Important upcoming changes to SimsNetwork
Because I have so much to say about why I'm changing things, I shared the above images on socials. There is no way I could have really explained all of this in just a tweet, toot, thread or post. However, for the visually impaired, alt text is really important, and this would also be too long for that. So I decided to add everything I had to say in the images to this blog post, so everyone can read it. Furthermore I added a list of current, recently changed and future socials for SimsNetwork below.
I changed my Twitch username from SNWgames to RosieSoCosy in 2022. No regrets there. Best choice ever. I've had countless compliments about the name. And I am in love with the name too, which is very important.
I've been on the fence about a few things since though. The first thing was my Sims 4 gallery name, which I've since changed to match my Twitch name. I wondered if that was the right thing to do, wouldn't people be confused? But this way it matches my Twitch name. It's better this way.
Some time ago I had the opportunity to join the affiliate program, so I also got my own creator code, which is RosieSoCosy! I haven't had time to celebrate and share this yet, but you can already use it during checkout on the EA app.
But now I'm struggling with a new dilemma...
I haven't uploaded to my SimsNetwork YouTube channel in years. And even when I tried, my channel remained at < 1500 subscribers. Which is a lot if you don't have any, but if you have 1500 and only a few watch, and you don't really seem to grow the channel, would it be so weird to want to start over using the new name?
I can't change the old channel to RosieSoCosy, as I've already set up a YT account with this (user)name back in 2022. So I'm thinking about making Sims content on my RosieSoCosy channel in the future. The SimsNetwork channel will continue to exist, but it's unlikely I'll upload new things to that one. Problem solved?
Now the next dilemma:
I haven't uploaded any new custom content in ages on the SimsNetwork site. Not just because of time and health issues. But because somehow the name doesn't feel right anymore. I've been RosieSoCosy for a while now and it's the first name I really love. It's not based on my site's name, but rather on me and what I like; cosy stuff! But I'm not willing to let go of the SimsNetwork (domain) name, content and history entirely. There is 20+ years of history there! So I should go about this differently.
I don't want to move all my Sims stuff to my RosieSoCosy blog, as I already have so many projects on there. I prefer my Sims stuff on its own site. Later this year I'm going to re-work the SimsNetwork site and change it to RosieSoCosy's SimsNetwork. Don't worry, it'll look nice! It will still have my old content. I'll update old files, and upload new creations using my RosieSoCosy name.
This will also make more sense to visitors when I use my own RosieSoCosy illustrations and patterns on SimsNetwork.
I hope you all understand these upcoming changes. I hope whoever still follows me here and reads this is with me on this. I think it'll be a good change!
This might actually be what I need to finally get back into creating and uploading my Sims CC again. I miss creating and sharing it!
On the socials I will continue to use my SNW and SimsNetwork accounts to share news, custom content and Sims videos. In that sense, nothing will change for you. But you'll just be seeing a lot more RosieSoCosy!
My Sims socials/sites are and will be:
The website will stay on the domain name(s) people are used to now. I will give it a huge makeover/facelift and I will rename it to RosieSoCosy's SimsNetwork.
This will remain SNW, because I can't change it to SimsNetwork without paying Elon Musk. I also already have SimsNetwork on another account, so that would be another issue. I have the most followers on this account, so I don't want to start over. However:
I also have SimsNetwork here, and I will try to focus on updates only on this account. So basically Sims news and custom content, video's. But no conversational stuff like I do on SNW.
I've changed the name from SNWgames to SimsNetwork some time ago. Will continue to use this properly. Or I'll try.
I will treat Threads much like I do Instagram. I'll share updates and check some other Simmers' stuff too. But I won't be using it much for conversation like I do on Twitter.
Same as Threads, will be using it for updates. Not really to have a lot of deep conversations. Might change in the future though, who knows?
This week I migrated from my SNW account to SimsNetwork.
Although I've yet to find a bigger group of Simmers on Mastodon (where are you, Simmers?) I do engage more in conversations here.
I would love nothing more than changing my username to SimsNetwork. The whole reason I started using SNW and SNWgames as usernames is because sometimes someone would scrape usernames like SimsNetwork to make money, making them unavailable. No way am I going to pay shady people for grabbing names. So SNW it is.
While this channel will continue to exist, my plans are to keep it as an archive, and I don't really plan on uploading anything anymore in the future. Instead I'll be using:
This will not just be a Sims channel. I will share a bunch of other things (other games, vlogs, art videos) here. But I prefer to keep it all in one place, and save myself a lot of work with a lot of different channels.
While this won't be a Twitch channel that exclusively streams Sims, I will be streaming lots of Sims on there, but also other games and art. I changed my username from SNWgames to RosieSoCosy in 2022 and I really like the change.
Someone else already claimed simsnetwork, so I can't have a SimsTok account. Instead I'll be sharing my Sims related content (as well as art, other games and Twitch clips) on my RosieSoCosy TikTok account.
This is my biggest Facebook page and because of that, probably the one with the biggest reach. I will occasionally use it. However, I now prefer:
To claim my SimsNetwork username and for future plans, I decided to create the SimsNetwork page on Facebook. I will try to update this one more in the future with news, custom content, videos et cetera.
RosieSoCosy & SimsNetwork (group)
This is the group I've used on Facebook to share my Sims content with people, as well as see other people's Sims content. I will continue to do so in the future.
The Discord used to be SNW, but I changed that in 2022 when I changed my Twitch username. It's now just Cosy Corner, but there is a lot of Sims content there.
I'd like to welcome my fellow Simmers into my cosy corner!
Thank you so much for reading!
xoxo Rosie