~DA Beta~

As mentioned in my video, my Beta is nowhere where I want it to be. That is entirely due to myself changing my idea last minute and having gotten sick. In saying that my DA has changed from a blog archive of cosplay tutorials to an educational YouTube series on Australian cosplay essentially targeting conventions, reviews and videos on where to get and buy cosplay materials. The reason for this was simple, I wasn’t getting anywhere with the blog, it pretty much flopped and I was no longer interested in it. In terms of cosplay, it feels like Australia has very little to offer in terms of stores dedicated to supplying cosplay materials, unlike many overseas.

My DA is across both YouTube and Instagram. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to edit two of the videos I planned to post having instead posted a very minor DIY just to get some content rolling. Instagram however, I’ve immersed myself more into the cosplay community meaning I’ve been interacting and socialising with other cosplayers, creating polls and posts on my story and from that I’ve noticed two things. My follower count had increased, although a very minor increase,  with other cosplayers so obviously I must be doing something right. Probably the best thing to have happen as mentioned in the video was my interaction with an online American pop-culture apparel store, Mynerdyneeds. I’d notice them liking some of my previous posts after interacting my some of their own, which is great as I have plans of a product review video so to be on their radar is awesome. They also do a lot of mutual promotion with cosplayers, something I forgot to mention in the video.

Although the amount of feedback I have is little, it makes it even more precious. Clearly, I know I need to increase my online presence and increase my uploads which I kind of already knew. I’ve decided to stick with project. There is a gap for what I want to make, and I believe once I’m able to truly upload what I want, it’ll be good.