How Shimmer DOMINATED Social Media

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48. Shimmerwali is a jack of all trades; he is a podcaster, music artist, Twitch streamer, and YouTuber. He is a Pakistani creator from Maryland. In this episode we learn what it takes to be a multi-platform creator. (SW25)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/xxDIIuP-juw

Chapters

0:00 - Intro

0:47 - VidSummit & Networking

2:06 - How Did I Find Shimmerwali?

4:54 - When Did Shimmer Start Creating?

5:44 - TwitchCon & Posting On All Platforms

8:26 - Shimmer Vlogs

9:18 - TwitchCon Drama & Experience

11:23 - What Got Me Into Creating?

13:22 - RayWilliamJohnson & JusReign | Brown Creators

14:14 - Fakes & Snakes | Creator Fund

18:06 - Shimmer Early YouTube

21:50 - First YouTube Check

23:52 - Live Chat Reaction | YouTube Advice

25:36 - Shimmer on Street Interviews

30:33 - Shorts vs VOD’s

32:29 - Creator's Businesses | Feastables

34:10 - Branding A Podcast

38:36 - Chai & Vibes

41:17 - Growing Up In The DMV | Gentrification

43:25 - Halal Vegan

45:17 - Producing Podcasts

49:41 - How Did @StrangeFlavors Meet?

52:41 - @RwnlPwnl | Paki Gang

53:29 - Mom's Reaction To Shimmer | Sleeping Over

56:24 - Shimmer Appearing On Television

58:42 - Streaming On Twitch

1:05:04 - Crazy Twitch Fan

1:08:21 - Siblings

1:09:29 - Passion/Work Balance

1:16:48 - YouTube Eras

1:21:39 - Stand Up Comedy | Acting

1:25:00 - Editing

1:28:54 - Friends In Content Creation

1:33:31 - Our Parents Support | Shimmer Advice

1:38:21 - Business Ideas

1:41:57 - Snapchat Spotlight | Vertical Video & Furries

1:45:52 - Creator Economy | Los Angeles

1:51:00 - Viral Music Videos Budget

1:53:49 - Strange Flavors Return? | RwnlPwnl Album

1:55:15 - Shimmer's Future Goals / Plans

1:57:17 - Weird Fan Interaction

2:00:22 - What Is Missing?

2:03:56 - Call of Duty | Getting Recognized

2:10:10 - Social Media Oil | Investing

2:18:47 - @kumailnanjiani

2:23:03 - Cristian Drops In

2:25:11 - Outro