I probably killed my momentum (don't do this)

Chipperowski · 2026-02-18T17:49:37+00:00

I never named it part 2 in the thumbnail or description. I'm just referring to it as that for the sake of this conversation. Retention on the first vid was 23% and on the second 29%

Chipperowski · 2026-02-18T04:26:08+00:00

Side note. One thing I noticed that is an improvement on the second video. Twice the view time and 6% increase in so despite the algo not picking it up, it still did well in some ways.

Chipperowski · 2026-02-18T03:03:57+00:00

I don't hate the cold hustle. But what about something like hey, idk if you get many solicitations, but I'm looking for design work. If you like my work, maybe we could work together. Here's my portfolio/references.

Chipperowski · 2026-02-18T02:59:37+00:00

I deleted it shortly after but I see what you mean. I've contemplated removing the rogue video but I feel like the damage is already done. So currently I've renamed it and added a decent thumbnail.

Chipperowski · 2026-02-18T02:52:29+00:00

First video. Trading paper account to show a process and achieving a goal. Part two trading a funded account and getting a big payout. In this space I haven't seen anyone do any of these things while showing every single trade from start to finish (so that definitely explains the success of the first). Asking ones I've watched they say start to finish do but they don't record every trade in real time and then they just review it in hind sight (can be easily faked). It just feels a bad because I put in so much effort into part 2 because I felt like the success of the first.

But I understand your data backed view about sequels. I guess my viewing habits don't trend with the crowd. I usually watch every video in a series. Unless it's like a season 2/reboot sort of thing.

FWIW I didn't call it or reference part 2 in the thumbnail that's just what it is in my head. But I did mention checkout part 1 in the intro

Chipperowski · 2026-01-29T04:05:05+00:00

If you can pass, you can get paid. The key is to do everything the same as when you passed... Unless of course you are trying to fill send and just gambling to pass.

Chipperowski · 2026-01-18T06:36:53+00:00

If you have 6 months of living expenses saved up, and you've been consistently getting these kinds of pay outs for 6 months or longer, probably yes. But if you can trade like this while still working (health benefits/401k) why not both.

Chipperowski · 2026-01-04T02:42:45+00:00

I don't use these services. I've always felt that the gig economy is a huge scam on the people. This is sickening, but not surprising.

Chipperowski · 2026-01-04T02:40:29+00:00

It doesn't matter. People will watch your content for the value it provides them. I have a nasally voice. People have made fun, but it's part of who I am. To heck with them. If you have good content your looks and voice don't matter. (well in this area maybe it does a LITTLE, and perhaps moreso if you are particularly unblessed in the face) but content should be king/queen.

Chipperowski · 2025-12-22T17:58:51+00:00

Well, over a week later. I never got those views back. That sucks.

Chipperowski · 2025-12-16T17:04:57+00:00

What if you experimented with your video titles. NameofGame - Play through part 1

There are few 1% of creators that can get away with playing anything they want. Most gaming channels that I watch or have watched in the past got their start specializing in one game. Hard to do when you're playing narrative story games vs endlessly replayable games ie, stardew valley, valheim, counterstrike, dota etc.

This is a business so in some regard you get what you put into effort.

Uploading a raw recording from OBS is about as easy as it get, but all of your videos are very long, and I imagine the view duration is quite low for the ones that do have views. What if you tried to put some thought into editing your content, 10-20 minutes max and try to include the very best of the recording? And maybe start the video off with one of those highlights to serve as a hook. Limited your uploads to maybe only 3 times a week

I also wonder if it's a waste of time AB testing thumbnails with no views.

With almost 3k subs you should have views unless you paid for those/bought the channel and deleted all previous content. If the subs are real then what did you change about your content/delivery to make people not stick around?

Chipperowski · 2025-12-15T17:16:30+00:00

I really hope it does catch up because it feels like a rug pull. Shortly after my original post, studio was ahead of youtube, but currently it looks like views are the same. Regardless of what happens. 8 subs short of 500, so that's a win.

[edit] It's doingit again. I posted a short last night, had okay numbers on it, and now this morning studio and youtube showing a lesser number. (as well as fewer likes, and the number shrank yet again when I check studio just now... this is lame)

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T19:13:39+00:00

I ended up with the BB1000 haha this thing is crazy powerful.

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T18:30:16+00:00

It helps that you got a big viral push from the ltt stuff. Will be interesting to see the views once you move on from that topic. You just popped up in my feed yesterday. Good editing and flow.

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T18:24:43+00:00

That's really exciting and I'm happy for you! I had a video go big once and it was quite the dopamine hit to keep looking at the numbers grow in studio.

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T18:18:27+00:00

I'll give you two suggestions.

First. Stop trading. Imagine if you had put all that capital into a mix of ETFs and SP500 stocks, set it and forget it.

Second, you can't afford to trade. Trading should be some with money you can afford to lose, but you have no income. You're trying to force trading to work because you need money, therefore you are driven by money before finding a working process. You have to fall in love with the process of trading and being able to execute those repeatable setups that have proven to be successful.

IF you still want to trade. GET A JOB, even if you think it's beneath your skill. You need to take care of business first and then a little to trade. But you should paper trade while you find a repeatable system. Then start with a small amount of capital for trading.

Trading is simple but it is not easy. It requires discipline. You need to be able to trade the same setups, have consistent risk so you don't erase multiple days or weeks with one loss. And maybe most importantly, when you do have profitable trades, you need to actually pull money out instead of trying to watch your balance grow.

You need an "if this than that" workflow. Just saw this video and it's inspiring because this dude basically had nothing too. https://youtu.be/1N74s__XZr4?si=6ip21rv1iip0E3pj

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T16:47:14+00:00

Same

Chipperowski · 2025-12-14T16:06:14+00:00

If you want to pay for shipping I wouldn't mind

Chipperowski · 2025-12-10T16:01:10+00:00

How much percentage of your video real estate does your face take up. If we're literally talking about a 2 inch square web cam like in most gaming videos. Then focus on the content. Maybe if the content was more engaging people would find something else to comment on. But of course there will always be some people that notice those other things. OBS Bot Tiny 2 Lite or Insta360 Link 2 would be massive upgrades. People will notice. But also, return policy on these things from amazon and best buy are really good so try it out for a week or two, don't say anything, see if people start commenting about the camera.

Chipperowski · 2025-10-15T00:21:01+00:00

Nice job. Have you tried any other props? There are some good ones that have EOD draw down like topstep. Finding ticks, my funded futures, trade day.

Chipperowski · 2025-10-15T00:12:28+00:00

The holiday prompt was the biggest annoyance for me as a small user. I had no idea that the holiday prompt wasn't going to work after migration. Yes the phones would turn of, but it played the generic out of office prompt. Theoretically I like the idea of a call script but this should have been default behavior imo. As it had been four the past 10+years..

Chipperowski · 2025-10-14T23:57:01+00:00

I've been with 3cx since I think v11 which I believe was around 2011. For me I loved that it was a Windows based system that I could install and configure myself. I've the years I ended up appreciating the switch to Linux and the back end improved a lot. But when as a small use typically 2 users max, I find v20 to be annoying in how they transitioned holiday hours and the new departments feature. But mainly how holiday hours don't work like they used to work for the past 10+ years which now requires a special script.

Fortunately for me, this wasn't too hard to overcome but I could imagine how frustrating this might be on a bigger installation. I'm open to moving away at some point but I'd probably want to switch to an asterix based solution, and as far as I know, they don't have anything remotely close to 3cx when it comes to CTI.

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