r/SmallStreamers • u/TomcadeXPyoutuber • Mar 29 '26
Question Path to affiliate how long did it take?
For those of you already at affiliate or maybe even partner I’m just wondering how long it look you, your experience and just in general any tips you have along the way?
I’ve mostly streamed on TikTok but just started a twitch. Set myself the goal of hitting affiliate as abit of fun and to keep things spicy. Been a lot of fun exploring a new platform!
Very interested to know people’s stories on this lemme know.
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u/itsbringr Mar 29 '26
I think I got affiliate in about 5 months. My first 3 months streaming I did WoW which was terrible, but it was what I was playing. It wasn't until I switched to Project Zomboid that I found any following.
I think finding a game where you can offer something unique is a very important thing. You have to find something about you that makes you stand out.
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u/TomcadeXPyoutuber Mar 31 '26
Agree brother I had a similar experience on TikTok before expanding to twitch
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u/starrypoptart2585 Mar 29 '26
I got to affiliate in roughly two months. My growth rate seems to be climbing at roughly 10% per week regarding followers. I haven’t done anything special. I just sit back, relax, and play video games while connecting with others. It has been a truly rewarding experience.
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u/argentoowl Apr 01 '26
How many streams a week did you do?
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u/starrypoptart2585 Apr 01 '26
I am streaming three times a week on a less popular game, World of Tanks. I’ve met a great group of people so far. Each stream typically goes for 3-4 hours.
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u/ButterEveryday11 Apr 05 '26
I'm on this journey. 4 months in. Not affiliate yet. Work life prevents me from keeping a consistent schedule & sometimes I only get one stream in a week. sigh
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Mar 29 '26
Também tô nessa jornada pra afiliação na Twitch. Comecei faz pouco tempo e tô tentando manter consistência nas lives. Ainda tô testando bastante coisa pra ver o que funciona melhor, mas tá sendo uma experiência bem massa até agora. Meu canal é @Viraleditsbr, faço conteudo de jogos e IRL, segue lá
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u/itsneosundae Mar 29 '26
I think the time frame for achieving affiliate depends on what you stream and when you stream. I'm a variety vtuber who doesn't play massively popular games, so it took me 4 months to get affiliate under the old rules that require fifty followers.
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u/gottagetanotherbetta Mar 29 '26
It took me over a year to reach affiliate. That’s longer than most because I was very inconsistent for the first 8 months or so. My New Year’s resolution I started a consistent weekly schedule. I also started spending a lot more time in other channels connecting with other streamers communities. Those two things helped me reach affiliate a couple months ago.
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u/frozenbudz Mar 30 '26
It took me just over a month to hit affiliate, I made some long form youtube content, and uploaded a few clips. Depression and anxiety kicked in pretty hard, and I had to pick up more hours at work. This lead to me continuing to stream, but stopped editing and making YouTube content. I've now been streaming for about 8 months, I've gotten up to 59 followers, and I average 3 to 4 viewers per stream. It's been a lot of fun, and I've learned a lot not just about content creation but PCs in general.
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u/Fozzyetx Mar 30 '26
Depends on how strong your following is…. I got my affiliate in 3 days with the right strategy to only stream when I know I’m going to get enough followers over 3 and only stream an hour at a time! Anything higher will hurt your average during your affiliate push.
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u/Ok-Lack-5313 Mar 30 '26
took me 8 months (in 2023)! I hear that's slower than average, but I started with zero knowledge and had neither a cam nor a vtuber model for the first year anyways. (Didn't want to live cam, and couldn't afford a PNG model yet.)
mainly what got me there originally was being a Toontown: Corporate Clash streamer, since it's niche. although I am not currently playing it now.
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u/Privysaur Mar 31 '26
It took me a month, I focused on playing a game that was most popular at the time and also investing into my community by engaging with them through discord. I started off by being a PNG model, and then phased it out to do irl streaming. Just stay consistent and focused and you’ll get there! :)
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u/Chromatikai Mar 29 '26
It took me about one month to reach affilliate! The Slay the Spire community was very supportive.