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Do You Really Need a 4K Webcam to Stream?
When I started streaming, I did what a lot of new creators do. Obsessed over specs. 4K sounded better than 1080p. More expensive sounded better ...
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OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite Review (After Over a Year of Streaming)
When I bought the OBSBOT Tiny 2 Lite, I wasn’t looking for the fanciest webcam on the market. I wanted something I could set up ...
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Best Webcams for Streaming in 2026 (Five I’d Recommend)
Starting a stream is already overwhelming. Microphones Lighting OBS Bitrate Overlays The last thing you need is another article telling you that you must spend ...
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Our House Has World Cup Fever (And I Love It)
I didn’t expect the World Cup to take over our house like this. I figured I’d watch some games. Maybe the kids would pay attention ...
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5 Best Wireless Gaming Headsets in 2026
Most gaming headsets sound great for about five minutes. Then real life happens. You play for three hours. Your glasses start digging into the side ...
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10 Gaming Gifts Under $50 That Won’t End Up in a Drawer
Buying gifts for gamers sounds easy until you actually have to do it. Then you realize there are twelve versions of the same controller, six ...
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Five 1440p Monitors I’d Recommend to Almost Anyone in 2026
Most monitor reviews lose me within about thirty seconds because they immediately start talking like I’m an engineer. Panel types Color spaces Response time charts ...
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LEGO Lionel Messi Soccer Legend Set: A Must-Have for Fans?
There’s a pretty good chance Lionel Messi doesn’t need any more introductions. World Cup winner One of the greatest soccer players ever And somehow, still ...
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Review (10 Hours In)
I expected to like LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. I didn’t expect to get completely sucked into it. Ten hours later, I’ve gone ...
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Xbox Elite Series 2 Review (After Over a Year of Daily Use)
When I bought the Xbox Elite Series 2, I expected to love it immediately. I didn’t. In fact, I was pretty disappointed at first. The ...
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Gaming Desks for Small Rooms (You Don’t Need a Giant Space)
You don’t need a giant gaming room to build a setup you’re proud of. In fact, some of the cleanest setups I’ve seen are tucked ...
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Best Gaming Chairs Under $200 (Comfort Without Destroying Your Budget)
When I started looking for a gaming chair, I did exactly what most people do. Opened twenty tabs. Read thirty reviews. Watched ten YouTube videos. ...
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Best Gaming IEMs in 2026 (And Why Gamers Are Ditching Headsets)
The reason I started looking into IEMs had absolutely nothing to do with becoming an audio expert. It was my glasses… If you’ve worn glasses ...
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Best Controllers for Shooters in 2026 (PC, PS5 & Xbox)
Controllers are weird. You don’t realize how bad yours is until: Stick drift starts ruining your life A trigger starts feeling mushy You accidentally hit ...
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Best Monitors for FPS Games in 2026 (Warzone, Apex, Valorant & More)
If you’re trying to play Warzone, Apex, or Valorant on a slow monitor, I have bad news… Your monitor matters way more than most people ...
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Blue Prince Is Driving Me Insane (And I Can’t Stop Playing)
I think I love this game. I also think it might be wasting my life. And the worst part is… I genuinely can’t tell which ...
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Why I’m Playing Old Games in 2026 (and Enjoying Them More)
Something’s been off. Not in a dramatic “I’m quitting gaming” way. Nothing like that. Just… that feeling where you sit down, load something up, and ...
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9 Months In… And This Still Isn’t Working (Or Is It?)
I’ve been doing this for about 9–10 months now. Every day. Posting. Streaming. Writing. Editing. Thinking about it when I’m not doing it. Building a ...
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AI Demand Could Make RAM Prices Worse for Gamers
If you were hoping PC parts (especially RAM) might chill out this year, that optimism is starting to look a little misplaced. At a recent ...
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LEGO R2-D2 Set Drops to $79.99: A Clean Display Piece With Just Enough Play
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Streaming Feels Off… And I Think I Know Why
Something’s been… off. Not bad. Not “I hate this.” Not even close to quitting. Just… missing something. And it’s weird, because on paper, everything is ...
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Top 5 Gaming Keyboards Worth Your Desk Space
Gamers love gear. We’ll argue about controllers vs keyboard and mouse like it’s a personality trait. We’ll tweak settings we don’t fully understand. We’ll convince ...
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The Division 2 “Rise Up” Update Pulled Me Back In
I wasn’t planning on playing The Division 2 again. Then Ubisoft drops a full update called Rise Up, and now I’m back running missions like ...
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Govee RGBIC Light Bars Add Instant Vibes: Save $20 Here
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I Think I’m Going Through a Gaming Nostalgia Phase Right Now
I didn’t notice it at first. I was just playing what I felt like playing. Then I took a step back and realized… I’m playing ...
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Retro Rewind Is My New “Just Vibe” Game
Something about running your own Blockbuster video store in the early 90s that just… works. No pressure. No sweating. No getting slammed in ranked. Just ...
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LEGO One Piece Buggy’s Circus Tent Gets a Nice Price Drop
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I Slept on One Piece… Here’s Why I Was So Wrong
I slept on One Piece… and that’s on me. I’ve always been on the outside looking in when it comes to anime. It never clicked. ...
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Crimson Desert Launches to Mixed Reviews… People Judge Too Fast
The long-awaited release of Crimson Desert has officially landed, and if you’ve spent even five minutes online, you’ve already seen the verdict: “Mixed.” What that ...
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Shows a World That Forgot Peter Parker
Sony just dropped the official Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, and if there was any question about where this story is headed, it’s clear now. ...
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He Made $245K After Streaming His Game for 4 Years
There’s indie success… and then there’s this. A solo developer known as Cakez just pulled off one of the most authentic game launches we’ve seen ...
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I Went Back to Uncharted 4 and It’s Still Amazing
I started Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End on stream yesterday, and I am pumped. I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. This ...
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HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless at $119 is a Steal
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Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2: Showdown Battle Pass & Leaks
Fortnite’s next season is almost here, and if the leaks and teaser trailers are any indication, Chapter 7 Season 2 might be one of the ...
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Highguard Dies After Just 45 Days as Servers Shut Down
One of the newest entries in the crowded live-service shooter market has already reached the end of the road. Highguard, the free-to-play hero shooter from ...
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A LEGO PlayStation 1 Set Just Leaked: Here’s What We Know
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LEGO Reveals a Super Mario Minifigure Arriving in 2027
For years, LEGO and Nintendo fans have asked the same question: Where is the actual Mario minifigure? After nearly a decade of collaborations between the ...
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SCUF Elite Series 2 Paddles Drop to $14.99 — Get It Here
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Primal Season 3 Is About to Wrap – Now’s The Time To Watch
If you’ve been sleeping on Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, you’re officially running out of excuses. Episode 9 of Season 3 just aired, which means the season ...
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The Division 2 Is Back on Steam Charts And It’s Great To See
Sometimes a game people quietly loved refuses to disappear. That’s exactly what’s happening right now with Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, which is suddenly seeing ...
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Marathon, The Server Slam, and Why We Decide Games Are Dead Too Fast
The gaming internet moves fast. A new game shows up, people play a beta for a few hours, a couple streamers complain on Twitter, and ...
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Fortnite Might Be Heading Back to Night City
Epic Games just dropped one of those tiny teasers that immediately sends the gaming internet into speculation mode. The video is short. No gameplay. No ...
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Building This Community One Stream at a Time
When I first started posting gameplay and writing about it, I didn’t really know what would happen. I just knew I enjoyed gaming, writing, and ...
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Common Side Effects: The Weird Adult Animation That Got My Attention
When Invincible Changed My Brain About Adult Animation For the longest time, I didn’t think adult animated shows were for me. Not because they were ...
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Resident Evil Requiem Sells 5 Million Copies in Five Days
Capcom’s newest Resident Evil release is off to a massive start. The company announced that Resident Evil Requiem has reached 5 million copies sold within ...
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5 Useless Gaming Accessories I Still Kind of Want
Gamers love gear. That’s just a fact of life. We’ll spend hours tweaking graphics settings, arguing about mouse DPI, or researching which headset has the ...
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Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 Gets a Price Drop
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Level 1 Again in ARC Raiders… But Not the Same Player
I’m Level 1 again. No stash. No safe pocket. No illusion that I’m tougher than I actually am. And it feels better than the first ...
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PlayStation Plus March 2026 Is Low-Key Stacked (And Nobody’s Talking About It)
Four games.Four completely different vibes.And depending on who you are, this might be one of those “wait… this is actually a great month” situations. Let’s ...
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HyperX Cloud III S Wireless Is Built for Long Sessions… and It’s Seeing a Deal
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GTA VI Is Actually Real And It’s About to Take Over Everything
It feels fake typing this. We’ve been joking about GTA VI for so long it basically became a meme. A conspiracy. A myth your older ...
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ARC Raiders: The Hurricane Update Just Changed Everything
The storm finally hit. And no, this isn’t one of those “minor weather effects for immersion” updates. This is chaos. The Shrouded Sky update for ...
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Uncharted 4 Is the GOAT For Me — And I Didn’t Even See It Coming
I get asked this a lot. “What’s your favorite game of all time?” And every time, I say it without hesitation: Uncharted 4. Not because ...
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Invincible Season 4 Might Be the Biggest One Yet
When I started Invincible, I thought I was getting something fun. A superhero show. Animated. Easy watch. Background noise while I scrolled. Instead, by the ...
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Xbox Series X Is Seeing a Price Drop Again — Still One of the Cleanest Console Upgrades
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I Didn’t Know Animated Shows Could Hit Like This — Invincible Shocked Me
I went into Invincible thinking it was background noise. You know the vibe. Animated superhero show. Bright colors. Saturday morning energy. Something I could throw ...
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Fallout Season 2 Isn’t Just Good (It’s Making Me Obsess Over Vaults Again)
I figured I’d watch a couple of episodes of Fallout Season 2, nod politely at some references, and move on with my life like a ...
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Acer’s 27″ 240Hz Gaming Monitor Is Back at a Strong Price
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LEGO Drops the Dark Millennium Falcon to One of Its Best Prices Yet
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What New Games in 2026 Will Demand of Your Gaming Setup
I don’t think games in 2026 are harder to run.I think they’re just more passive-aggressive about it. Nothing crashes.Nothing screams “unsupported hardware.”The game just… performs ...
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Gamers Decide If a Game Is “Dead” Way Too Fast
I’ve been noticing something lately, and once you see it, you can’t unsee it. A game drops. Or relaunches. Or quietly updates. And within hours ...
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What We Actually Know About the Biggest Games Coming in 2026
2026 is shaping up to be the year everyone talks about carefully. Not loudly.Not with preorder links and countdown clocks.But with that tone people use ...
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The Only Thing Ruining Gaming (It Isn’t Microtransactions)
Everyone loves blaming microtransactions.Or skill-based matchmaking.Or whatever the internet decided is the villain this week. Those things are annoying, sure.But they’re not what’s actually draining ...
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Why I Keep Showing Up (Even When Growth Seems Slow)
There’s a moment during some streams where I suddenly think, I hope no one I know sees this. Not in a dramatic way.Not in a ...
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The Headset Myth: Expensive Doesn’t Mean Better
This isn’t a review. It’s not a guide. It’s definitely not me pretending I know more than anyone else. It’s just what happens when you ...
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My Gaming Setup Isn’t Impressive (And That’s Why It Works)
Somewhere along the way, my “gaming setup” turned into a pile of decisions I don’t even remember making. Stuff I bought because Reddit said it ...
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The Best Gaming Setup Isn’t the Most Expensive One
I didn’t notice how insane gaming setups had gotten until mine stopped changing. Everywhere online, setups look like tech expos. Triple monitors. Neon lights. Chairs ...
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Games I Didn’t Expect to Care About (But Now I Do)
I went into 2025 thinking I already knew what kind of games were “for me.” That confidence was misplaced. Not in a dramatic way.In a ...
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Games I Played This Year (New and Old)
I didn’t set out to “play through the year.”I just kept opening games out of curiosity, boredom, and the quiet hope something would click. Some ...
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The Algorithm Isn’t the Enemy, Expectations Are
I didn’t wake up one morning and decide to beef with an algorithm. It just kind of happened. You post something you care about. You ...
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Small Chats. Real People. Why Big Numbers Are Starting to Feel Fake.
I go live and the same names show up.Not hundreds. Not thousands. Just… the room. Same jokes. Same energy. Same unspoken agreement that nobody’s here ...
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Everyone Is Talking About ARC Raiders. Here’s What They’re Missing
Everyone’s suddenly talking about ARC Raiders like it just appeared out of nowhere. Timelines are full of clips. Group chats are lighting up. People who ...
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Gaming to Win vs Gaming to Learn (Why One Builds Better Communities)
Here’s what people get wrong about how I play games. It’s not that I can’t be competitive. It’s that I’m not trying to turn every ...
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Side Quest Thinking: Why Not Everything Has to Be the Main Hustle
Somewhere along the way, we decided everything had to be the thing. The main thing.The monetized thing.The thing you build a spreadsheet around. If you’re ...
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Why ARC Raiders Might Be the Best Brand-Building Game Nobody Planned For
Everyone keeps trying to “build a brand” like it’s 2014. Perfect bios. Forced posts. Cold DMs that start with “Hope you’re well.”Nobody likes that. Nobody ...
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Using Video Games as a Networking Tool (And Why It Works)
I didn’t set out to use video games as a networking strategy. I like playing games. And over time, I noticed something most people ignore: ...
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Why I’m Chasing Freedom (Even When It Feels Risky)
Most people hear “stable paycheck” and think security. I hear “trading my time forever” and feel anxious. That doesn’t mean traditional jobs are bad. It ...
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What Watching Our Kids Play Soccer Taught Me About Leadership
I didn’t expect to get business insights from a group of five-year-olds in shin guards, but here we are. If you’ve ever watched kids play ...
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The Greatest Coffee Maker Ever (Ninja, Please Sponsor Me)
Listen, I love my fiancée. She’s amazing. But let me tell you something: she sees a kitchen appliance, and it’s already on the way before ...
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My Daily Routine: Balancing Business, Gaming & Growth
The Morning Kickstart Before anything productive happens, I chug a LaCroix. Not sip. Not casually enjoy. Chug. This is a non-negotiable part of my life. ...
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Avoiding Burnout While Building a Brand (& Protecting Your Mental Health)
I used to think burnout looked dramatic. Like: Breakdowns Complete exhaustion Some movie scene where someone finally snaps and throws their laptop into traffic For ...
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Beckham, the Only ChannlerG Member Sick of Screens
There’s one member of this whole ChannlerG thing who did not sign up for any of this. He didn’t approve of the website, the social ...
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Growing Business & Influence Without Losing Yourself
There’s this weird balancing act when you’re trying to build something real, make money, and actually be a good person while doing it. On one ...
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How Gaming Helped Me Grow as a Person & Entrepreneur
If you had told me years ago that gaming would teach me some of my biggest life and business lessons, I probably would have laughed ...
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Why Gaming Became a Family Tradition at Our House
Some families have movie nights. Others have board game nights. Our house? …Gaming! Not because we sat down one day and decided it would. It ...
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Golf: Why Do We Choose Hobbies That Hate Us?
You ever pick up a hobby thinking, “This is gonna be fun,” only to realize you just signed up for four hours of emotional abuse? ...
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Balance Is a Myth (But Here’s What Helps)
Trying to “balance” business, family, gaming, content creation, marriage, real estate, and your own mental health is basically like trying to win a ranked match ...
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10 Games I’ll Never Stop Playing (And Why They Matter to Me)
Some games are just phases. You play them, enjoy them, and move on. But some? Some games are permanent; they’re part of your life, tied ...
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Where ChannlerG Is Going: Building a Brand & Business
When I started ChannlerG, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it would become. A gaming website Maybe some tournaments Maybe some ...
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One Year of ChannlerG: What I Got Wrong & Why I’m Still Here
A year ago, I thought I had a pretty good idea of how this would work. Write blogs. Make videos. Stream games. Work hard. Traffic ...
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What I’m Building at ChannlerG: Future Plans & Vision
If I had to sum up the ChannlerG site in one sentence, it would be this: A website dedicated to helping people turn their hobbies ...
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Gaming to Business: My Journey with Bubble Shields
I’ve always been the kind of person who dives way too deep into the things I love. Whether it’s gaming, business, new software, or finding ...
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What Is ChannlerG? (And Why I’m Building This in Public)
Fair question. Because depending on when you found me, ChannlerG probably looks like one of the following: Gaming page Blog Guy yelling at video games ...
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Can ChatGPT Predict My Income in 6–12 Months?
If you don’t use it. Start. This isn’t a blog to teach you about how to work with ChatGPT or different prompts you can use ...
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The Full Content Plan for ChannlerG (And What’s Coming)
If you’ve been following along, you already know ChannlerG isn’t just a blog, it’s a business, a community, and a place to build something real. ...
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Why Gamers Make Great Entrepreneurs (And Most Don’t Realize It)
Let’s be real… Gamers don’t play casually. Even if you say you’re “just playing for fun”… you’re optimizing something. Grinding for better gear? That’s resource ...
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Entrepreneurship Is Hard. Here’s the Part No One Sees
Everyone tells you that starting a business is hard. They warn you about the long hours, the financial risk, the constant feeling that you aren’t ...
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The Random Side Hustles That Prepared Me to Build ChannlerG
I used to think all my random hobbies and side hustles meant I couldn’t focus. Sneaker flipping. Real estate. Gaming. Streaming. Affiliate marketing. Selling random ...
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The Reality of Making Money From Gaming
If you spend enough time around gaming content, you’ll eventually see the same promise: “Make money playing video games.” And technically? It’s true. People do ...
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How I Built My Own Gaming Website & Brand (And You Can Too… Probably)
If you had told me a few years ago I’d be sitting here writing blogs on my own website, obsessing over analytics, tweaking headings, and ...
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Affiliate Marketing for Gamers: What Works (and What’s a Waste of Time)
When I first heard about affiliate marketing, I thought it was just YouTubers screaming about VPNs and energy drinks for a paycheck. But the deeper ...
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What I’d Do to Build the Perfect Gaming Setup (2026)
When I first built my gaming setup, I wasn’t thinking about making money. I just wanted something that felt good to sit down at. Now? ...
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Best Gaming Chairs in 2026 (That Won’t Destroy Your Back)
Let’s be honest, nothing beats a comfortable couch. But if you’re gaming for long hours or working on building your brand like I am, you ...
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The Best Gaming Accessories Katie Doesn’t Know I Bought..Yet
Alright, let’s just get this out of the way: If you’re reading this, Katie, look away. This is not for you. This is classified information ...
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Gaming Setups for Every Budget (From $1K to High-End)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned building my setup, it’s this: “Budget” in gaming doesn’t mean cheap. It means how bad do you want this? ...
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Streaming Gear You Need (Skip the Overhyped Stuff)
The Truth About Streaming Gear When most people think about getting into streaming, they imagine a crazy setup with multiple cameras, professional lighting, and a ...
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Gaming Fuel Ranked: Energy Drinks & Snacks That Hit
There are two types of people in this world: Those who drink Red Bull and those who are objectively incorrect. If you fall into the ...
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The Gaming Monitors I’d Actually Buy in 2026 (After Using Them Daily)
If you’re looking for the best gaming monitor in 2025, most lists are useless. 4K. 240Hz. OLED. $1,000+. And somehow, none of them really tell ...
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The Parenting Side of Gaming: What Changed When I Had Kids
Before I had kids, gaming was simple. I played what I wanted, when I wanted, for as long as I wanted. If I wanted to ...
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I Turned My Wife Into a Gamer (Now She’s Carrying Us in Fortnite)
A few years ago, if you told me Katie would have her own PlayStation 5, voluntarily spend her free time gaming, and occasionally carry our ...
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Keyboard vs Controller: Does It Matter (or Are We Just Bad?)
If you’ve spent any time gaming, you’ve heard the never-ending debate: Keyboard & Mouse (KBM) vs. Controller. Some people act like using a controller is ...
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Why Building a Community Beats Going Viral
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want a viral post. Of course I do. If one of my clips randomly pulls a million ...
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Building ChannlerG From Springfield, Missouri
When most people think about gaming, content creation, or online business, they picture big cities. Los Angeles. Dallas. Atlanta. Somewhere with giant conventions, esports organizations, ...
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