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    The Reality of Burnout as a Content Creator

    Have you ever had one of those days where you love your job so much that you forget to eat, drink water, or take a break? Congratulations, you might just be a full-time content creator! While it’s great to be passionate about your work, there’s a dark side to being a content creator: burnout. Burnout can happen even if you love your job, and as content creators we’re often particularly…

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  • How to Set Your Rates for Sponsored Streams

    How much should I charge for sponsored streams? This is a question I have asked myself, and Googled, many times throughout my time as a full-time streamer. There’s conflicting answers everywhere, so I’m here to share some tips on how to set your rate for sponsored streams, and how you should best communicate it to brands wanting to work with you. If you’re looking for advice on how to secure…

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  • Personal | What’s Going On In My Life?

    One thing I promised myself when I came back to blogging was that I would start using this blog in whatever way made me happy. I used to use LiveJournal all the time. Since I stopped, there’s been a bit of a hole where it used to be. For some reason, I always thought that a public blog couldn’t be personal. I always felt like it had to be relevant,…

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  • Thoughts on the Elite Dangerous Console Announcement

    In case you missed it, Frontier announced that they’re ending all console development for Elite: Dangerous. That means no Odyssey release for consoles, and only critical updates going forward. You can read the full announcement from David Braben on the forums here. Before I get started, I’d like to say that I’m glad David Braben tackled this announcement, rather than leaving it to the community team who had absolutely nothing…

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  • How to Get Sponsored as a Streamer

    Getting sponsored or working with brands as a streamer can be super intimidating, especially when you’re just starting out. I feel like the answer to “how to get sponsored as a streamer” should be really obvious. However, I know for a fact that it’s not! Sponsorships or sponsored streams were something that took me a long time to get comfortable with. I’m still working on ways to improve my relationship…

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