>>8668441>>8668527 general advice and manager larp:
>make content first, everything comes 2nd to content
>planning out your stream content is 10000x more important that having an overlay or having whatever follow or sub notifications set up, or even a model to start with
>if you're planning on doing gaming content you're going to need something else to make you stand out, there are too many of those already
>your first streams will suck, just accept it and improve every stream
>make an effort to tangibly improve something ever week, adding a new overlay element, new schedule template, new alerts, new content, something should be visibly better about your stream every week
>stream using a temp account to practice because you might not like your initial character design or want your ultra scuffed streams to be in your VODs
>do your reps for at least 3 weeks to see if you can keep a consistent schedule before dropping any serious cash on this
>get used to talking to no one, too many vtubers rely on chat to feed them topics and things to talk about, you should be leading your chat by the hand on what you want to talk about and be able to handle a completely dead chat and have a one way conversation or lecture on a topic for your stream length
>put a post it note on your monitor of things you want to talk about that stream
>put a post it note of names on your monitor, use those whenever you need a name for a story, do not use your real name, a friends, real name, or your pets real name
>change details in every story you tell as a standard practice to avoid doxxing
>clear your name out of doxx sites, use the pastebin for a reference on how to do that
>check archives for any previous identities you could have to see what comes up if someone does break your opsec
>watch your streams back, at least skipping through to hear how things go, write down note on how you would feel if you were watching this as a viewer