Part 4/8:
By 2021, I had moved from earning £500 to aiming for £1,000. However, my early excitement about Twitch quickly turned to burnout. I realized the limitations of merely relying on viewer donations and subscriptions. I had to step back, reevaluate, and retrain. During a year-long break from streaming, I focused on acquiring new skills in branding, content writing, and video editing.
This investment in personal development paid off when I successfully secured my first brand collaboration for a mobile game, earning £350 with a modest following of under 2,000. Armed with better skills and insights, I returned to create a gaming blog, aiming for monetization through ad revenue.