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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 Fortnite squad, I would’ve laughed. Not because she hated gaming. She just wasn’t a gamer. That was my thing. Now? It’s become one of ours. Some links may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These are games and gear we’ve genuinely enjoyed. It Started With the

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Gaming setup with controller, headset, keyboard, and mouse on a wooden desk.

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 the equivalent of showing up to a Formula 1 race in a tricycle, while others swear aim assist makes controllers basically auto-aiming cheat codes. So, who’s right? And more importantly, does it actually matter? Some links may be affiliate links, meaning I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. But these are

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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 views tomorrow, I’m not exactly deleting it out of principle. But the longer I build ChannlerG, the more I’m realizing something: Going viral and building a brand people trust are not the same thing. One gets attention. One creates momentum. A lot of creators confuse the two. Why Virality Feels Better Than It Really Is

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Composite image of downtown Springfield, Missouri overlaid with a regional road map and the ChannlerG logo, representing local gaming, content creation, and community growth.

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, and creators everywhere you look. Probably not Springfield, Missouri. I used to think that mattered. I thought being in the Midwest was a disadvantage. That if I wanted to build a brand around gaming, content creation, and business, I needed to be somewhere bigger. Now I think the opposite. The Internet Changed Everything The reality

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