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Post by EB on May 7, 2019 14:51:53 GMT
I hate my job and I know while unlikely, I've started considering streaming on twitch for income so I can quit my job and justify spending $1,000+ on a gaming laptop. Basically what I want to know, is how easy it to start streaming on there, and what would you consider the odds of making any sort of income through it? I am willing to show lots of cleavage if that's of any help, however I'm not exactly always friendly to people I don't know and would likely suck at interacting with people.
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Post by Mātōnya on May 7, 2019 18:08:09 GMT
Leon asked me to ask Ania, and here's what she says:
1. Get a decent computer, webcam, and microphone.
2. Learn how to use OBS streaming software.
3. Make a Twitch account (obviously), preferably have some eye-catching artwork on your page.
4. Regular streaming schedule is a must. Ania herself does 3-4 days a week for several hours each day.
5. Being a charismatic person or someone who is fun to watch is important, so if you're funny, likable, and yes if you look nice for it for all the thirst-lords, that helps. People come for the person as much as they do for the game play.
6. Preferably be decent at the games you're playing.
7. If you want to get more popular, it helps to be playing games that have a strong community following, or to be playing them in a manner that has a community behind it (e.g., speedrunning, since speedrunning is a big community itself regardless of which games are speedrun, etc.).
8. Cultivate a social media brand around it. For most people this just means a Twitter and/or Instagram account dedicated to your gamer persona.
9. Most likely you'll start as a Twitch Affiliate, which allows you to get paid by Twitch (there are also Twitch Partners and tiers higher than that, but I believe that's like an invitation only thing if you become very popular, just like with YouTube). Even to be a Twitch Affiliate you have to meet certain requirements, so just read about that on the site once you're all set up.
10. People make a lot of money through donations, so make sure there's a mechanism for that.
So that's some basic advice from Ania.
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Post by EB on May 7, 2019 18:15:51 GMT
Damn my lack of charisma.
Another hindrance is work schedule, since ideally would start it before quitting work. But I suppose if I do end up getting the laptop, I can just wait until I've hit my breaking point and have gone insane. Then I should have plenty of time.
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Post by Mātōnya on May 7, 2019 18:21:55 GMT
I think you would be very good at it! That's no guarantee of anything, of course, but I don't think you'd be bad at holding an audience at all. You don't have to be a cheery, perky person, just one people enjoy watching. You can be sarcastic and silly instead.
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Post by EB on May 7, 2019 18:31:03 GMT
Oh good  I'm slightly worried that it would be similar to youtube and most people wouldn't appreciate my personality much. |
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Post by Mātōnya on May 7, 2019 18:33:32 GMT
I think it would be better because it's off the cuff and you have more direct interaction with your audience, plus you get to go through a range of emotions. They get to hear you get frustrated with things as well as laugh at things, as opposed to just "here's something I'm going to talk about for a little while" that you get on YouTube.
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