>>91326954Go there as a viewer with the intent to make contact and participate. If it helps, view them as coworkers because in a lot of ways that's exactly what they are.
Don't get it twisted. Online internet friends are not real. It is purely a business transaction. You might know someone for 3 years and do collabs, talk to them daily, etc, but if they could gain 100 viewers by throwing you off a bridge they would do it instantly.
>>91327963>instead of a potential mutualDepends.
Mutuals have to be similar in view count at the start, meaning your mutuals will be no views (you're in the right place).
When you start gaining viewership (20 ccv) then you can start asking for collabs after appearing in their chats for a bit. If they say no then that's a no and move on, don't ask again.
In order to break the 50-100 ccv barrier you will need to get someone else to shine a light on you. This means you have to ask much bigger creators for help.
Don't ever expect reciprocation. This is where most people mess up on networking. You should treat people without the expectation that they would suddenly do for you what they do for you. But you need to vibe check. If someone seems hostile or outward or defensive against you, immediately stop trying to network with them. They are never going to be mutuals, you are never going to win them over by being "nice". If you continue to network with those people then they will eventually say something negative about you. Instead the way to handle anyone around your level as adversarial is to outshine them. Then if they ever want to collab use it so that you take their viewers.
Most people would tell you to read How to Win Friends and Influence People. Instead look over the summary of The 48 Laws of Power.
