Continuing our community series with an episode dedicated to mine! I talk about what our "mission statement" is, how we support each other, and we get the perfect interruption from a past guest and member of the Pod Squad!

This is part 1 of a multi-part community series. The worst thing any streamer, big or small, could do is to NOT acknowledge their community. Your community is the whole reason you stream so make sure to let them know what they mean to you.

I talked about this on the Podcasting Janitor Show episode "Cold Calling", but I want to touch on it in the streaming world. I receive "those" messages far too often from people I've just come across: "I just followed you on Twitch, can you follow me back???" What a first impression, right? This is the entirely WRONG way to go about building a community and I talk about why in the episode.

Short episode this week, wanted to touch on something Ashley brought up in her episode. The only growth plan that works is the one that gets YOU results, not the one that gets someone else results that you're wanting to copy.

Brought my social media mentor Ashley on to this episode! Wanted to bring in a specialist to wrap up the social media series with a talk on hashtags and how to use them.

The kind of content you post on social media is key to finding success on there. You've gotta match up your content with your brand, or else you won't reach the optimal audience.

Social media is one of the key factors to grow your social media, and one of the factors that people seem to overlook the most. The discoverability and ability to promote your stream to people who may not know what you're about is huge for growth, so let's begin a little series on how to use social media effectively. Also be sure to check out Facebook for more content and to watch me occasionally go live with streams! fb.gg/thepodzilla or facebook.com/thepodzilla

Posting this episode early because of what I talk about. If you're a streamer, you've most likely heard of the Day Off Twitch a number of streamers are doing to try and force Twitch to fight against the hate raids that have been happening. In this episode I give my take on the Day Off Twitch and why it might not necessarily be a good thing to do. Let's fight this hate with love, not a day off.

When you want to try something new, getting started is the hardest part. You read into everything you do/may need and think way too much about it and next thing you know you've decided to not do it. Well with streaming, you don't need to really look into it. Take what tools you have, and get started!

Welcome to the first official episode of the rebranded podcast! Our first order of business: making a brand that represents YOU, the first thing all streamers need to do.