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How to get. Twitch Streamer
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John Bilbo
Member
bobs
xTowerOFpower
Banned
I've seen people use TikTok to get a bigger Twitch audience. Some even dual stream on YouTube and TikTok.
I recommend you ditch Twitch, it's more fun elsewhere.
I recommend you ditch Twitch, it's more fun elsewhere.
Mistershine.
Banned
And vagine
ManaByte
Gold Member
Hatemachine
Banned
You need to have an entertaining personality or big tits.
RJMacready73
Banned
A mate sent me a link to some chick fucking sleeping on twitch with thousands of cunts watching her... Humanity needs a purge
FunkMiller
Banned
If you are actually a proboscis monkey, then just start streaming. I'd watch a proboscis monkey playing Warzone, I don't know about the rest of you.
If you're not a proboscis monkey, then you're shit out of luck.
I hope you're a proboscis monkey.
If you're not a proboscis monkey, then you're shit out of luck.
I hope you're a proboscis monkey.
Peggies
Gold Member
They're both kind of the same thing though.
ManaByte
Gold Member
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
Be a sexy chick and then just go on onlyfans, not twitch
quickwhips
Member
Be good at a game or focus on a niche group.
Kenpachii
Member
Autisme or tits is the shortcut.
Long cut = making interesting content like play games that people care about, be good at it or get good at it and attract a few whales then keep going until u wanna die from boredom as the game will kill your soul after playing it for 1000's of hours.
Good luck.
Long cut = making interesting content like play games that people care about, be good at it or get good at it and attract a few whales then keep going until u wanna die from boredom as the game will kill your soul after playing it for 1000's of hours.
Good luck.
GymWolf
Member
We can literally end this topic with the first post.
DrJohnGalt
Banned
I don't disagree with the other posts because they're not wrong, but a few things I find work (relatively speaking, because I can't get my channel to grow much myself as I lose a follower for every two I get because of "toxicity" and anti-woke content):
Have a personality. It can be a shtick like DrDisrespect, or it can be genuine. Even if you're just an awkward nerd, own it and live it.
Get a webcam. I don't always stream with a cam (especially if I'm just doing a few hours after work), but when I'm doing bigger games or my 10+ hour sunday streams I do. And I always get more people with a cam than without.
Avoid dead air. Unless you're watching a cutscene or important dialogue you should keep a running commentary up, whether it's about the game and what you're doing or it's with chat. Dead air is fucking annoying and it gets me to click off a channel immediately. Just as annoying as "no commentary" youtube playthroughs.
Speaking of that, interacting with chat is key. Few things get me to leave a channel quicker than when I try to talk to the host and they don't even acknowledge my comments (I'm talking about small streamers, not huge ones that it would be impossible to read and shout out everyone). I understand sometimes people get in the zone, but there's no excuse when you're sitting in a lobby waiting or checking the after-action screen. It's not easy to keep one eye on chat and the other on the game, but you get used to it.
Invest in decent gear. Get a good mic, a good cam, and a good PC or game capture setup. You don't need top of the line, but if you want to set youself apart from the other thousands of zero-viewer channels you'll need to invest.
Learn to deal with trolls. Needless to say I seem to get more than my share of reeeee-types that want to fuck with me. I tend to let people make fools of themselves unless they start getting into territory that might get my channel a strike.
Play games people want to see. My big problem is I don't play competitively and I don't play "popular" games like Fortnite or COD or whatever the flavor of the month happens to be. Also if you want people to come back you'll have to stick with a few games. Variety streaming is a lot harder to keep people when you're starting out.
Network! Thank each and every chatter by name. Thank people for raids, hosts, subs, donations, etc. And when you're done streaming, raid and host other people.
Get a few "hype men" in chat and make them mods. Something to keep the other viewers entertained during the lulls in action or bathroom breaks or something. Also it just looks better having more chat than an empty chat.
When you're not streaming, stop in to chat with other streamers.
Don't be afraid to ask chatters what they think would help the channel. Could be game suggestions or contests or something else.
Be consistent. You need to stream often. It's a numbers game. The more you do it, the more opportunity to get new eyes on your channel. You'll probably need to try different times and days to find that sweet spot. You can't do it a week on and a week off when you're starting out or you won't get any traction. Make a schedule and stick to it.
I'm sure I can come up with more, but this should be enough to get you started.
One other thing: Check your settings often. Make sure your bitrate is solid, make sure the audio and video are clear and balanced. When I first started I went almost an hour of streaming with people coming in and leaving and I couldn't figure out why. Somebody finally said "dude, your mic is off!" Fuck.
You'll probably need to turn down the in-game music on most games as a rule. And watch copyright strikes!
And one more thing: Don't do it for the money. Don't expect to quit your day job, ever. I get enough to buy a few new games and maybe gear upgrades but I can't imagine ever making enough to support myself.
Have a personality. It can be a shtick like DrDisrespect, or it can be genuine. Even if you're just an awkward nerd, own it and live it.
Get a webcam. I don't always stream with a cam (especially if I'm just doing a few hours after work), but when I'm doing bigger games or my 10+ hour sunday streams I do. And I always get more people with a cam than without.
Avoid dead air. Unless you're watching a cutscene or important dialogue you should keep a running commentary up, whether it's about the game and what you're doing or it's with chat. Dead air is fucking annoying and it gets me to click off a channel immediately. Just as annoying as "no commentary" youtube playthroughs.
Speaking of that, interacting with chat is key. Few things get me to leave a channel quicker than when I try to talk to the host and they don't even acknowledge my comments (I'm talking about small streamers, not huge ones that it would be impossible to read and shout out everyone). I understand sometimes people get in the zone, but there's no excuse when you're sitting in a lobby waiting or checking the after-action screen. It's not easy to keep one eye on chat and the other on the game, but you get used to it.
Invest in decent gear. Get a good mic, a good cam, and a good PC or game capture setup. You don't need top of the line, but if you want to set youself apart from the other thousands of zero-viewer channels you'll need to invest.
Learn to deal with trolls. Needless to say I seem to get more than my share of reeeee-types that want to fuck with me. I tend to let people make fools of themselves unless they start getting into territory that might get my channel a strike.
Play games people want to see. My big problem is I don't play competitively and I don't play "popular" games like Fortnite or COD or whatever the flavor of the month happens to be. Also if you want people to come back you'll have to stick with a few games. Variety streaming is a lot harder to keep people when you're starting out.
Network! Thank each and every chatter by name. Thank people for raids, hosts, subs, donations, etc. And when you're done streaming, raid and host other people.
Get a few "hype men" in chat and make them mods. Something to keep the other viewers entertained during the lulls in action or bathroom breaks or something. Also it just looks better having more chat than an empty chat.
When you're not streaming, stop in to chat with other streamers.
Don't be afraid to ask chatters what they think would help the channel. Could be game suggestions or contests or something else.
Be consistent. You need to stream often. It's a numbers game. The more you do it, the more opportunity to get new eyes on your channel. You'll probably need to try different times and days to find that sweet spot. You can't do it a week on and a week off when you're starting out or you won't get any traction. Make a schedule and stick to it.
I'm sure I can come up with more, but this should be enough to get you started.
One other thing: Check your settings often. Make sure your bitrate is solid, make sure the audio and video are clear and balanced. When I first started I went almost an hour of streaming with people coming in and leaving and I couldn't figure out why. Somebody finally said "dude, your mic is off!" Fuck.
You'll probably need to turn down the in-game music on most games as a rule. And watch copyright strikes!
And one more thing: Don't do it for the money. Don't expect to quit your day job, ever. I get enough to buy a few new games and maybe gear upgrades but I can't imagine ever making enough to support myself.
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MatrixReloaded101
Member
Be ready and willing to invest more hours into it than you would a full time job. You have to also get good at using other platforms to get those audiences to come to your twitch.
You don't really need a super interesting personality like others suggest but you have to remain consistent and release a significant amount of content on other platforms to build up your fan base which will come to your twitch.
If your not above average in looks or don't have a crazy personality you can still build a profitable stream but you need to bring something unique to the table. For example, this one streamer I know plays very hard games like dark souls and does speed runs for the game and another streamer I know only plays GTA V with mods. You have to bring a unique angle to your streams to stand out from the crowd plus work hard and be consistent. This is why you have to actually be passionate about this or else your not going to be able to stick with it long enough to actually see results.
People always talk about starting a career on twitch or Esports like its this easy thing that you can jump into but they greatly underestimate the time and energy it takes.
You don't really need a super interesting personality like others suggest but you have to remain consistent and release a significant amount of content on other platforms to build up your fan base which will come to your twitch.
If your not above average in looks or don't have a crazy personality you can still build a profitable stream but you need to bring something unique to the table. For example, this one streamer I know plays very hard games like dark souls and does speed runs for the game and another streamer I know only plays GTA V with mods. You have to bring a unique angle to your streams to stand out from the crowd plus work hard and be consistent. This is why you have to actually be passionate about this or else your not going to be able to stick with it long enough to actually see results.
People always talk about starting a career on twitch or Esports like its this easy thing that you can jump into but they greatly underestimate the time and energy it takes.
johntown
Banned
A lot of it is luck, some of it will be skill or lack of skill and some of it is personality. There is no formula for getting more viewers. It is something that will happen over time.
You can have a Twitch and YouTube channel, make sure you have Twitter so people can know when you will be live. Stream consistently and if you are not in the mood to stream don't stream.
Gambling seems to be pretty popular too and a way to get chat involved in what your playing.
Have a high quality stream and audio as well.
Don't try hard either or try to make everyone happy.
You can have a Twitch and YouTube channel, make sure you have Twitter so people can know when you will be live. Stream consistently and if you are not in the mood to stream don't stream.
Gambling seems to be pretty popular too and a way to get chat involved in what your playing.
Have a high quality stream and audio as well.
Don't try hard either or try to make everyone happy.
HoodWinked
Member
These hot tub streams are a silly loophole. Twitch has retarded rules and wildly inconsistent enforcement of thier own retarded rules. It seems like they were pushing against these titty streamers but then they were like since water is involved we can wear swim wear so those rules don't apply.
What likely happened was that alot of these streamers have amassed nice homes with pools. Some dabbled with outdoor pool streams and found thier numbers jumped and twitch didn't do anything. As the outdoor streams are a hassle bringing the pool inside was the more convenient option.
What likely happened was that alot of these streamers have amassed nice homes with pools. Some dabbled with outdoor pool streams and found thier numbers jumped and twitch didn't do anything. As the outdoor streams are a hassle bringing the pool inside was the more convenient option.
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
As parody, if some fat hairy dude setup a stream right now of him in speedos in a kiddie pool on a blowup banana answering questions exactly as the current chat only pool streamers do, he'd probably earn bank in a month just for the lol's and for novelty. Get internet famous overnight.
Just throwing that suggestion out there.
Just throwing that suggestion out there.
GeorgPrime
Banned
- Boobies (but you are a guy so that doesnt work)
- Cats (if you allergic or dog person that doesnt work or get a cute puppy to prostitute it for the stream)
- Give out free stuff (if you poor, thats a problem)
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