect that out of you. But, even so just a simple hi and giving you a view on your content is better than nothing. Also, remember that if you want someone to stop by for a chat, be sure to do the same for them instead of just giving them the view and expect the chat out of them.
With that in mind, supporting does not necessarily mean follow for follow. This is a misconception on many persons' behalf. This does not help you very much in the long run either. If you follow someone, but don't like their content, will you be viewing them? Not really. They would be lucky if you have them on the background while you are at home trying to relax, best they get is when you are at work. The same goes for them, if they don't like or agree with your content they wont be watching as much. You will just be a number and vice versa.
So be sure to get to know the person a bit. Give them some love and they will show you love in return.
If you found this blog informative please like it and comment with any comments you may have! Once again it is all about networking, and a good conversation helps a long way!
- KingRayRay_Ray