Thanks for coming by and here you will find the greater details of:
1) How we got started and steps
2) What we are about
3) The direction I am trying to go as a Creator.
Since we (well me being Mike) decided to give a try at making videos and streaming, it has been a learning process. Not really difficult to understand and somewhat cookie cutter. Toyed with the idea in Fall of 2020 when everyone was home with the Covid lockdowns.
For Quick Reference to what has changed and happening beyond this page jump to the links below:
* Current Channel Changes – https://mictimewithmike.com/other-channels-in-the-mtwm-network/
* Platform Changes – https://mictimewithmike.com/platform-focus-status/
* Announcements (older then front page) – https://mictimewithmike.com/past-announcements/
The Run Down of MTWM from the CURRENT to BEGINNING (some copied/moved from Front Page):
Most Recent
> February 2024 – We are closing shop and shutting it all down. Cant survive with no funding or sponsors and can afford to keep going with no support. Moving forward we are going to back and support a NEW up and coming Media Sensation over at – TheMadMorgan.com so please check it out if you want.
> July 2022 – Just an update as of July 20, 2022. We are stepping away from the MTWM project for the time being as it has had its obstacles and little support. Since financially this has dug a 20K hole we are at a stand still and until we get some Sponsors or Financial Support we are shelving it for now. Please check for updates here or on our Social Media sites for future releases. The playing field of Social Media still is not a ‘balanced’ or ‘fair’ one and the pretty faces, half naked or pointless content seems to be the victors. Nice to see the quality Creators eventually catch up but it is a long struggle. Please support the ‘small struggling creators’ out there as they will appreciate you more. Thank you. (** Side note – the whole MTWM network is available for a purchase price of $5,000,000 US)
May 2022 – Taking a break from the MTWM Brand and going to go work on another project. You will still see the odd Twitter post from me and maybe video. Been discouraging with the lack of growth in almost 2 years that I need to do something else creative to not bail on it all together. Also with only money going out and a debt of almost 20K since we started this venture, kinda need a source of income to keep this going. Just need a Sponsor or Supporter to be generous enough to help us out. I’ll Be Back! (as Arnie would say)
2022
April 2022 – Decided put video on hold minus a few odd videos. Added back the BLOG to the website minus picture unless I get creative and make my own. Podcast the way to go and as I suspected my ideas once again stolen by the ‘popular kids’. That is ok cause our name is PODCAST made. Hope to roll out something in the next 2 weeks as I need to get ‘jingles and intro/outros’ made for the Podcast.
March 2022 – Removed Blog section from website due to threats from scam site ‘picrights.com’ until we feel a need to revamp. No time to deal with scammer BS with the world in its current state. Live not working. Prerecorded videos not getting numbers and even a loss with some new videos. Thinking that MAYBE a different market would be best and not in video for now. As I am not as pretty as I use to be…maybe I just have a ‘Face for Radio’! The next thing should be a PODCAST. I better jump on it before someone else steals that direction.
February 2022 – Still slow. Maybe need to CONFORM to a Niche and consistency. Think I may just settle for a 30K buyout to break even.
January 2022 – Now it is January 2022 and I have decided it is time to ‘throw my hat back in the ring’ and put out more videos. This time with a Live Stream because there is no editing involved. As much as it is ‘damn lazy’ and not really “Creating” it still has its charm. Decided to Multi-Stream to YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and Facebook with Live broadcast of a new series called ‘The Show’. Live seems like the place to be to build an audience.
2021
December 2021 – Been a year and racked up about 20K in debts between gear, services, courses and research. No returns yet and no support sadly. After a year of this I may have it figured out but I wont drink the ‘kool-aid’ and moving forward will stick to my mission of making the world a better place. Over all, I will NOT sell out or just ‘copy and paste’ like the majority. For the rest of 2021 just observed the ‘social media’ cesspool for all its crap and brilliance. Not giving up!
November/December 2021 – Researched and planned new show series and MTWM future.
October 2021 – MicTimeWithMike.com website goes live with new format and design.
August 2021 – Decided on website design and began work on the layout. Also moved to faster server to accommodate the traffic.
July 2021 – Started to redo the website to include a Blog with articles. Scrapped the monthly videos to take care of elderly parents and family. Life matters more than Hobbies.
June 2021 – Changed from weekly videos to once a month in order to rethink format and “niche”.
February to May 2021 – Avoided Covid, took care of RL, met video release commitments.
January 2021 – Changed the format to be more streamlined. Tweaking for better quality and flow. From January 2021 met weekly video commitments, created videos, gained some subscribers and then just sat back and watched others. Saw some trends > methods > mistakes.
December 2020 – bought some gear cause I like gadgets and stuff. Got creative with editing and special effects and may have ‘jumped the gun’ on getting too fancy. I figured I would start with putting your best foot forward. Took courses, researched, was forced down my throat with ‘Niche! Niche! Niche!’ and then I decided to go against the grain. Planned first video and channel names. Started a few practice YouTube channels and setup all social media accounts. MTWM becomes a reality.
< Some Thoughts and Discoveries below from my almost 2 years of Learning about all this >
Things I did figure out in the Streamer/Creator/Influencer/Social Media Circus:
| Platform Name | What it should be called | Skill and Quality Level |
| TikTok | Stupid Human and Pet Tricks | Low |
| Twitch | Show Boobs and Get Paid (forget games) | Medium/Low |
| YouTube | How To and Anything Else You Wanted to Know | High |
| Here is a Picture | Low | |
| Where are the People you use to know? | Medium | |
| If the Moderators dont like you then just NO! | Low | |
| Careful what you say or get suspended | Medium | |
| Long Distance social media for unlawful people | Low | |
| Telegram | Like Facebook for the Darkweb | Medium/High |
| Snapchat | Show nudes and no one will know (except the admins) | Low |
| Quora | Reddits unpopular cousin | Low |
| Pineterest | Instagrams unpopular cousin | Low |
| Chinese multi-purpose instant messaging | Low | |
Also learned how others CHEAT the system with agents, agencies doing the promotion and work and also a thing called ‘buying followers/subscribers’ etc. Why would you even bother if you are going to take the quick route? At the end of the day I rather feel good and say ‘Dammit! I did this and this was ALL me!’
We will see how it goes as I have been dedicated this long with many obstacles and time invested. I aint no quitter!