As Season 1 of Upload Podcast draws to an end, in this second to last episode, the hosts start off the way they began. A discussion of the recent not as drastic Adpocalypse, but delving into the ways that Twitch and Youtube handled the previous ad events. The implications of political discourse on advertising, the strategies platforms are employing to navigate these challenges and reminding you to follow the team over on bluesky instead of twitter! This episode majorly focuses on reminiscing over the last 8 months of Upload Podcast, the highlights, the lows, the difficulty of entering an already saturated market of podcasts and learning how to stand out or grow. And perhaps asking YOU the viewers, what you'd want to see in this space. The hosts briefly discuss what they wish Upload would turn into if possible, the various guests the hosts would want, and extend that request to the viewers. All in all, how would you like to see Upload grow to help you as a creator, or even grow in terms of providing not just episodic videos to review games, technology and much more?

Please tell us what were your favourite episodes? What do you think the hosts OR even the edits could focus on? Is there anything you think would elevate the podcasts OR just a fun episode you'd like to see? It does not have to be an episodic based format!

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Chapters

00:00 - Introduction and Adpocalypse Discussion

06:19 - Navigating Political Discourse in Advertising

09:51 - The Rise of Blue Sky and Social Exodus

17:47 - Take Advantage of Bsky Key Features

19:33 - Branded Accounts & Usernames

25:04 - No More Cable Managing the Lion Den

28:52 - Reflecting on the Season

30:53 - Learning and Growth in Podcasting

33:10 - Future Aspirations and Expanding the Brand

37:38 - Podcasts Are a Healthy Output

39:37 - Reach out to us if You're Part of the Industry

42:00 - Dram Guests

45:59 - The Van Plan

50:42 - Upload Podcast at TwitchCon?

52:30 - Craziest Dreams for Uploads Future

57:55 - We Need YOUR Input!

59:05 - Special Recognition to the Editors

01:00:33 - Leaving HOI IV

01:02:47 - Gaming Format?

Links:

Midgemans Starter Pack: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/midgeman.tv/3lbeywfdy5l22

HOI IV: https://bsky.app/profile/hoi.paradoxinteractive.com

Focus Patches: https://kindpatches.com/products/focus-patches

The Upload Team:

Lionheart: https://bsky.app/profile/lionheartx10.bsky.social

Midgeman: https://bsky.app/profile/midgeman.tv

Daxenholm: https://bsky.app/profile/daxenholm.bsky.social

Nikki: https://bsky.app/profile/smollnikki.bsky.social

We begin today's episode with potential ideas for season 2 of Upload Podcast. An email from a viewer regarding their dream pc component list, which flurries the hosts into a discussion of the battle between AMD vs NVIDIA when it comes to content creation, and a possible alternative to using the card shown in the set list. Let us know if you have a pc part picker list you want the hosts to have a look at and share their wide advice on!

The hosts then delve into Lionhearts den which is slowly coming together, what trinkets he has, building advice, Elgato goodies sent his way by the company for his new space and a little treat from Lionheart! Please keep your eyes open on either his bluesky OR twitter OR the discord for more information about the giveaway and how to win a brand new upgrade for your set up

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction to the Podcast and Updates

04:53 - Potential Ideas for Season 2

07:47 - SurelyOnlyMikey Email

08:42 - Analysing Dream PC Build

11:10 - The Great Graphics Card Debate: AMD vs Nvidia

18:29 - An Alternative to the GPU Choice

25:31 - Send in Your PC Part Pickers!

25:50 - Inappropriate Tshirt Designs

26:47 - Lions New Office

32:06 - Practical Wall Decorations

32:42 - Various Angles Office Space Preview

35:56 - Fresh New AC in the Winter

37:06 - Thermometers and PC Temperatures

40:18 - Lions Generous Gifts from Elgato

47:36 - Innovations in Creator Technology

52:33 - Christmas Giveaway!

53:56 - Beards & Ends

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Sabotaging brothers date: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsCLDPDKuT0&ab_channel=CollinsKeyShorts

Elgato website: https://www.elgato.com/uk/en

Lionheart bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/lionheartx10.bsky.social

Lionheart Twitter: https://x.com/lionheartx10

In this episode, the hosts discuss the rise of bsky over twitter, navigating uncomfortable sponsorship offers and battles, the UKs strict AD law with creators, how the newest Youtube algorithm and other factors are currently pushing decline on both the hosts' videos. A little bit of therapy, a bit of a quick'n'dirty short discussions and some analytics dives. The hosts discuss other little tricks for boosting videos on youtube (please comment! Like! Hashtag!) and how some creators may have a "break in case of emergency" tactic when views tank and fluctuate heavily.

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction and Setup

01:44 - Exploring Blue Sky: A New Social Media Platform

09:13 - Navigating Sponsorships and Legal Obligations

11:01 - Strict UK AD Laws

13:32 - YT Algorithm Changes AGAIN

19:41 - Revisiting Guests & Therapy

20:36 - Engagement & Foolproof Tactics

22:40 - Beaver Video Analytics

25:52 - Can We Reach A New Baseline?

27:56 - Further Analytic Deep Dives

31:57 - Quick & Dirty?

36:08 - Accepting Lowest Views

39:35 - Long Formats Are In Their Best Era

40:56 - What Is Your Break Glass In Case Of Emergency?

45:40 - Audience Ebbs & Flows

46:56 - Call to Action!

49:38 - Hashtags In Youtube Comments??

50:10 - Video Specific Captions

52:18 - Wrapping Up

Links

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Midgeman bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/midgeman.tv

Lionheart bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/lionheartx10.bsky.social

Matthew HoodedHorse bsky - https://bsky.app/profile/kazwen.bsky.social

Midgemans blog - https://doras.to/midgeman?blog=2-steps-forward-1-step-back

ASA - https://www.asa.org.uk/

Real Civil Engineer Beavers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjUnjW7B_ZM

Aragorn Lego Short - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TialbfuufS4

In this episode of Upload. The hosts start off with an anecdote of Midgeman being recognised by someone who works with a sponsor who reached out to him. We jump from that into the Timberborn sponsor both him and Lionheart have been approached by, the conversation goes into creator agencies and which ones have been a pleasure to recently work with. Midgeman discusses Youtube's new announcements and updates regarding mobile formats and the two give tips on how the creators can capitalise on such updates.

Lionheart shares his collaborative dream regarding a tee shirt campaign company start up, which has been in the early stage of development for roughly 6 years. And how a lot of merchandise websites take advantage of creators and do not give back a fair revenue for the goods they put up. Whereas Lionhearts future platform will aim at allowing creators have that business freedom and control.

Finally the conversation steers towards Lionheart paying for verification on Twitter and having his own personal impersonator on Discord. And how that links to staying vigilant, emphasizing the need for creators to protect their identities from scams, and to get in touch with brans/people who offer potential sponsorships to double check them.

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction to the Podcast

03:23 - The Small World Anecdote

07:00 - Recent Campaigns, Mechanistry

13:15 - Yrstruly Notice Us Pretty Please

15:48 - Gamesight Were Open to Discussions

19:00 - Youtube announcements

19:59 - More AD revenue from shorts?

20:54 - How To Make Use Of These New Changes?

28:52 - Podcast Is Best Therapy

29:24 - Lionhearts Long-Time Merch Idea

34:08 - Campaign Platform Only For Shirts

37:16 - Online Sellers and Disgusting Mark Up

38:40 - Knowing Your Target Buyers

41:16 - Lionheart Paid for Twitter Verified

45:23 - Would the Real Lionheart Please Stand Up

51:10 - Don't Be Shy To Verify Contacts

53:34 - Have You Got An Embarrassing Username Story?

54:39 - Round Out of Episode

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Timberborn video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYvZFVA12TE

In this episode the hosts are continuing to discuss thumbnail tips, hints and tools they both use when creating a video and checking on stats in-depth. Socialblade which provides future projections tools to self-analyse strengths for channels and personal growth by cultivating current and future plans. Other tools that may help with algorithmic pushes and using Youtube tools to assist in knowing which countries and audience to target with ad revenue income. And where to test potential thumbnails against similar videos.

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction and Podcast Overview

03:22 - Socialblade Reliability & Future Forecast Tool

08:21 - Where to Find RPM?

09:42 - Lionhearts Visual Content Graphs

10:18 - Creators Only Get a Set AD Revenue

12:23 - Comparing RPMs

13:58 - Targeting Specific Countries

19:35 - Any Professional Analytic Readers?

20:54 - RapidTags & Think Like an AI

26:12 - Videos Inspired by Data

28:10 - Topical Spikes

28:42 - Using vidIQ for Video Optimization

30:41 - VIDIQ Visual Presentation

33:29 - Movement in Thumbnails

36:23 - Utilising Search Functions

40:44 - Make use of the Current Algorithm!

42:44 - Testmythumbnails

46:34 - Be Prepared For a Lower Video Hit

48:24 - Wrap up

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RapidTags - https://rapidtags.io/

VIDIQ - https://vidiq.com/

Thumbnail Tester - https://www.testmythumbnails.com/

In this episode of Upload, the hosts focus primarily on creation of thumbnails to bring in audience interest. Smart adobe tips to create exciting eye catching images which elevate your channel aesthetic and inform the audience what they're in for, or maybe a bit of strategy to get some new viewers in. They briefly analyse recent metrics, share sites that optimise video descriptions on youtube and the significance of community feedback in shaping content.

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction and Podcast Overview

01:56 - Refresher of a Previous Episode & Midgeman's Channel Growth Stats

05:53 - A Look Into Pre-flight Methodology

11:36 - Thumbnail Tester Website

18:13 - Pre-Flight Script Example

21:02 - Chapters As Questions

22:57 - Using VidIQ for Optimisation for Videos

24:39 - Approaching Streams With a New Mindset

28:50 - The Meta of Keeping Your Youtube Afloat

31:54 - George appearance

32:04 - Restructuring Methodology of Work

33:01 - How Midgeman Structures Pre-Recording Process

34:49 - Getting the Most Out of Footage

37:01 - Changing up Work Focus

40:14 - Learn Basic Visual Editing!

42:56 - What to Avoid in a Thumbnail

44:19 - Lionhearts Thumbnails

45:35 - Logic Behind Series Part Numbers

48:13 - Elude Game Name in Title

49:59 - LH Favourite Recent Thumbnail

50:56 - Yank Up Contrast

51:41 - Lionhearts Humble CK3 Thumbnail Beginnings

53:31 - Smart Sharpen Tool

54:10 - Finding the Correct Background

55:17 - Final Words and Wrap Up

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Thumbnail Tester - https://www.testmythumbnails.com/

BetterBarberShop Mod for CK3 - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2220326926

VidIQ - https://vidiq.com/features/competitors/

GIMP - https://www.gimp.org/

Join the hosts today in the Tech update discussion; How OBSBOT products are on the rise with the introduction of Meet 2, TailAIR and Tiny 2 webcam. Rodecaster has released a shiny white collection. The duo discuss the potential of Ground Force but for gamers or even designing offices for creators. We get Lionheart reminiscing of his recent-ish trip to Paradox Interactive HQ, where he and a crew of creators were invited to a fantastic Crusader Kings inspired lunch. The hosts discuss how vital it is for creator companies to provide event spaces where creators feel comfortable to chat and discuss ideas without it being forced. Finally, Lionheart wraps up the discussion with a heartwarming chat on travelling for work as a family man and the various feelings that brings up

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Chapters

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00:00 - Introduction and Podcast Updates

01:30 - Ryzen CPU in Recent Windows Update

05:37 - Nvidia Falling Shares, Silicon & 50 Series

09:05 - Taking Time on Nvidia Production

10:17 - New Tech Releases: Rodecaster Pro 2 White Collection

13:40 - Interior Design Gamer Spaces

15:10 - Ground force PC specialists Idea is Born

19:21 - OBSBOT Meet 2

21:04 - Cameras for cooking show/streams

22:41 - OBSBOT Company Products

24:09 - Are They One to Look Out For?

27:34 - Midge and Lionheart play with toys episode

28:34 - The Endless Production Capabilities

29:42 - partnership with streamcharts

31:24 - Companies nurturing the Tech Creator Space

32:53 - LH trip to Stockholm

35:48 - The Stockholm Feast

38:46 - Why In Person Events Matter for Creators

44:50 - Taking Time Away from Family

49:44 - Thank you for Watching this Episode!

Links

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Rodecaster Pro 2 - https://brandstore.rode.com/collections/interfaces-mixers/products/rodecaster-pro-ii-white

White Mic - https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/podmic-usb

Low Profile White Boom Arm - https://rode.com/en/accessories/stands-bars/psa1-plus?variant_sku=PSA1+W

Rodecaster Duo - https://rode.com/en/interfaces-and-mixers/rodecaster-series/rodecaster-duo

The Rodecaster White collection - https://brandstore.rode.com/collections/white-collection &

https://rode.com/en/about/news-info/introducing-the-limited-edition-white-collection

KallmeKris x LTT - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWhqAVnTNJE

TechSource Setup Makeover Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTW2MN17j-L34CbfhF32PVK4-YYBJJRZ5

OBSBOT Meet 2 Webcam - https://www.obsbot.com/obsbot-meet-2-4k-webcam

Tiny 2 Webcam - https://www.obsbot.com/obsbot-tiny-2-4k-webcam

TailAIR - https://www.obsbot.com/store/products/obsbot-tail-air?product_id=86da738cabe64

CK3 Feast - https://youtu.be/VW8ukqe-O1Q?si=uLe60ZXLBm-GQQPH

OBSBOT UVC to NDI Adapter - https://www.obsbot.com/store/products/uvc-to-ndi-adapter?product_id=e7cdceeb4acd4

3-in-1 USB 3.0 Hub - https://www.obsbot.com/store/products/3-in-1-usb-3-hub?product_id=5e720e4f487f4