Current Events > is it easy to become a successful twitch streamer?

(+) Yeah! (+)

i want a job where i dont have a boss but idk whats the easiest one

If you can bring something new to the table, get involved with already-big communities, and are a natural entertainer without any signs of awkwardness, then maybe.

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You can use my catchphrase. I realized everytime something doesn't go my way I go "So, this is what we're doing?" in a slightly irritated rhetorical tone. People seem to snicker at it. I feel like it's a decent hook to make people feel familiar with you. You need that catchphrase that's not trying too hard.

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show your boobs every now and then

you gotta be poggers

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

You can use my catchphrase. I realized everytime something doesn't go my way I go "So, this is what we're doing?" in a slightly irritated rhetorical tone. People seem to snicker at it. I feel like it's a decent hook to make people feel familiar with you. You need that catchphrase that's not trying too hard.

I can see it already. "Thundercats, as a kiddy CalArts comedy? So, THIS is what we're doing!?"

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E_S_M_Z posted...

I can see it already. "Thundercats, as a kiddy CalArts comedy? So, THIS is what we're doing!?"

That's exactly it. It's so easy to adapt and use on stuff. Which is good for fans as well.

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Yo what the FUCK is up chat? This is your boy The Motherfucking PUSHER! Push with me chat! PUSH HARD! OH POGGERS BRO!

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I doubt it, it's probably like trying to break out in Hollywood. Thousands want to do it, but only a select few will really rise to an ultra-successful standing while the other 98% piddle around relatively unknown.

Whats your stream name, Ill check it out

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Its really hard to become a successful Twitch streamer these days. Unless you get a jump start from a big person, its a ride aboard the struggle bus

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Do you have fat milkers or cute feet?

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Yeah, just be among the elite at a popular game, have large mommy milkers, be a cute chick that is into hentai, or be an already somewhat known person.

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It's easy for some people and not for others. There's some sort of X factor in there somewhere that determines if people want to watch you or not

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Turbam posted...

Do you have fat milkers or cute feet?

yes & yes

ThePusher posted...

yes & yes

DUDE ARE YOU #4REAL?! LINK YOUR TWITCH NOW AND ILL SIMP FOR YOU.

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This is how much money I've made in almost two months of consistent streaming.

https://i.imgur.com/3WsaqEt.png

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Hollowshy posted...

This is how much money I've made in almost two months of consistent streaming.

https://i.imgur.com/3WsaqEt.png

Can I borrow that 28 cent?

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The-19th-Sparta posted...

DUDE ARE YOU #4REAL?! LINK YOUR TWITCH NOW AND ILL SIMP FOR YOU.

dont have an acct yet

i am a dude tho so idk if ppl will appreciate my milkers

Some coming for wealthy and well educated family could really succeed quickly.

ThePusher posted...

dont have an acct yet

i am a dude tho so idk if ppl will appreciate my milkers

man boobs don't have milk. don't disgrace the name

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Will probably piss some people off, but doesn't make it any less true.

Becoming a successful streamer.

As a guy: Be charismatic, funny, a natural entertainer. Be good at games. Grind for a long long time for minimal gains.

As a girl: Be attractive. Have big tits. Wear a low cut top and "tee hee" a lot. Drown under endless simp donations.

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Dakimakura posted...

man boobs don't have milk. don't disgrace the name

fake news

No, you have to be really good at games and have enough personality to keep chat engaged.

Or be a hot ass woman
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Lost_All_Senses posted...

Can I borrow that 28 cent?

Give me 56 cents and you got yourself a deal.

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You need to either be a gameplay streamer or a personality streamer. Basically if you're like top 500 of a popular game or you have some weird gimmick that makes you very interesting then yeah you can make it as a streamer.

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I could give a lot of advice about streaming as I've been streaming nearly daily for the last 9 months.
But keep in mind that twitch takes half of all the money. A sub is $5, but twitch takes half so you get $2.50.
Even if you have 500 monthly subs that's only $1,250 per month. Streaming is a hobby first and a job second.

If anyone wants actual advice, feel free to @me or join the gamefaqs streamer discord that I set up.
https://discord.gg/38Zp3rFa7C

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I said it before and i'll say it again. If you want to make money online quickly then whore yourself out on a gay camsex site.

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oh and when ur streaming do u have to be playing games constantly or can u do reaction vids or talk current events or w.e?

ThePusher posted...

oh and when ur streaming do u have to be playing games constantly or can u do reaction vids or talk current events or w.e?

There's a "just chatting" category.
My wife streams knitting and crocheting under the "crafts" category.
Oh and I've done 10 hour long streams of building Lego.

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I don't think you need to be particularly good at games, mostly just need to be extra entertaining if you are average/bad to make up for it. It's definitely not easy though, as thousands of already established people so why would they go from their beloved one to you? What do you bring entertainment wise?

The vast majority will never make it, so plan accordingly and if it things do go well you can change plans as needed.

Or could stream a plethora of other things, literally almost anything really.

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It's hard af.

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oh does it have to just be pc? i usually play console or mobile games idk how that wud work

Are you good at talking to yourself/thinking out loud? You need to keep an ongoing commentary even if the room's empty. Potential subscribers will enter your stream and see your energy and feed off of that.

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It's easy to become a successful streamer in the same way it's easy to win the jackpot on a slot machine.

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ThePusher posted...

oh does it have to just be pc? i usually play console or mobile games idk how that wud work

No, but you'll need a capture card to stream with your console and you'll still need a good computer to run everything.

My best base advice:
For streaming, there are two reasons people will watch your stream:

1. For the content
2. For the creator

At first a new viewer will come in interested by the game that you're streaming. If you're personal at a difficult game like a shooter or moba OR playing something fun to watch like Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy then they're there for the content.

As you build a community you'll have regulars that will watch you play anything because they're there for you, the creator. One of the few streamers I watch is Small Ant because he's fun to watch so I'll watch him play anything.

As a new streamer you're always going to be in the first category. I have almost 500 followers and I'm barely getting 15-20 regular viewers who are in the second category.

I hope my rambling makes sense!

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sounds like a lotta work tbh. is it easier to just be a youtube content creator like reviewing movies n games or talking politics etc ?

I doubt it. I had a friend that streamed oldschool runescape 3x to 5x a week from 2014 to 2019. He never got more than 150 viewers. Generally averaged like 20 viewers or less. It was only the final 3 months of streaming that he broke through the low 100 viewers (wanna say sround 120 at most) occasionally but only because he started staking his audience's gold at the duel arena. He got banned from twitch not too long after but unrelated to the gambling his audience's gold thing. Just accumulated the three strikes over the years (one strike for accidently showing his dick, and two strikes for falling asleep offscreen twice).

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ThePusher posted...

sounds like a lotta work tbh. is it easier to just be a youtube content creator like reviewing movies n games or talking politics etc ?

I stream 6 days a week and I could never do YouTube personally.
It's a very different vibe. You have to really research your content, edit your videos, make sure your SEO is good, and after all that hope you'll get some comments that you'll never really interact with. It all feels like homework to me.
One of my favorite things about Twitch streaming is that instant feedback from viewers. Even technical issues can be fun if you and your chat roll with it.


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TC sounds like he's living in the dream world of "I write to developers, they send me free games, i tell youtube what i think and get $2000 for it."


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If you have tits, sure.

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As far as I'm aware twitch does absolutely nothing to help promote new streams. You're stream will be listed at the very bottom of the page and will be almost assuredly seen by absolutely no one. You can't really self promote because that's generally prohibited at most sites and if it isn't it's pretty much an open invitation to getting trolled.

Unless you've got a group of people already willing to be an audience for you or you know an already established streamer will give you a shoutout you won't be able to get any sort of traction and you'll be streaming to literally no one.

Beyond that there was a study done some time ago that found that people form a para-social relationship with content creators which is to say they watch people that they want to be friends with. Are you good at making friends and do people generally like you? If not you'll absolutely won't make it as a streamer unless you can provide some other reason to watch you.

You need boobs and a hot tub.

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It is difficult to be a successful anything.

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BarbaricAvatar posted...

TC sounds like he's living in the dream world of "I write to developers, they send me free games, i tell youtube what i think and get $2000 for it."

thats the american dream tbqh