So you're just starting out or have been streaming a while and you think to yourself... "Hmm I should do a collab or start doing them regularly". You make a post on social media, you get tonnes of offers and you have no idea what to do from there.
First off whilst collabs are a great way to meet new people, share audiences and branch out with your content, it's important to consider the following:
- Do I know the person well enough to trust them with my community? Is the person you're collabing with someone you know and trust? It's important that you vibe check whoever you do your collab with. Hang out with them off stream, get to know them a little before you invite them on.
- Do they mesh well with my content and humor? Everyone has their own vibe, humor and personality as streamers and it's crucial to a good collab stream to find someone who meshes well with your content.
- Have I communicated my boundaries and do's/don'ts with this person? This is a BIG one. Boundaries are something we often forget to acknowledge or enforce, especially when first starting out but it's good practice to make sure that you effectively discuss anything that could be a potential harm to yourself or your content! Never be afraid to enforce/and discuss these. Anyone not willing to hear you is typically a red flag and should be avoided.
If you're able to pass the above three, you've completed the VIBE CHECK!
Lastly, here are some great tools for collabs that you and your co-streamer can utilize for an effective, hassle free collab together!
For LIVE2D:
Collab tool for VTS
For PNGTubers:
Fugi - A collab tool for PNGTubing
For 3D/Vroid:
VDO Ninja - Can be used to screenshare/capture anything from your OBS and screens it as a browser source for whoever is doing the collab
Feel free to post more tools in the replies and I'll update the list when I can and more importantly...