“They treat us like dogs”: Xiaxue on the reality of being a live seller

Would you eat 2kg of durian in one go to sell a batch of the fruit? How about yapping for eight hours straight to hit your sales numbers? Live-streaming is booming, and for some, it looks like an easy gig with easy money. But seasoned live sellers say the market is saturated and only the top sellers get high commissions. In this episode of The Usual Place, Natasha chats with social media personality Xiaxue (@xiaxue) and fellow live streamer Yin Peiying (@officially.poopa) about the reality of selling on live streams. We talk about banned words, penalties that can kill your viewership and why not every live seller makes it big. Host: Natasha Ann Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg) Read Natasha’s articles: https://str.sg/iSXm Follow Natasha on her IG account and DM her your thoughts on this topic: https://str.sg/8KNT Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/v6DN Follow The Usual Place podcast on IG: / theusualplacepodcast Follow Natasha on LinkedIn: https://str.sg/v6DN Filmed by: Studio+65 Edited by: Eden Soh & Yang Jiesan Cruz Executive producer: Danson Cheong Producers: Natasha Ann Zachariah, Elizabeth Law & Zachary Lim Follow The Usual Place Podcast and get notified for new episode drops every Thursday: Channel: https://str.sg/5nfm Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/9ijX Spotify: https://str.sg/cd2P YouTube: https://str.sg/theusualplacepodcast Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Turn on notifications 🔔 to stay updated. -------------------- Discover more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel ➤ https://str.sg/wvz7 Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store ➤ https://str.sg/icyB Google Play ➤ https://str.sg/icyX