My Journey into the YouTube and Game Industries… Month 76
Hi Guys
Here is the update for the last month!
07/12/24 — New milestone:
I currently have 208 followers overall, surpassing the 200 Mark.
09/12/24 — I browsed the Earn tab today and saw this.
I must now provide my tax information.
I’ve filed the tax and have been accepted.
10/12/24 — Weekly recap:
The next update relates to the emails I mentioned in the last article.
The first email is from Fireworks Mania, and I just emailed them to ask for a game key. I’ll update you as soon as I hear back.
The next email is from Keeper’s Toll and is also region-specific, but I sent them an email since I believe that any chance is beneficial for expanding the business and that it is better to try than not attempt.
The third email, which comes from IDUN, is asking me to just add the game to my wishlist and play the Steam demo.
15/10/24 — I received an email with the games I may play and review on my channel.
This is how the email appears:
Now that I’ve added it to Steam & downloaded the game, all I need to do is play it and have a giveaway for it later.
Update: 07/01/25 — I’ve played the game, but I haven’t gotten any additional keys, so I can’t have a giveaway till I do.
In addition, I’ve had a lot more emails about gaming. But in the future, I won’t discuss these unless they are important to discuss. Because there are simply too many incoming emails.
17/12/25 — Weekly recap:
18/12/24 — Yearly Recap:
24/12/24 — Weekly recap:
I have now reached the 1000 rand payment threshold.
Update: 07/01/25 — I’ve reached the payment threshold, but no money has been released yet. I’ll provide an update as soon as I know more.
It took me 126 days (18 weeks), to reach the 1000 rand threshold. The objective ought to be reflected in both the number of days and the currency.
Due to the fact that I am paid in Rands, I will be adjusting my monthly target for how quickly I can reach the threshold in Rands.
27/12/24 — My 2024 Steam Replay.
Here is the link:
28/12/24 — New milestone hit:
475,000 views.
29/12/24 — As you may recall, I previously said that I create thumbnails using Gimp, and I’ve just begun experimenting with the curves tool to assist in creating brighter and darker ones.
Example of different thumbnail:
Original thumbnail.
Using the curves tool:
In future thumbnails, this new technique will be implemented.
Here’s an illustration of how to utilize this tool excessively:
For these upcoming thumbnails, I have to determine what settings will yield the greatest results.
30/12/24 — I had just finished playing the independent game developer Bert Games’ “Surviving Skeleton Island”.
I emailed him a link to the Live video so he could view it.
Email:
“
Hi Bert
Here is the link to the live:
Surviving Skeleton Island Walkthrough (Live) Part 1
Kind regards
RGS Gaming
“
31/12/24– Weekly recap:
10:06 — Milestone reached:
Reached 900 sub.
With 901 subscribers overall.
02/01/25 — Earn Tab in the YouTube Studio mobile app
03/01/25 — Monthly recap:
06/01/25 — Milestone hit:
34 subscribers gained the most in a single month in 2024.
07/01/25 — Weekly recap:
Summary of the month:
- All of The Bard’s Tale without commentary has been uploaded.
- I need to complete several videos for The Bard’s Tale, including the side mission (most of them are done).
- Completed tax documents to begin earning.
- Playing the games that the developers send me through email.
- Creating new ideas for thumbnails by using the curves tool.
Since it’s the end of the year, not much got done this month; I could have accomplished much more, but I’m satisfied with my current progress.
My Goal for this Month:
I’m satisfied with the goals I set for myself this month. I was able to accomplish all, with the exception of uploading two shorts every day, which I could not accomplish as it was the end of the year.
Here are the stats for December:
Views
Monthly:
Daily:
Watch Time
Monthly:
Daily:
Subs Total 911
I did reach my goal of 895 this month.
I am going to place a goal of 30 subs, we will see if I can hit this goal for next month.
Goal total subs = 941
I would want to add two new objectives:
- Reaching the R1000 total
- The amount of time required to attain this payment threshold was determined to be 126 days (18 weeks). This goal is to reach payment threshold before the 126 days.
Goals: Goal = 1000 Rand , Total days =126 (Starting Date 02/01/25)
Total Made = 47.00 Rand (+0 Rand from last month)
I’m very certain that privacy considerations will prevent me from displaying this in the future. For the time being, I will, but I’m not sure how long I’ll display this data.
Total days so far: 5 Days
5–126= 121 Days Left
My Goal For Next Month:
My objective is to be able to play the games that the creators provide me, finish them, while posting two short videos every day.
For this Month:
This is what I managed to achieve:
Subs: 911 (+36)
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Read Head Gaming Studios:
RedHeadGamingStudios (RGS)
RGS Gaming:
RGS GAMING (RGS)
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More on Rennes please go to My Journey into the YouTube and Game Industries… Month 67
“Anyway, do that and you’ll start seeing great follower growth. It’s true that a lot of those followers won’t interact with your stuff- but don’t think like it’s supposed to be everyone reading everything. That’s silly. Instead, think about it like advertising- they’re all now going to see your articles from time to time on their feed. That’s free advertising. If 10 people out of every 100 click, be that’s a 10% conversion rate. In advertising, 10% is pretty standard. Don’t think small- reach for 10,000+ followers.”
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