Check The Wire

On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan talk about their biggest wins and losses of the week on Twitch and YouTube, and have a long and tactical discussion about setting goals you and your community can work towards. Plus a live Q&A at the end. Thank you for dialing in.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan talk about the pros and cons to using the YouTube Premiere feature. Dan also discuss his experience this past week using the new Twitch Watch Party and how it could be changed to be more inclusive. Then Ryan talks about the approach he is taking towards creating new merch. They end the podcast with a live question and answer. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan talk about how they respond to technical issues coming up during a stream.  They also discuss their different experiences doing Twitch Rivals and not letting viewer count dictate the show. Then they go into their full process on how they create a video for YouTube. They end by taking questions from the audience about what their philosophy is on back-seating and how they network. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan talk about learning from doing rather than focusing on every detail before hand. They also talk about the importance of communicating decisions with an audience and being entertaining while also being responsible. Then they talk their thoughts on taking unscheduled days off consistently and what they regret posting most on social media. Plus a live question and answer segment.  Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan and Dan talk about when they feel its right to end a series on YouTube and how that differs from killing a series on Twitch. Dan discusses what he’s learned from trying something new on YouTube, and they both get into why they don’t prioritize playing games the day they are released. Then they talk about their process on deciding if they should take a sponsored deal or not.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, Ryan talks about making a big announcement and how that has changed his approach to content creation. They also talk about what they think the right length is for a video on their channels and why they stream for the amount of time that they do and how that effects their daily life.  Then they answer a question from Twitter about streaming non-gaming content on Twitch. Thank you for dialing in, hope you enjoy.

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On today’s episode of Check The Wire, the guys talk about how they use extra time as an opportunity to work on different projects they may not have before, and their two different approaches when it comes to handling current events on the show. They also discuss the importance of being able to admit to being wrong and owning it with an apology. Dan and NL also talk about their opinions on “Subscriber Only” features on Twitch. The two then discuss the thought process that goes into selecting a game for their shows and how their audiences compare to each other.

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On today's episode of Check The Wire, the guys talk about why they think its important to respond to comments and feedback and how that can help shape a community. The two discuss the different approaches they take towards Twitch moderation. They also answer which you would do if you could only do one, Twitch or Youtube? Dan asks NL what he would do if Twitch went away and the two talk about the importance of creating a friction free experience for the community. Thank you for dialing in, I hope you enjoy.

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On todays episode of Check The Wire, the guys talk about what their definition of success is in what they do and how that is constantly changing. They also talk about their takeaways from taking multiple L’s on TikTok and how they move forward from that. NL tells the reasons he doesn’t have a Discord for his channel right now, and the two talk about how they promote their streams to improve discoverability. Dan and NL also discuss what their thoughts are on receiving donations and gift subs.

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On todays episode of Check The Wire, the guys talk about why they think its important to take in and respond to feedback from the community to help see what works and what doesn’t, how much of their on-air personality is a character and how much is reality. They also talk about why they decided to start a separate feed for the podcast and why they both rebranded their channels and what they like to do when they’re not working.

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